I started CrossFit July 6, 2011 after much urging from my husband. I have been involved in sports all my life; growing up snow skiing, and competing in tennis and swimming, and playing high school volleyball and competition badminton and lettering in volleyball D-1 (University of Connecticut) for 2 years. Since we decided to put our two boys in karate at 4 and 5 years old, I decided to participate with them and received a Black Belt from a school that taught an Okinawan style karate with jui jitsu (just prior to the MMA craze). From there I moved on to practice Muy Tai and American boxing (with two ring fights...holy crap, the Muy Tai fight was the hardest thing I have ever done!), swam in a Masters swim club, played competitive tennis (again!) and hurt my left ACL (damn!). This is when my husband started encouraging me to do CrossFit to strengthen my legs. I finally started and never turned back! The last two years, I've included gymnastics as well which has been a game-changer for me. In late 2019, after an amazing 30 year career as a chiropractic physician in solo practice (specializing in internal medicine), I was able to sell my practice and put more time into my training. At 66 years old, even after all the years of exercise and competitive sports, I can say I have never felt more healthy or been more fit. I thank all my coaches for believing in me (and teaching me to believe in myself!) and to Greg Glassman for giving us this amazing sport that is CrossFit!
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41st Women (65+) | 20th Women (65+) North America East | 25th Women (65+) United States | 1st Women (65+) CrossFit Weaver Park | ||||
| 2023 | 42nd Women (65+) | 18th Women (65+) North America East | 32nd Women (65+) United States | 1st Women (65+) CrossFit Rebels | ||||
| 2022 | 51st Women (65+) | 43rd Women (65+) North America | 42nd Women (65+) United States | 1st Women (65+) CrossFit Rebels | ||||
| 2021 | 139th Women (60-64) | 109th Women (60-64) North America | 101st Women (60-64) United States | 1st Women (60-64) CrossFit Rebels | ||||
| 2020 | 192nd Women (60+) | – – | 134th Women (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 127th Women (60+) | – – | 94th Women (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 71st Women (60+) | 7th Women (60+) South East | 55th Women (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 147th Women (60+) | 9th Women (60+) South East | 114th Women (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 409th Women (55-59) | 27th Women (55-59) South East | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 376th Women (55-59) | 28th Women (55-59) South East | – – | – – | ||||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54th Women (65+) | |
| 2023 | 23rd Women (65+) | |
| 2022 | 98th Women (65+) | |
| 2020 | 76th Women (60+) | |
| 2019 | 95th Women (60+) | |
| 2018 | 58th Women (60+) | |
| 2017 | 93rd Women (60+) | |
Semifinal
| Year | Division | Rank | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Women (65+) | 24th | Age Group Semifinal |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 145 lb Chad1000x -- Clean and Jerk 112 lb Deadlift 205 lb -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran -- Grace -- -
Helen -- L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups -- Run 5k -- -
Snatch 75 lb Sprint 400m --