Age Group and Adaptive Divisions Day 1 Full Recap

This was the first day of competition for teens, masters and adaptive athletes.

This Thursday was the debut for teens, masters and adaptive athletes competing for the title of Fittest on Earth. Check out the full recap of day 1 for these divisions.

Thursday was packed with events as every teen, masters and adaptive athlete stepped on the competition floor. Each division performed 3 workouts out of 8 and we can begin speculating who could stand on top of the podium when they finish their last event inside the Coliseum.

Below you will find the top 5 in the leaderboard in each division and a small recap in case you missed on the action.

Workouts Programmed

Just as a reminder, the events programmed for today for all athletes (with some minor tweaks depending on the division) were:

“Three Ways Down”

For time:

• 1,400-m run
• 3 rope climbs (20 ft)
• 21 DB shoulder-to-overheads
• 1,200-m run
• 2 rope climbs (20 ft)
• 15 DB shoulder-to-overheads 
• 800-m run
• 1 rope climb (20 ft)
• 9 DB shoulder-to-overheads

“Max Trio”

• Max bike calories in 5 minutes
• 1-rep-max weighted pull-up
• 1-rep-max front squat 

“Skill Chipper”

For time:

• 50 double-unders
• 25 burpees to target
• 50 double-unders
• 25 single-leg squats
• 50 double-unders
• 25 GHD sit-ups
• 50 double-unders
• Handstand walk

Day 1 Full Recap

Masters

35-39 Years

Men

Name	Points
Rogelio Gamboa	220
Nick Roberts	210
Josh Marunde	200
Bryan Wong	180
Brett Stanhope	170

Women

Name	Points
Aneta Tucker	250
Chyna Cho	230
Christelle El Debs	220
Angelica Bengtsson	210
Emilia Leppanen	210

In the men’s division, sadly, we only saw Sam Dancer performing the first run of the exercise. According to commentators from CrossFit, he suffered an injury on his biceps and was unable to continue competing.

In the women’s division, Chyna Cho just dusted the competition in the first event and maintained the leadership in the second event, Christelle El Debs was closing in, but the last event in the day put Aneta Tucker in the top.

40-44 Years

Men

Name	Points
Rudolph Berger	250
Alexandre Jolivet	230
Michael Laverriere	220
Caine Hayes	210
Justin King	190

Women

Name	Points
Kelly Friel	260
Jenn Ryan	260
Rebecca Voigt Miller	240
Kajsa Ojala	200
Julia Kenyon	190

Last year’s winner for the women’s division is doing it again despite being 44 years old (towards the end of the age limit). Kelly Friel was on a path to glory in her last chance at this age group after winning the first two events, but Jenn Ryan managed to tied at the last event.

45-49 Years

Men

Name	Points
Mike Kern	270
Vlad Liashkevich	270
Jason Grubb	260
Alan Bates	170
Justin Lasala	160

Women

Name	Points
Merituuli Kallio	210
Marina Novelli	200
Ali Crawford	190
Jessica Manfro	180
Jennifer Dieter	170

The 45-49 years old women’s division is making Americans eat dust. The top 3 athletes at the moment are from Finland, Italy and the U.K.

50-54 Years

Men

Name	Points
Erik Solen	270
Richard Stevenson	230
Sean Patrick	220
Eric C. Smith	190
Clint Paddock	180

Women

Name	Points
Cheryl Brost	250
Kim Purdy	230
Nathalie Connors	230
Tea Gebbie	210
Tracy O’Connell	190

The race for 1^st place in the men’s division is tight. Before the third event, Sean Patrick and Eirik Solen were tied in the top, with only 30 points ahead of 3^rd place Richard Stevenson. Solen got the best in the third event.

55-59 Years

Men

Name	Points
Mike Egan	260
Leonardo Wernersbach Lima	250
Antonio Boldrini	210
Anders Amren	200
Andy Kuhlmann	170

Women

Name	Points
Joanne McCullough	260
Leigh Coates	250
Alexia Fineman	190
Shanna Bunce	180
Kim Stambaugh	180

Mike Egan hasn’t been to the Games since 2018 when he came shy in 2nd place. So far, he is on the path to glory but followed closely by Brazilian athlete Leonardo Wernersbach Lima.

