Ben is the founder of BKAthletics the home of CrossFit Performance. He spends each day on the gym floor training individuals, teams and athletes to a higher level of fitness. Ben has 30+ years experience playing and coaching professional Rugby League along with vast experience as a CrossFit athlete and coach. Ben’s passion and dedication to optimal health and ”performance” are contagious and drive him daily.

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Year Rank Worldwide Rank by Region Rank By Country Rank By Affiliate
2026 6th Men (55-59) 3rd Men (55-59) North America East 5th Men (55-59) United States 1st Men (55-59) CrossFit LowCo
2025 17th Men (55-59) 7th Men (55-59) North America East 10th Men (55-59) United States 1st Men (55-59) CrossFit Discovery
2021 17946th Men 64th Men (50-54) 1245th Men Oceania 3rd Men (50-54) Oceania 954th Men Australia 3rd Men (50-54) Australia 3rd Men CrossFit Performance 1st Men (50-54) CrossFit Performance
2020 8577th Men 24th Men (50-54) – – 3789th Men United States 19th Men (50-54) United States – –
2019 51187th Men 3019th Men (45-49) – – 23345th Men United States 1779th Men (45-49) United States – –
2018 6885th Men 41st Men (45-49) 507th Men North East 3rd Men (45-49) North East 3892nd Men United States 33rd Men (45-49) United States – –
2017 8927th Men 63rd Men (45-49) 689th Men North East 6th Men (45-49) North East 5280th Men United States 44th Men (45-49) United States – –
2016 8148th Men 48th Men (45-49) 683rd Men North East 4th Men (45-49) North East – – – –
2015 6156th Men 35th Men (45-49) 565th Men North East 5th Men (45-49) North East – – – –
2014 3089th Men 70th Men (40-44) 314th Men North East 10th Men (40-44) North East – – – –
2013 46240th Men 4547th Men North East – – – –
2012 16125th Men 1479th Men North East – – – –
2011 370th Men 32nd Men North East – – – –

Age Group Quarterfinal

Year Rank Worldwide
2026 20th Men (55-59)
2021 7th Men (50-54)
2020 131st Men (50-54)
2018 77th Men (45-49)
2017 33rd Men (45-49)
2016 16th Men (45-49)
2015 28th Men (45-49)
2014 51st Men (40-44)

