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WheelWOD 2023 Game Results — Champions have been crowned

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Wheelwod 2023 Game Results — Champions Have Been Crowned

From November 30 to December 3, 2023, many of the best adaptive athletes on the planet competed in Raleigh, NC, seeking to become WheelWOD Games champions. CrossFit Games Like Vets Christina Mazzullo, Alyssa Kobela, Brett Horcharand Tom Miazga All took home, while the fan favorite athlete of PRVN Fitness and Nike Amy Bream she won the silver medal in her division. Adaptive phenomena such as Amber Gordon, Emily Lund, and Victor Asafe also climbed to victory.

Adaptive athletes who competed in North Carolina qualified throughout 2023 through various competitive channels, including Wodapalooza in Florida, the International Online Qualifier and the Black Challenge in Mexico City. They competed in 11 matches in four days.

[Read More: 2023 CrossFit Games Adaptive Division Results — Who Is the Fittest on Earth?]

Here’s how the podiums stacked up at the end of four days of competition.

WheelWOD 2023 Results

In an effort to include the diversity of skills and needs of adaptive athletes, WheelWOD hosted 28 divisions, consisting of 14 women’s divisions and 14 men’s divisions. (There are currently no divisions for non-binary athletes to participate.)

Those categories — and their champions — are as follows:

Seated 1: No Hip Action (Women)

  1. Andrea Wilson (CrossFit Mayhem)
  2. Laura Dennison (Invictus Boston)

Wilson also won the 2021 and 2022 WheelWOD Games in her division and took first at Wodapalooza in 2022 and second at the competition earlier in 2023. She took first at the 2022 CrossFit Adaptive Semifinal.

Seated 1: No Hip Action (Men)

  1. Jedidiah Snelson (CrossFit Fireside)
  2. Way Morrison (Independent)
  3. Brandon Mantz (CrossFit Watch)

Snelson is a nine-time WheelWOD Games athlete and placed third in his division at the 2022 CrossFit Semifinals. He won Wodcelona 2023, as well as the 2022 WheelWOD Games.

Seated 2: With Hip Function (Women)

  1. Amalia Ortuño Lizano (RPC CrossFit Athlete)
  2. Ann-Marie Willacker (CrossFit Envision Athlete)

Lizano took gold at Wodcelona in 2023 and 2022 and Wodapalooza in 2022 and 2023. This is her third WheelWOD Games title.

Seated 2: With Hip Function (Men)

  1. Tom Miazga (Adapting and Mastering CrossFit)
  2. Michael Egan (The Tribe/3F CrossFit)
  3. Brett Palser (CrossFit 1904)

Miazga has a storied history of winning the WheelWOD Open and winning the overall Games is nothing new for him: he won in 2021 and 2022 as well. He has also won the CrossFit competitions in his category six times and is a ’08 Paralympian.

Seated 3: Quadriplegics (Women)

  1. Anneliese Williams (CrossFit West Lafayette) — He retired

Seated 3: Quadriplegic (Male)

  1. Cameron Whittaker (Independent)
  2. Eric Baker (CrossFit Morgantown)
  3. Ricky Bouley (CrossFit Beyond Sport)

Whittaker doesn’t have an extensive CrossFit competition resume, but he does have a very successful one, having come in first place at the Oceania Throwdown. The Australian athlete has played wheelchair rugby with the Queensland Cyclones.

[Listen: Social Power of Adaptive Athletics (with Jedidiah Snelson)]

Higher Handicap: 1 Contact Point (Women)

  1. Emily Avery (Triple River CrossFit)
  2. Amy Johnson (CrossFit Bemidji)
  3. Sabrina Daulaus (CrossFit Nîmes)

Avery earned her crown from a win in the WheelWOD Games Semifinals. She finished first at Wodapalooza 2022. Avery took second at the WheelWOD Games that year before rising to the top in 2023.

Higher Damage: 1 Point of Contact (Male)

  1. Victor Hugo Assaf (Neuse River CrossFit)

Assaf rose to the top after placing fourth in the WheelWOD Games Semifinals and second at Wodapalooza 2022. This is his second WheelWOD Games win (his first was in 2022) and he placed second in the 2021 competition.

Higher Handicap: 2 Points of Contact (Women)

  1. Christina Mazzulo (Tarheel CrossFit)
  2. Jocelyn Casker (PXM CrossFit)
  3. Meg McCreight (CrossFit Big House)

Mazzullo was fresh off a win at the 2023 CrossFit Games, where she finished second in 2022. She also took first in the 2023-2024 TYR Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier.

Higher Damage: 2 Points of Contact (Male)

  1. RJ Tinsley (CrossFit Natural State)
  2. Artyom Sandakov (Sever CrossFit)

Tinsley rose to victory after finishing second in the Semifinals and taking fourth in the WheelWOD International Online Qualifier.

Lowest Handicap: 1 Contact Point (Women)

  1. Lauren Farhat (CrossFit Arvada)
  2. Amy Bream (Independent)
  3. Emily Shaler (Independent)

Farhat topped the podium after a string of second place finishes from the Semifinals to the Oceania Throwdown. She also placed fifth in her division at the 2023 CrossFit Games.

Lowest Damage: 1 Contact Point (Male)

  1. Anthony Gutierrez (CrossFit Rancho Cucamonga)
  2. Wietsman Roets (CrossFit Uncontained II)
  3. Ricardo Allgayer (Wolf CT)

Gutierrez sits atop the podium after placing second at the 2022 WheelWOD Games, as well as third at Wodcelona 2022 and the SGV Throwdown.

