CrossFit Athlete Council

CrossFit ATHLETE COUNCIL

About:

We are excited to introduce the founding members of the CrossFit Athlete Council (CAC). This council is divided into three committees representing Individuals and Coaches, Affiliates and Teams, and Divisional athletes. The goal of the CAC is to create an independent space where athletes, coaches, and affiliates can share their competition experience and deliver recommendations to CrossFit. They will serve as advocates and a resource for the CrossFit community. Nominated and chosen by their peers, these council members represent the voice of the community.

Objective:

Proactively engage with athletes and constituents from the group to gather feedback and to represent their needs and desires effectively.

INDIVIDUAL/COACHES

Colten Mertens

CF-L1 (Pending), Games Athlete

Taylor Self

CF-L3, Coach

 Spencer Panchik

CF-L1 (Pending), Games Athlete

Ryan Dickey

CF-L3, Coach

Olivia Grimsland

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner

Yazmin Arroyo

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner

AFFILIATE/TEAM

Matthew Young

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner, Games Athlete

Justin Rementer

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner

Gio Benitez

CF-L2, Affiliate Owner

Mahmoud Elzayat

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner

Harry Jager

CF-L2, Affiliate Owner

Andrew McLaughlan

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner

DIVISIONAL

Rebecca Voigt Miller

CF-L3, Affiliate Owner, Games Athlete

Jason Grubb

CF-L2, Affiliate Owner, Games Athlete

Karli DeMonico

CF-L2, Affiliate Owner, Games Athlete

John Kim

CF-L2, Affiliate Owner, Games Athlete

Tim Murray

CF-L2, Games Athlete

Nathan Black

CF-L2, Affiliate Owner

MORE ABOUT THE BOARD

Voting process:

People self nominated to be on the council with this set criteria.

  • Must hold a current CrossFit Level 1 (CF-L1) or higher trainer credential. (Applicants who are registered for, but have not completed their L1 will be considered.)
  • Must be associated (i.e., coach, athlete, owner) with an affiliate in good standing.
  • Must actively engage in the competition season.
  • May not be a current full-time, temporary, and/or contract employee of CrossFit HQ.

Once nominations were received we narrowed the field to no more than 50 candidates using this criteria:

For Affiliates;

  • good standing affiliate
  • coaching credentials
  • years affiliated
  • open participation
  • evidence of strong interest in being an advocate for other LORs to the sport (by reading the statement they have to provide when nominated)

For athletes

  • meeting of minimum criteria including the CF-L1
  • additional coaching credentials
  • length of engagement in the sport season
  • competitive success
  • evidence of strong interest in being an advocate for other athletes to CrossFit related to sport (by reading the statement they have to provide when nominated)”

These are the groups who could nominate themselves, and also the same people that were able to vote.

  • All previous year Individual and Team (captains only) Semifinal athletes
  • All Masters, Teenagers, and Adaptive Games athletes from the previous year
  • All current affiliate LOR’s with 5 or more athletes registered for the previous Open