Semifinals

Year Division Rank Semifinal
2025 Men (55-59) 34th Age Group Semifinal

Games

Year Division Rank
2021 Men (50-54) 12th
2016 Men (45-49) 14th

Benchmark Stats

  • Back Squat 1RM 410 lb
    Clean & Jerk 1RM 255 lb
    Deadlift 1RM 476 lb
    Fight Gone Bad 404 reps
    Fran 02:37
    Grace 01:53
    Pull-ups 47 reps
    Run 400m 01:01
    Run 5k 19:57
    Squat Snatch 1RM 180 lb
    2007 Hopper --
    30 Muscle-ups For Time --
    Abbate --
    Adambrown --
    Adrian --
    Alec --
    Alexander --
    Amanda --
    Andi --
    Andy --
    Angie --
    Annie --
    Arnie --
    Artie --
    Back Squat 3RM --
    Back Squat 5RM --
    Badger --
    Bar Muscle-ups --
    Barbara --
    Barbara Ann --
    Barraza --
    Bell --
    Bench Press 1RM --
    Bench Press 3RM --
    Bench Press 5RM --
    Bert --
    Big Sexy --
    Bike 50 Cal --
    Blake --
    Bowen --
    Bradley --
    Bradshaw --
    Brehm --
    Brenton --
    Brian --
    Bruck --
    Bulger --
    Bull --
    Buriak --
    Cameron --
    Candy --
    Capoot --
    Carse --
    CHAD1000x --
    Chelsea --
    Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups --
    Cindy --
    City 100 --
    Clean & Jerk 3RM --
    Clean & Jerk 5RM --
    Clovis --
    Coe --
    Coffey --
    Coffland --
    Collin --
    Crain --
    CrossFit Total --
    Dae Han --
    Dallas 5 --
    Daniel --
    Daniel Ray --
    Danny --
    Deadlift 3RM --
    Deadlift 5RM --
    Del --
    Desforges --
    DG --
    Diane --
    Dobogai --
    Dominic J. Hall --
    Donny --
    Dork --
    Double-Unders --
    Dragon --
    Drew --
    DT --
    Dunn --
    DVB --
    Elizabeth --
    Ellen --
    Emily --
    Erin --
    Estrada --
    Eva --
    Eva Strong --
    Falkel --
    Feeks --
    FERN --
    Filthy 50 --
    Finseth --
    Foo --
    Forrest --
    Fournier --
    Free Handstand Hold --
    Freestyle Diane --
    Front Squat 1RM --
    Front Squat 3RM --
    Front Squat 5RM --
    Gage --
    Gale Force --
    Gallant --
    Garbo --
    Garrett --
    Gator --
    Gaza --
    GHD Annie --
    Glen --
    Goose --
    Grettel --
    Griff --
    Gunny --
    Gwen --
    Hall --
    Hamilton --
    Hammer --
    Hammy --
    Handstand Push-ups --
    Hang Power Clean 1RM --
    Hang Power Clean 3RM --
    Hang Power Clean 5RM --
    Hang Power Snatch 1RM --
    Hang Power Snatch 3RM --
  • Hang Power Snatch 5RM --
    Hang Squat Clean 1RM --
    Hang Squat Clean 3RM --
    Hang Squat Clean 5RM --
    Hang Squat Snatch 1RM --
    Hang Squat Snatch 3RM --
    Hang Squat Snatch 5RM --
    Hansen --
    Harper --
    Havana --
    Heavy Grace --
    Helen --
    Helton --
    Hidalgo --
    Hildy --
    Holbrook --
    Holleyman --
    Hollywood --
    Hoover --
    Hope --
    Hortman --
    Horton --
    Hotshots 19 --
    Ingrid --
    Isabel --
    J.J. --
    Jack --
    Jack's Triangle --
    Jackie --
    Jag 28 --
    Jared --
    Jason --
    JBo --
    Jennifer --
    Jenny --
    Jerry --
    Johnson --
    Jonathon Farmer --
    Jorge --
    Josh --
    Josh-O --
    Joshie --
    Josie --
    JT --
    Justin --
    K27 --
    Karen --
    Kelly --
    Kelly Brown --
    Kerrie --
    Kev --
    Kevin --
    Klepto --
    Kutschbach --
    L-Sit Hold --
    L1 Benchmark --
    Ladder Nancy --
    Lane --
    Larry --
    Laura --
    Ledesma --
    Lee --
    Leehan --
    Liam --
    Linda --
    Locke --
    Loredo --
    Lorenzo --
    Luce --
    Luke --
    Lumberjack 20 --
    Lyla --
    Lynne --
    Maggie --
    Maloney --
    Manion --
    Manuel --
    Marco --
    Marguerita --
    Marston --
    Martin --
    Mary --
    Matt 16 --
    Maupin --
    Maxim 56 --
    Maxton --
    McCartney --
    McCluskey --
    McGhee --
    Meadows --
    Michael --
    Miron --
    Monti --
    Moon --
    Moore --
    Morrison --
    Mr. Joshua --
    Muller --
    Murph --
    Muscle-ups --
    Nancy --
    Nasty Girls --
    Nasty Girls V2 --
    Nate --
    Ned --
    Nick --
    Nickman --
    Nicole --
    Northrup --
    Nukes --
    Nunez --
    Nutts --
    ODA 7313 --
    Omar --
    Otis --
    Overhead Squat 1RM --
    Overhead Squat 3RM --
    Overhead Squat 5RM --
    Ozzy --
    Partner Kelly --
    Partner Weston --
    Pat --
    Paul --
    Paul Pena --
    Peyton --
    Pheezy --
    Pike --
    Pikey --
    PK --
    Power Amanda --
    Power Clean 1RM --
    Power Clean 3RM --
  • Power Clean 5RM --
    Power Snatch 1RM --
    Power Snatch 3RM --
    Power Snatch 5RM --
    Push Jerk 1RM --
    Push Jerk 3RM --
    Push Jerk 5RM --
    Push Press 1RM --
    Push Press 3RM --
    Push Press 5RM --
    Rahoi --
    Ralph --
    Randy --
    Rankel --
    René --
    Restrepo --
    Rich --
    Ricky --
    Riley --
    RJ --
    Robbie --
    Rocket --
    Roney --
    Row 1000m --
    Row 100m --
    Row 2000m --
    Row 250m --
    Row 3000m --
    Row 500m --
    Row 5K --
    Roy --
    Run 1 Mile --
    Run 100m --
    Run 10K --
    Run 2 Miles --
    Run 200m --
    Run 500m --
    Run 800m --
    Run Row Run Rx --
    Run Row Run Scaled --
    Run Row Run Sprint --
    Ryan --
    Ryan Comas --
    Ryan SO --
    Santiago --
    Santora --
    Schmalls --
    Scooter --
    Scotty --
    Sean --
    Servais --
    Severin --
    Sham --
    Shawn --
    Ship --
    Shoulder Press 1RM --
    Shoulder Press 3RM --
    Shoulder Press 5RM --
    Sisson --
    Small --
    Smykowski --
    Spehar --
    Split Jerk 1RM --
    Split Jerk 3RM --
    Split Jerk 5RM --
    Squat Clean 1RM --
    Squat Clean 3RM --
    Squat Clean 5RM --
    Squat Snatch 3RM --
    Squat Snatch 5RM --
    Stephen --
    Strange --
    Strict Elizabeth --
    Strict Handstand Push-ups --
    Strict Muscle-ups --
    Strict Pull-ups --
    T --
    T.J. --
    T.U.P. --
    Tabata Something Else --
    Tabata This! --
    Tama --
    Taylor --
    Terry --
    The Chief --
    The Don --
    The Ghost --
    The Lyon --
    The Other Total --
    The Seven --
    Thompson --
    Thruster 1RM --
    Thruster 3RM --
    Thruster 5RM --
    Tiff --
    Time Priority Angie --
    Timothy Helton --
    TK --
    Toes-to-Bar --
    Tom --
    Tommy V --
    Topsy --
    TPT9000 --
    Triple Deuce --
    Tully --
    Tumilson --
    Twelve Days of Christmas --
    Tyler --
    Viola --
    Wade --
    Wall Handstand Hold --
    Walsh --
    War Frank --
    Weaver --
    Weighted Pull-up 1RM --
    Wes --
    Wesley --
    Weston --
    White --
    Whitt --
    Whitten --
    Willy --
    Wilmot --
    Wittman --
    Woehlke --
    Wood --
    Wyk --
    Yeti --
    Zembiec --
    Zeus --
    Zimmerman --