Athlete of the Month

In February of 2016 I got some pretty scary news with regards to health.  I asked my husband, “Is this it?  Have I reached a point in my life that I just need to accept this and grow old gracefully?” A few days later, he said we should do CrossFi...

I am 42 and I grew up in Helena. I work at Mountain-Pacific Quality Health in the Analytics Department as a Data Reporting Specialist. I assist hospital staff with reporting their Inpatient and Outpatient clinical data to the Centers for Medicare & Me...

I am originally from Helena, MT. I went to school at the University of MT and obtained a degree in Spanish and in International Business. I also attended Whitworth for Graduate school and have a Master’s in International Management. I work as a Sales Ex...

I was born in Oklahoma and spent 12 years of my life in the Fort Worth area of Texas before moving up to Montana during middle school. I played High School Football, Wrestling, and Golf while attending Frenchtown HS. From there I went to Montana State Uni...

My name is Ryan Larson I am 40 years old. I grew up on a farm in Big Sandy, MT. I went to U of M for a couple of years it ended up not working out. I then joined the Marine corps infantry from 04-08. I went back to U of M and got a degree in Respiratory t...

I’m 37, grew up in Anaconda, MT and graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman with a degree in civil engineering. I work for a consulting engineering firm and specialize in highway and street related infrastructure design work. My wife Katie an...

I grew up in Butte, MT and went to Butte Central; played basketball, golfed, and ran track (high jump and 800m).  Went to Gonzaga for college and graduated with a Mechanical Engineering Degree.  I lived in WA for 5 years, during which time I married my ...

I have always been one of those people that loves being a part of a team, I seek out things that make me feel like I’m part of something bigger, somewhere to belong, and that’s what CrossFit is to me. I’ve always been the most average athlete yo...

I LOVE CrossFit!  I love our box, our coaches, new friends, and (in a sick sort of way) getting my butt kicked every day and wanting to come back the next! Before starting CrossFit, I had thought I was some sort of “fit.” I was not.  I have alway...

I was born in Billings, graduated from Carroll, and work at MDT. My 20’s was a blur of outdoor excursions, O’Tooles, traveling, and partying. I married my best friend Heather in 2009. My daughter Jane was born in 2011 and her sister Josie arrived 2...

Hi, my name is Darlene Rushing… and I’m a 1 year Cross Fitter.  I was born in New Jersey, and have lived in Montana for 15 years. I am the Operations Coordinator for Iron Mountain Inc.   Iron Mountain is a global business dedicated to storing, p...

I was born and raised in Montana and met my husband (Adam) while attending Carroll College.  We just never left Helena after that.  We now have two young girls, I work as an engineer and love to serve my church. After months of discussion with one of...

Married with 2 kids (wife Dana, son Kellton (11) and daughter Astoria (9) Quinn grew up in Montana, and has spent most of his life here, with the exception of 3 years in Bolivia volunteering, doing community development work. Living abroad with family w...

Barry is married with kids and grandkids and works for NorthWestern Energy as their Director of Safety. Last summer, he was diagnosed with a restrictive lung disease (scarring on his lungs). The cause is thought organic in nature, although they have ne...

Peggy is a paralegal by day, and a wife, mother of 2 and a grandmother of 6 by night. Her daughter asked her in October of 2015 if she wanted to do CrossFit and without hesitation she said "sure" and hasn't stopped since. She recently had a check up with ...

Tim is a former Marine and currently works for state of Montana at Child and Family Services. He was introducted to CrossFit by a friend and has been hooked ever since. He enjoy's the variety, physicality and direct coaching aspect of CrossFit. The comrad...