[Listen: What You Probably Don’t Know About Adaptive Fitness (w/ Alec Zirkenbach)]

Lowest Handicap: 2 Points of Contact (Women)

  1. Sarah Rudder (Catch a CrossFit Lift)
  2. Sara Arango (CrossFit Gahanna)
  3. Beth Tannatt (Independent)

Rudder also won the 2021 and 2022 WheelWOD Games. He also placed fourth at the 2023 TYR Wodapalooza.

Lowest Damage: 2 Points of Contact (Male)

  1. Craig Harrington (XForce CrossFit)
  2. Drew Seltz (Badger CrossFit)
  3. John-Edward Heath (12 Labors CrossFit Annapolis)

Harrington’s win marks the end of a long streak of third-place finishes in competitions including Oceania Throwdown and Clash of Heroes 2023.

Minor Low Handicap (Women)

  1. Bayleigh Hooper (Independent)

The Canadian athlete won her division at the 2023 CrossFit Games and was the top athlete in the 2023-2024 TYP Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier.

Minor Low Disabilities (Men)

  1. Jeremy Gordon (CrossFit Slade)

Gordon also took home first in the Semifinals and the Oceania Throwdown. This was his second time winning the WheelWOD Games (2022) and he has also been crowned Wodcelona 2022 champion.

Sensory (Women)

  1. Sarah Perry (CrossFit Sea Level)
  2. Kayala Teems (Titusville CrossFit)

Perry was the third-ranked woman in the 2023 CrossFit Games season in the Vision division and brought home second place at the Festivus Games in April 2023.

Sensory (Men)

  1. Tom Du Pres (CrossFit Noosa)

Du Preez won the Oceania Throwdown and came in seventh at the 2022 CrossFit Semifinals.

Short stature (Women)

  1. Erin Popovich (CrossFit Hellkite)

Popovich won first in both the WheelWOD Games Semi-Finals and the International Online Qualifier. He also took the podium at Alter Egos (the Novice and Novice Team Competition).

Short stature (Men)

  1. Tim Murray (Newcov CrossFit)
  2. Mikey Wittous (CrossFit 061)
  3. Blaise Foster (Neuse River CrossFit)

Murray finished first in the Semi-Finals and Online Qualifiers and placed 11th in the Mustache Barbell Bash. He also placed ninth in the 2023-2024 TYR Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier.

[Read More: 2023 CrossFit Games Age Group Division Results]

Neuromuscular: Major (Women)

  1. Anna Stern (Weird CrossFit)
  2. Esther Edington (CrossFit done)
  3. Susan Gilson (CrossFit Beyond Sport)

Stern also won the 2022 WheelWOD Games after a third-place finish in 2021. She placed seventh at Wodcelona 2022 and won Wodapalooza that same year.

Neuromuscular: Major (Men)

  1. Daniel Smith (Independent)
  2. Russell Almandinger (Catacombs Fitness Collective)
  3. Jeff Livington (Panama City CrossFit)

Schmitt placed second in the Semifinals and fourth in the International Online Qualifier. He moved up from third place at the 2022 WheelWOD Games.

Neuromuscular: Minor (Women)

  1. Alisa Kompela (F13 Performance)
  2. Lauren Saul (CrossFit Lake Effect)
  3. Alison Hansen (South Tampa CrossFit)

Kobela placed fifth at the 2022 CrossFit Games and won the 2023-2024 TYR Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier. He also won the WheelWOD International Online Qualifier and the 2023 TYR Wodapalooza.

Neuromuscular: Minor (Men)

  1. Joshua Robinson (Backcountry CrossFit)
  2. Brian Nuno (CrossFit Reaching Greatness)

Robinson climbed to the top of the podium after placing second in the WheelWOD Games Semifinals. He also placed fifth in the Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier.

Standing Diagnosis (Women)

  1. Amber Gordon (Glass City CrossFit)

Gordon’s win came after first place in the Semifinals and second place in the International Online Qualifier. He also placed fourth in the Fire & Ice Challenge.

Diagnosed Standing (Men)

  1. Brett Horchar (CrossFit RAW)
  2. Jeremy Isley (Capital CrossFit Alexandria)
  3. Andres Falco (CrossFit Underground)

Horchar is a two-time CrossFit Games champion, but new CrossFit rules made him and others ineligible to compete in the 2023 season. He also placed first in the Wodcelona 2023 Individual Online Qualifiers and the WheelWOD Games Semifinals.

Neuromuscular Moderate (Women)

  1. Emily Lund (CrossFit Justice)
  2. Faith Fordham (CrossFit Oxford Originals)
  3. Patricia Turnmire (Artemis CrossFit)

Lund took first place in both the Halloween Madness semifinals and the 2023 WheelWod Games semifinals. She placed sixth in the WheelWOD Online Qualifier, only to end up winning the overall.

Neuromuscular Moderate (Men)

  1. George Simmonds-Gooding (CrossFit Earlsfield)
  2. Brad Tomlinson (Magnus Functional Fitness)
  3. Austin Roth (CrossFit Invictus)

Simmonds-Gooding also placed seventh in the 2023-2024 TYR Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier.

WheelWOD 2024 Games

In the upcoming 2024 season, adaptive athletes will no longer compete in the CrossFit Games. Instead, CrossFit will separate its adaptive athletes and age groups from the mainstream competition.

Now, WheelWOD will be responsible for the entire season of adaptive CrossFit, with the 2024 WheelWOD games replace CrossFit games for adaptive athletes. BarBend will continue to update readers when additional information is released regarding the structure of the 2024 CrossFit adaptive season.

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