The penultimate stage of the season has begun, as the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals opened up with the North America East edition. The semifinal stage started off with a bang, since the North America East competition featured the strongest lineup. So, it also secured the most qualifying spots for the 2023 CrossFit Games out of the seven semifinals. Thus, the top 12 men and 11 women from the North America East Semifinal will be going through to the Games. Despite facing tough competition, Jeffrey Adler and Emma Cary managed to secure victory in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively.
An all out war took place in both the men’s and women’s divisions, as no one was able to gain a comfortable lead at any point of the competition. However, Jeffrey Adler managed to come out on top of the men’s division with two event wins and 613 points in total. On the other hand, Emma Cary only won one of the seven events, but secured an additional two second place finishes. She ended up with 607 points in total, just six ahead of Danielle Brandon.
2023 CrossFit North America East Leaderboards
Men
Note: Top 12 Men qualified for the 2023 CrossFit Games.
- Jeffrey Adler — 613 points (Qualified)
- Jayson Hopper — 598 points (Qualified)
- Dallin Pepper — 586 points (Qualified)
- Roman Khrennikov — 575 points (Qualified)
- Samuel Cournoyer — 538 points (Qualified)
- Will Moorad — 535 points (Qualified)
- Noah Ohlsen — 521 points (Qualified)
- Luke Parker — 513 points (Qualified)
- Alex Vigneault — 507 points (Qualified)
- Jack Farlow — 477 points (Qualified)
- James Sprague — 460 points (Qualified)
- Spencer Panchik — 439 points (Qualified)
- Austin Hatfield — 413 points
- Tyler Christophel — 405 points
- Evan Rogers — 401 points
Women
Note: Top 11 Women qualified for the 2023 CrossFit Games.
- Emma Cary — 607 points (Qualified)
- Danielle Brandon — 601 points (Qualified)
- Amanda Barnhart — 577 points (Qualified)
- Emma Lawson — 575 points (Qualified)
- Alexis Raptis — 564 points (Qualified)
- Paige Powers — 557 points (Qualified)
- Sydney Wells — 409 points (Qualified)
- Feeroozeh Saghafi — 398 points (Qualified)
- Shelby Neal — 397 points (Qualified)
- Caroline Stanley — 395 points (Qualified)
- Paige Semenza — 386 points (Qualified)
- Anikha Greer — 383 points
- Jordan Szewc — 383 points
- Brooke Wells — 379 points
- Carolyne Prevost — 378 points
Teams
- CrossFit East Nashville PRVN — 573 points
- CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy 247 — 549 points
- Ab Crossfit – Mayhem — 513 points
- CrossFit Mayhem Independence — 489 points
- CrossFit Krypton — 486 points
- CrossFit CLT The Grit Haus — 486 points
- CrossFit Oba — 471 points
- TTT CrossFit Black — 450 points
- CrossFit PSC Invasion — 450 points
- CrossFit Milford Team Conquer — 402 points
Related: How to Watch the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals
Individual Division Tests (Workouts) Recap
TEST ONE
For time:
- 3,000-meter Echo Bike
- Hand-Over-Hand Pull (84 feet)
- 2,000-meter Assault AirRunner
- Hand-Over-Hand Pull (84 feet)
- 1,000-meter SkiErg
- Hand-Over-Hand Pull (92 feet)
Time cap: 30 minutes
Women: 180 pounds
Men: 225 pounds
Men’s Results
- Jayson Hopper — 22:18.87
- James Sprague — 22:32.21
- Roman Khrennikov — 22:55.34
Women’s Results
- Danielle Brandon — 26:35.48
- Amanda Fischer — 27:42.89
- Danielle Kearns — 28:23.28
TEST TWO
As many reps as possible in 3 minutes of:
- 5 Ring Complexes (1 Toe-To-Ring, 1 Muscle-Up, 1 Ring Dip)
- 20 Single-Leg Squats
- Max Burpees Over Box
*Complete 3 rounds, resting 1 minute between rounds.
*Score is total reps across the 3 minutes.
Women Wear a 10-pound ruck, 24-inch box
Men Wear a 20-pound ruck, 30-inch box
Men’s Results
- Jeffrey Adler — 53 reps
- Noah Ohlsen — 50 reps
- Will Moorad — 48 reps
Women’s Results
- Emma Lawson — 61 reps
- Emma Cary — 58 reps
- Alexis Raptis — 51 reps
TEST THREE
For time:
Semifinals Linda — 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
- Deadlifts
- Dumbbell Bench Presses
- Squat Cleans
Time cap: 17 minutes
Women: 220-pound deadlifts, 60-pound dumbbells, 105-pound squat cleans
Men: 295-pound deadlifts, 90-pound dumbbells, 145-pound squat cleans
Men’s Results
- Samuel Cournoyer — 12:04.90
- Jayson Hopper — 12:15.38
- Roman Khrennikov — 12:19.08
Women’s Results
- Amanda Barnhart — 11:46.61
- Caroline Stanley — 12:20.49
- Paige Powers — 12:25.28
TEST FOUR
For load:
- Run 800 meters
- Max Snatch
Time cap: 6 minutes
After the time cap for test four clocks out, the athletes will have just two minutes to rest before initiating Test Five.
Men’s Results
- Jayson Hopper — 305 pounds
- Jack Farlow — 300 pounds
- Luke Parker — 300 pounds
Women’s Results
- Danielle Paran — 210 pounds
- Ashleigh Wosny — 205 pounds
- Emma Harvang — 205 pounds
TEST FIVE
For time:
- 8 Snatches
- Run 800 meters
Time cap: 6 minutes
Women: 125-pound snatch
Men: 185-pound snatch
Men’s Results
- Jeffrey Adler — 03:00.79
- Roman Khrennikov — 03:02.97
- Garrett Clark — 03:05.24
Women’s Results
- Sydney Wells — 03:09.58
- Emma Cary — 03:11.31
- Danielle Brandon — 03:15.16
TEST SIX
For time:
- 20 Overhead Squats
- 500-meter Row
- Three Handstand-Walk Pirouettes
- Two Seated Legless Rope Climbs
- 20 Strict Chest-To-Wall Handstand Push-Ups
- Two Seated Legless Rope Climbs
- Three Handstand-Walk Pirouettes
- 500-meter Row
- 20 Overhead Squats
Time cap: 15 minutes (Men) — 16 minutes (Women)
Women: 125-pound Squat
Men: 185-pound Squat
Men’s Results
- Noah Ohlsen — 09:32.70
- Will Moorad — 09:45.16
- Spencer Panchik — 10:17.76
Women’s Results
- Danielle Brandon — 10:39.00
- Samantha Pugh — 10:46.00
- Anikha Greer — 10:52.18
TEST SEVEN
Three rounds for time of:
- Echo Bike Calories (Men: 15 calories / Women: 10 calories)
- 20 Toes-To-Bar
- 60-Foot Sandbag Bear-Hug Carry
Women: 150-pound Sandbag
Men: 200-pound Sandbag
Men’s Results
- Dallin Pepper — 03:46.40
- Jayson Hopper — 03:50.90
- Roman Khrennikov — 03:54.82
Women’s Results
- Emma Cary — 04:05.25
- Danielle Brandon — 04:11.23
- Brooke Wells — 04:14.24
Related: Mal O’Brien Announces Her Withdrawal From The 2023 CrossFit Season
The 2023 CrossFit Games will take place on August 1-6, in Madison, Wisconsin. With the conclusion of the first week of the Semifinals, the qualifying spots for the Games have already started to be filled. The remainder of the CrossFit Games roster will be filled out in the following two weeks as five more semifinal competitions will take place around the globe.