I am a retired high school P.E./welding teacher now CrossFit owner/coach and part time carpenter and rancher. I coached high school wrestling for 33 years, and in the last 3 years, became acquainted with CrossFit. Wow, was it an effective training method for my wrestlers. Having coached my entire adult life, it was natural to move into the CrossFit world when I retired from coaching and teaching. My wife, Tami, and I opened, (2014), and own Stand Firm CrossFit in Granby, Colorado where we are privileged to work with many incredible people from every walk of life. For me everyday in the CrossFit gym is like a great day in the wrestling room. Athletes working really hard, leaving everything they have on the floor everyday. I really enjoy the competitive side of CrossFit as well. What a great way to stoke those competitive fires. I was fortunate to compete in the 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022 CrossFit Games, placing 3rd in 2018 and then winning the 65+ Division in 2022. 2023 saw a shift to competitve wrestling in an attempt to make it to the world championships in the OLD GUY division. That was a bit of a bust with a badly torn rotator cuff in mid January. 2024 is a little brighter with a shoulder that is a lot feeling better, (Thanks Dr. John Kirsch), by simply dead hanging for 90 seconds everyday. Always looking forward to the OPEN because it is so much fun in the Box. We have a great community that loves to support each other and have a lot of fun doing it. Excited that Legends is a part of the CrossFit Games for the masters. Hoping that in a couple years they add a 70+ Division.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2024 | 1st Men (65+) | 1st Men (65+) North America West | 1st Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) Stand Firm CrossFit | ||||
| 2023 | 18th Men (65+) | 9th Men (65+) North America West | 16th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) Stand Firm CrossFit | ||||
| 2022 | 5th Men (65+) | 3rd Men (65+) North America | 3rd Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) Stand Firm CrossFit | ||||
| 2021 | 33rd Men (60-64) | 27th Men (60-64) North America | 26th Men (60-64) United States | 1st Men (60-64) Stand Firm CrossFit | ||||
| 2020 | 13th Men (60+) | – – | 11th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 18th Men (60+) | – – | 14th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 5th Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) South West | 4th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 13th Men (60+) | 2nd Men (60+) South West | 9th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 64th Men (55-59) | 5th Men (55-59) South West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 95th Men (55-59) | 6th Men (55-59) South West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 65th Men (55-59) | 3rd Men (55-59) South West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 86th Men (55-59) | 5th Men (55-59) South West | – – | – – | ||||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98th Men (65+) | |
| 2022 | 2nd Men (65+) | |
| 2021 | 15th Men (60-64) | |
| 2020 | 17th Men (60+) | |
| 2019 | 45th Men (60+) | |
| 2018 | 4th Men (60+) | |
| 2017 | 5th Men (60+) | |
| 2016 | 73rd Men (55-59) | |
| 2015 | 186th Men (55-59) | |
| 2014 | 44th Men (55-59) | |
Semifinal
| Year | Division | Rank | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Men (65+) | 2nd | Age Group Semifinal |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 325 lb Chad1000x 72:03 Clean and Jerk 175 lb Deadlift 385 lb -
Fight Gone Bad 529 Filthy 50 28:03 Fran 4:23 Grace 3:25 -
Helen 8:47 L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups 26 Murph -- -
Run 5k 33:34 Snatch 130 lb Sprint 400m 1:23