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2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal Results — Pat Vellner & Alex Gazan Shine
The 2023 CrossFit Semifinals are coming to a close, with the second week witnessing three additional competitions held in North America, South America, and Oceania. The biggest out of the three was the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal, as the action happened in Pasadena, CA, on May 25-28. Due to the stacked roster of this Semifinal, CrossFit has given 10 women’s qualifying spots, and nine men’s qualifying spots for the CrossFit Games.
The 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal saw incredible battles in all divisions, especially amongst the Teams. The win in the men’s division went to Patrick Vellner, while Alex Gazan topped the women’s leaderboards. The Teams came down to a tie-breaker where CrossFit Franco’s Misfits took gold.
2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal Leaderboards
Men
Patrick Vellner got off to a rocky start with a 15th place finish on the first event, but his performances in all other events were absolutely impeccable. He won two events and placed third in additional two events as well. Patrick ended up with almost a 50 point lead ahead of the second place finisher, Brent Fikowski.
Patrick Vellner — 612 points
Brent Fikowski — 569 points
Samuel Kwant — 564 points
Cole Greashaber — 528 points
Justin Medeiros — 519 points
Chandler Smith — 490 points
Nick Mathew — 472 points
Colten Mertens — 458 points
Cole Sager — 458 points
Mitchel Stevenson — 422 points
Luis Oscar Mora — 418 points
John Wood — 417 points
Jack Rozema — 402 points
Justin Rhodes — 351 points
Maximilian Krieg — 349 points
Women
In her first three events, Alex Gazan put on an incredible performance, but a 43rd place finish in the fourth event unnecessarily complicated her situation. However, she remained calm and continued displaying amazing fitness levels to win the women’s division.
Alex Gazan — 538 points
Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir — 527 points
Arielle Loewen — 525 points
Christine Kolenbrander — 507 points
Bethany Shadburne — 504 points
Emily Rolfe — 465 points
Olivia Kerstetter — 457 points
Abigail Domit — 421 points
Baylee Rayl — 415 points
Kelly Baker — 415 points
Dani Speegle — 413 points
Kloie Wilson — 402 points
Lauren Fisher — 382 points
Emily White — 381 points
Sydney Michalyshen — 373 points
Teams
The teams division of the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal saw a three-way tie for first place. So, the number of event wins was put in as a tie-breaker. CrossFit Franco’s Misfits had three event wins and took first place. CrossFit Invictus had two wins and finished second, while CrossFit Omnia settled for third.
CrossFit Franco’s Misfits — 555 points
CrossFit Invictus — 555 points
CrossFit Omnia — 555 points
CrossFit Kilo II — 528 points
Koda CrossFit Redemption — 486 points
CrossFit Invictus Unconquerable — 483 points
CrossFit Dawgs — 444 points
CrossFit Invictus Sea Of Green — 432 points
Einhorn CrossFit Ascend — 417 points
CrossFit Believe — 364 points
Related: 2023 CrossFit North America East Semifinal — Full Results
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
Brent Fikowski — 23:02.41
Rafael Sancen — 23:19.39
Cole Greashaber — 23:34.43
Women’s Results
Stacy Lerum— 26:51.26
Emily Rolfe — 27:24.47
Hannah Black — 27:25.02
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
Scott Tetlow — 56 reps
Colten Mertens — 56 reps
Patrick Vellner — 54 reps
Women’s Results
Alex Gazan — 54 reps
Arielle Loewen — 54 reps
Marisa Flowers — 50 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
Colten Mertens — 11:06.99
Chandler Smith — 12:10.53
Patrick Vellner — 12:24.21
Women’s Results
Olivia Kerstetter — 12:13.50
Alex Gazan — 12:26.86
Dani Speegle — 12:43.22
TEST FOUR
For load:
Run 800 meters
Max Snatch
Time cap: 6 minutes
After the time cap for test four clocked out, the athletes had just two minutes to rest before initiating Test Five.
Men’s Results
Tudor Magda — 325 pounds
Brent Fikowski — 300 pounds
Anthony Davis — 300 pounds
Women’s Results
Hannah Black — 215 pounds
Madison Mcelhaney — 210 pounds
Christine Kolenbrander — 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
Patrick Vellner — 02:56.39
Brent FIkowski — 02:58.61
Maximilian Krieg — 03:07.56
Women’s Results
Emily White — 03:17.45
Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir — 03:19.62
Emily Rolfe — 03:20.70
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
Justin Medeiros — 08:55.89
Samuel Kwant — 09:57.03
Colten Mertens — 10:10.17
Women’s Results
Alex Gazan — 11:10.37
Trista Smith — 11:23.88
Rebecca Fuselier — 11:23.96
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
Patrick Vellner — 04:08.48
John Wood — 04:12.53
Cole Sager — 04:17.56
Women’s Results
Emily Rolfe — 04:15.28
Bethany Shadburne — 04:21.26
Alex Gazan — 04:25.50
Related: 2023 CrossFit Africa Semifinal Results — Jason Smith & Michelle Basnett Victorious
The 2023 North America West Semifinal was arguably the biggest competition out of the seven this year, purely due to the strength of the rosters. The competitiveness of the athletes is evident due to the fact that some big names like Dani Speegle and Laure Fisher missed out on qualifying for the 2023 CrossFit Games.
Published: 29 May, 2023 | 10:01 AM EDT