Growing up on a farm and wrestling in Iowa, hard work was taught at a young age. After 4 years of college wrestling, I thought I had experienced the hardest of workouts until I started CrossFit in 2009 @ CrossFit Apex (2009 CrossFit Champion – Tanya Wagner) with my then 13 year-old son, Kolby. I had been running marathons & coaching wrestling, so I thought I was ready for my first WOD - Filthy Fifty. Was I wrong! I had to use a band for pull-ups and the WOD hurt me bad for days, but I wanted more. I then started going 3 days a week, then after a couple of years I was going 5 days a week. In 2013, my son, Kolby, competed in the CrossFit Kids Games in Carson where he finished in 4th place. That same year, I started training @ CrossFit Rage under Jordan Troyan (2x CrossFit Games competitor). With his coaching & encouragement, I entered my first Masters competition and that was where the passion for CrossFit took hold. In 2014, I finished the Open in 185th place after having a disastrous first event where I placed 1370th. In the 2014 Masters Qualifier, I was able to climb to 53rd. With Jordan’s guidance, I realized my glaring weakness was skills & strength. We focused on these movements from August 2014 until the 2015 Open to see if I could improve my performance and hopefully qualify for the Games. Without the support from my wife, Bethany none of this would be possible.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2019 | 3rd Men (55-59) | – – | 3rd Men (55-59) United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 12956th Men | 27th Men (50-54) | 924th Men Mid Atlantic | 3rd Men (50-54) Mid Atlantic | 7703rd Men United States | 20th Men (50-54) United States | – – | |
| 2015 | 7532nd Men | 7th Men (50-54) | 589th Men Mid Atlantic | 1st Men (50-54) Mid Atlantic | – – | – – | ||
| 2014 | 18790th Men | 185th Men (50-54) | 1428th Men Mid Atlantic | 17th Men (50-54) Mid Atlantic | – – | – – | ||
| 2013 | Men | Men (45-49) | Men Mid Atlantic | Men (45-49) Mid Atlantic | – – | – – | ||
| 2012 | 383rd Men (45-49) | 36th Men (45-49) Mid Atlantic | – – | – – | ||||
Benchmark Stats
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1RM Back Squat -- 1RM Bench Press -- 1RM Clean & Jerk -- 1RM Deadlift -- 1RM Front Squat -- 1RM Hang Power Clean -- 1RM Hang Power Snatch -- 1RM Hang Squat Clean -- 1RM Hang Squat Snatch -- 1RM Overhead Squat -- 1RM Power Clean -- 1RM Power Snatch -- 1RM Push Jerk -- 1RM Push Press -- 1RM Shoulder Press -- 1RM Split Jerk -- 1RM Squat Clean -- 1RM Squat Snatch -- 1RM Thruster -- 1RM Weighted Pull-up -- 30 Muscle-ups For Time -- 3RM Back Squat -- 3RM Deadlift -- 3RM Front Squat -- 5RM Back Squat -- 5RM Deadlift -- 5RM Front Squat -- Abbate -- Adrian -- Alexander -- Amanda -- Andi -- Andy -- Angie -- Annie -- Arnie -- Artie -- Badger -- Barbara -- Barbara Ann -- Barraza -- Bell -- Bert -- Bike 50 Cal -- Blake -- Bradley -- Bradshaw -- Brenton -- Brian -- Bulger -- Bull -- Cameron -- Candy -- Carse -- CHAD1000x -- Chelsea -- Cindy -- Coe -- Coffland -- CrossFit Total -- Dallas 5 -- Daniel -- Danny -- Del -- DG -- Diane -- Donny -- Dork -- DT -- Elizabeth -- Ellen -- Emily -- Eva -- Eva Strong -- Falkel -- -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran -- Freestyle Diane -- Gator -- GHD Annie -- Glen -- Grace -- Grettel -- Griff -- Gwen -- Hall -- Hansen -- Harper -- Havana -- Heavy Grace -- Helen -- Helton -- Hildy -- Holbrook -- Holleyman -- Hoover -- Hope -- Hortman -- Hotshots 19 -- Ingrid -- Isabel -- Jack -- Jackie -- Jennifer -- Jenny -- Jerry -- Jorge -- Josh -- Josie -- JT -- Karen -- Kelly -- Kelly Brown -- Kerrie -- Klepto -- L1 Benchmark -- Ladder Nancy -- Lane -- Laura -- Linda -- Loredo -- Luke -- Lumberjack 20 -- Lyla -- Lynne -- Maggie -- Manion -- Marco -- Marguerita -- Marston -- Martin -- Mary -- Maupin -- Max Bar Muscle-ups -- Max Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups -- Max Double-Unders -- Max Handstand Hold (Free) -- Max Handstand Hold (Wall) -- Max Handstand Push-ups -- Max Handstand Push-ups (Strict) -- Max L-Sit Hold -- Max Muscle-ups -- Max Muscle-ups (Strict) -- Max Pull-ups -- Max Pull-ups (Strict) -- Max Toes-to-Bar -- Maxton -- McGhee -- Michael -- -
Moore -- Morrison -- Mr. Joshua -- Murph -- Nancy -- Nasty Girls -- Nasty Girls V2 -- Nate -- Nicole -- Nutts -- Omar -- Partner Kelly -- Paul Pena -- Peyton -- Pheezy -- Power Amanda -- Rahoi -- Randy -- Rankel -- René -- Rich -- Riley -- 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 400m -- Run 5k -- Run 800m -- Run Row Run Rx -- Run Row Run Scaled -- Run Row Run Sprint -- Ryan -- Schmalls -- Scotty -- Sham -- Ship -- Sisson -- Small -- Strict Elizabeth -- T.U.P. -- Tabata Something Else -- Tabata This! -- The Chief -- The Don -- The Ghost -- The Lyon -- The Other Total -- The Seven -- Thompson -- Time Priority Angie -- Timothy Helton -- TK -- Tommy V -- Topsy -- Twelve Days of Christmas -- Tyler -- Viola -- Wes -- White -- Whitten -- Wilmot -- Wittman -- Wood -- Zeus -- Zimmerman --