Originally from Nebraska, I was a three-sport letter winner in football, basketball, and track back in the early 80s. I was a recruited walk on for football at the University of Nebraska where I played receiver. I transferred to a smaller college after my freshman year and garnered all-conference honors as a receiver my junior and senior year. Following college, I obtained my Masters in Zoology and then my Ph.D. in Ecology and Systematics. I taught biology/ecology at the University of Cincinnati for over 20 years and recently retired from the University in December of 2014. I have always been active during my lifetime. Staying fit has always been a priority. I participated in every recreational sport imaginable and played recreational basketball at least three to four times a week for 30 years, along with working on the weight machines. I thought I was happy with my health and fitness until a chance happening in 2008. In the fall of 2008, I was able to teach abroad in Costa Rica for five months. However, in doing this I had to give up my basketball (basketball is not very popular in Costa Rica). Since I was in a smaller city, I had to join a local gym that had limited equipment. At that time, a good friend introduced me to CrossFit. She would send me these things called “WODS”, and I would attempt them on my own, using the available equipment. Being initially skeptical, I kept doing the workouts and found that my fitness was slowly changing, and I was improving my cardio and strength. By the time I arrived back in Cincinnati, I was hooked. I forged ahead doing CrossFit on my own at the local YMCA along while continuing to play basketball on a regular basis. I finally realised that my progress with CrossFit had plateaued. I was still happy doing the workouts on my own, but I knew I needed a change. A chance walk into a local “Box” completely changed things. It was like opening a door and saying, “I’m home!” After visiting the Box, I went home and told my wife that I wanted to stop playing basketball, quit the YMCA and join this CrossFit gym. My wife was floored that I would give up basketball to do this, but I took the plunge. Starting out was hard. I spent the first several months correcting all the bad techniques I had developed while doing CrossFit on my own. Here I was, 48 years old, and trying to keep up with people that were half my age. However, I found a community that emits such positive energy that it becomes contagious. You strive to improve because people want you to be better…they want you to do the common, uncommonly well! Finally, I found that my teaching abilities at the university were transferable to CrossFit. I love encouraging others to do well, to improve, to reach that virtuosity that is a hallmark of the understanding of CrossFit. As a result I, along with my wife, obtained my level one certification and other subsequent certifications so that I could pass that passion, that want to improve… to the athletes I coach. Making the games in 2014 was an amazing experience. I found out very quickly just how mentally unprepared I was but was fortunate to have a top 4 finish. This year I worked through several injuries including vertigo and a left hip injury during the masters qualifier so I am happy to be able to go back to the games again in 2015.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2025 | 246th Men (60-64) | 96th Men (60-64) North America East | 166th Men (60-64) United States | 1st Men (60-64) CrossFit Fenton | ||||
| 2024 | 250th Men (60-64) | 98th Men (60-64) North America East | 160th Men (60-64) United States | 1st Men (60-64) CrossFit Fenton | ||||
| 2023 | 336th Men (55-59) | 128th Men (55-59) North America East | 222nd Men (55-59) United States | 1st Men (55-59) CrossFit Fenton | ||||
| 2021 | 4th Men (55-59) | 4th Men (55-59) North America | 4th Men (55-59) United States | 1st Men (55-59) CrossFit Steel Place | ||||
| 2020 | 59th Men (55-59) | – – | 50th Men (55-59) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 4th Men (55-59) | – – | 2nd Men (55-59) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 14271st Men | 28th Men (50-54) | 881st Men Central East | 3rd Men (50-54) Central East | 7745th Men United States | 23rd Men (50-54) United States | – – | |
| 2017 | 14784th Men | 31st Men (50-54) | 899th Men Central East | 2nd Men (50-54) Central East | 8489th Men United States | 24th Men (50-54) United States | – – | |
| 2015 | 9747th Men | 8th Men (50-54) | 651st Men Central East | 1st Men (50-54) Central East | – – | – – | ||
| 2014 | 3781st Men | 2nd Men (50-54) | 265th Men Central East | 1st Men (50-54) Central East | – – | – – | ||
| 2013 | 7221st Men | 58th Men (45-49) | 466th Men Central East | 7th Men (45-49) Central East | – – | – – | ||
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 1RM 330 lb Clean & Jerk 1RM 235 lb Deadlift 1RM 475 lb Filthy 50 23:00 Fran 03:51 Grace 02:55 Helen 08:37 Pull-ups 40 reps Run 400m 01:04 Squat Snatch 1RM 181 lb 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 -- Fight Gone Bad -- 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 -- 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 5k -- 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 --