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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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 --