My first CrossFit workout was done somewhere around 1965 on a farm near Othello, Washington. I am one of 7 boys born in my family, no girls. One day, two of my older brothers decided they were going to have a competition between myself and my next older brother who is 18 months older than me. We were to run to the bridge, about 400m away from the house, run back, then do pushups, situps, and pullups on the clothesline supports. At 3,2,1 go I was off like I was shot out of a cannon. I made it to the bridge way ahead of Greg and started back. About halfway up the hill I hit the wall and collapsed in the road writhing in agony. As Greg jogged by me he said something like “See you at the pullup bar, if you make it that far.” I learned about pacing that day. I will have been married to my high school sweetheart Becki for 45 years on September 10th 2022. We have two children, Eric and Matt who both live the same community as us. I have been doing CrossFit for almost 10 years and it has been quite a journey. I participated in High School sports but never played any college ball. I have qualified for the Online Qualifier since it’s inception but 2017 was first year I qualified for the Games. I’m not exactly an overnight sensation…slow and steady seems to be my M.O.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22nd Men (65+) | 6th Men (65+) North America West | 14th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Unrestrained | ||||
| 2023 | 5th Men (65+) | 3rd Men (65+) North America West | 5th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Unrestrained | ||||
| 2022 | 11th Men (65+) | 8th Men (65+) North America | 8th Men (65+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2021 | 27th Men (60-64) | 22nd Men (60-64) North America | 21st Men (60-64) United States | – – | ||||
| 2020 | 187th Men (60+) | – – | 143rd Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 31st Men (60+) | – – | 25th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 8th Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) West Coast | 6th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 14th Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) North West | 12th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 200th Men (55-59) | 17th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 184th Men (55-59) | 16th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 99th Men (55-59) | 10th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 135th Men (55-59) | 19th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1st Men (65+) | |
| 2023 | 2nd Men (65+) | |
| 2022 | 1st Men (65+) | |
| 2021 | 13th Men (60-64) | |
| 2020 | 114th Men (60+) | |
| 2019 | 160th Men (60+) | |
| 2018 | 8th Men (60+) | |
| 2017 | 8th Men (60+) | |
| 2016 | 137th Men (55-59) | |
| 2015 | 118th Men (55-59) | |
| 2014 | 55th Men (55-59) | |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 375 lb Chad1000x -- Clean and Jerk 195 lb Deadlift 421 lb -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran 5:55 Grace -- -
Helen -- L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups 35 Murph -- -
Run 5k 25:02 Snatch 145 lb Sprint 400m --