United States
Maria Pertusi
Maria Pertusi is a motivational/inspirational speaker whose life purpose is to help children, teenagers and young adults who are struggling with life and guide them in the right direction. Maria wants to help them find meaning in their life, discover their full potential by introducing them to CrossFit and the power of weightlifting. Maria will also use this time to share her story of child abuse and to speak about her struggles and how she was able to overcome the abuse of a domineering mother, incest, bullying and everything else that came her way. Maria will use her gift of speaking and weightlifting to help fortify her young audience and catapult them to reality. Maria has spent most of her life working as an Office Administrator for various companies. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree from the University of Phoenix online course, for a master’s in psychology. Maria knows that she has the gift of speaking to a young crowd and not just any young crowd but the ones who are considered at-risk, troubled, tormented, and depressed. Maria has the ability to help them find their true identity since she can relate to their pain, as she herself endured plenty and has been able to overcome all of the obstacles that were put on her way. Maria enjoys bringing stability to a young mind that has been put through a lot of negative experiences. With her voice combined with the rigorous exercises of CrossFit, Maria wishes to reach millions of kids and young adults and end this cycle of suicide, depression and sadness that has been resonating around the world.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2024 | 131091st Women | 6246th Women (50-54) | 37075th Women North America East | 2296th Women (50-54) North America East | 53590th Women United States | 3365th Women (50-54) United States | 10th Women CrossFit East Boca | 2nd Women (50-54) CrossFit East Boca |
| 2023 | 102358th Women | 4016th Women (50-54) | 30111th Women North America East | 1518th Women (50-54) North America East | 44353rd Women United States | 2283rd Women (50-54) United States | 8th Women PBG CrossFit | 1st Women (50-54) PBG CrossFit |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat -- Chad1000x -- Clean and Jerk -- Deadlift -- -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran -- Grace -- -
Helen -- L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups -- Run 5k -- -
Snatch -- Sprint 400m --