60-64 Years

Men

Name	Points
Shannon Aiken	250
Christian Galy	240
Tom Fameree	230
William Powell	220
Tony Turski	200

Women

Name	Points
Mary Beth Prodromides	260
Patricia McGill 190	190
Shelly Chapple	180
Lynne Knapman	180
Anne-Marie Blinco	180

3x Games champion as a Master athlete, Mary Beth Prodromides is looking to get herself back in the top spot of the podium. The last time she won was in 2018.

65+

Men

Name	Points
Cal Cherrington	260
Ken Ogden	210
John Mariotti	190
Kenneth Scherdell	190
Osvaldo Tupinamba	180

Women

Name	Points
Pia Gund	280
Marcia Yager	240
Patti Walkover	190
Framboise Labat	190
Terry Carey	170

Cal Cherrington is putting the competition in the rear mirror as he won the first two events in the 65+ division.

Teens

16-17 years

Boys

Name	Points
Johan Roberts	230
Caleb McClure	220
Ty Jenkins	210
Elijah Subiono	200
Morgan Christensen	170

Girls

Name	Points
Olivia Kerstetter	260
Sophia Shaft	210
Trista Smith	210
Hayleigh Kanthack	190
Jadzia Onorati-Phillips	180

You should not be surprised if Olivia Kerstetter wins the Games this year. Although she is only 16 years old, she took a chance at the Individual Quarterfinals and finished 8^th in North America. However, she chose to compete as a teenager, postponing her first individual appearance in Madison for some year in the future.

14-15 Years

Boys

Name	Points
RJ Mestre	290
Tal Simson	250
Yousef Diab	250
Kaiden Steyn	180

Girls

Name	Points
Lucy McGonigle	240
Rylee Beebe	230
Caroline Sabatini	210
Reese Littlewood	200
Lili-Gabrielle Deroulede	180

American athlete RJ Mestre is having his best year in CrossFit, even though he is only 15 years old. He finished 1^st in the Open worldwide, 1^st in the Online Qualifier, 1^st in the Semifinals and has won all events this afternoon.

Adaptive Divisions

Upper Extremity

Men

Name	Points
Casey Acree	300
Josue Maldonado	225
Samuel Pera	125
Alexis Fiorucci	105
Xabier Osa Mendes	85

Women

Name	Points
Camille Vigneault	275
Christina Mazzullo	230
Anne-Laure Coutenceau	170
Elizabeth Bride	105
Eileen Quinn	85

Casey Acree is on the path to getting a season sweep in the upper extremity division. He finished 1^st at the Open, 1^st in the Semifinals and has won the first 3 events today.

Lower Extremity

Men

Name	Points
Charles Pienaar	190
Elliot Young	190
Rogan Dean	185
Ole Kristian Antonsen	145
Luke Reeson	130

Women

Name	Points
Valerie Cohen	300
Amy Bream	185
Natalie Rovirosa	165
Molly Moore	145

Athlete Amy Bream is the only above-the-knee amputee competing at the CrossFit Games. She currently sits in 2^nd place and showed tremendous character and will to continue competing after the 1^st event “three ways down.” On the last rep of the rope climb, her prosthesis fell off. She quickly put it back on and race to the finish line to receive the standing ovation from the crowd.

Neuromuscular

Men

Name	Points
Brett Horchar	275
Jeremie Perera	185
Kevin Maijer	150
Benjamin Fallon	145
Bart Walsh	85

Women

Name	Points
Morgan Johnson	275
Alyssa Kobela	230
Lauren Taylor	145
Letchen Du Plessis	105
Leila Ives	85

The women in the neuromuscular division is fighting to the last minute to see who stands on the podium in the evening hours on Saturday. Before the third event today, the 1^st place was tied between Morgan and Alyssa Kobela, and the 3^rd place also had a tied between Letchen Du Plessis and Lauren Taylor.

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