2016 Reebok CrossFit Games Central Regionals

And Then There Was One

And Then There Was One

None of the top 5 women could afford to make the wrong move going into the final day. Brooke Wells took the event win with an impressive time of 10:36. She

May 29, 2016 by Paige Bayer
And Then There Was One
None of the top 5 women could afford to make the wrong move going into the final day. Brooke Wells took the event win with an impressive time of 10:36. She moved through the burpee box jumps, and then put her foot down in the overhead squats. Going into the day she was only one point away from Jennifer Smith’s 2nd place position, that being said, the event win (and Smith’s 18th place finish) moved her up. She sits in 1st overall.

Stacie Tovar continued to prove her consistency. She took 2nd in the event, moving her up to 2nd overall going into the final event.

Similar to how we saw at the start of the day, only one point separates 5th and 6th place.

On the men’s side, Nick Urankar had put up the time to beat in the second heat of 10:46. It didn’t last long, Saxon Panchik worked through Event 6 and ripped out the overhead squats like a mad man. He set the new time to beat of 10:11.

The final heat only got more exciting. Jacob Heppner, Scott Panchik, and Zak Carchedi worked side-by-side through their final reps. A no-rep slowed Heppner up, but he still managed a 2nd place finish. All three athletes finished under the previous event record time set by Mat Fraser earlier of 9:54. Panchik reached the finish mat at 9:51, Heppner at 9:50, and Carchedi with the new event record of 9:43.

The top 5 from the start of the day have not changed. Heppner and Panchik still hold the top 2 spots, Sam Dancer still remains in 5th, but Alex Anderson and Zak Carchedi have traded places. They sit in 4th and 3rd respectively.

LEADERBOARD (Women):

  1. Brooke Wells
  2. Stacie Tovar
  3. Sheila Barden
  4. Karla Solum
  5. Nicole Chovan
Julie Foucher sits in 14th.

LEADERBOARD (Men):

  1. Jacob Heppner
  2. Scott Panchik
  3. Zak Carchedi
  4. Alex Anderson
  5. Sam Dancer
Graham Holmberg sits in 10th, Saxon Panchik sits in 16th.


Photo Credit: Kill Cliff Instagram (@killcliff)