Alex Gazan (Individual Women) and Patrick Vellner (Individual Men) are the winners of the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal. To notch his Semifinal win, Vellner, the 2022 CrossFit Games runner-up, beat two-time defending CrossFit Games champion Justin Medeiros.
Gazan bolsters her current fifth-place worldwide ranking on the official CrossFit leaderboard with this victory, earning her second-ever placing in the CrossFit Games. Gazan finished in 24th place for the Individual Women in her debut in 2022. Three teams, CrossFit Franco’s Misfits, CrossFit Invictus, and CrossFit Omnia, all finished with an identical number of points to win the Teams portion.
This North America West semifinals — one of the last legs before the 2023 CrossFit Games in early August — took place on May 25-28, 2023, in Pasadena, CA.
Here are the respective final results and top 20 finishers for all three included divisions at the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal. As is the case with other Semifinals legs, the Individual athletes performed seven workouts, while the Teams competitors participated in six.
Individual Women Results
Alex Gazan — 538 points
Katrin Davíðsdóttir — 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
Hannah Black — 370 points
Stacy Lerum — 370 points
Hattie Kanyo — 359 points
Karisa Stapp — 356 points
Ellia Miller — 344 points
Individual Men Results
Patrick Veller — 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
Scott Tetlow — 343 points
Chris Ibarra — 343 points
Isaiah Vidal — 326 points
Phillip Muscarella — 325 points
Anthony Davis — 324 points
Teams Results
CrossFit Franco’s Misfits — 555 points | Three-way tie for first place
CrossFit Invictus — 555 points | Three-way tie for first place
CrossFit Omnia — 555 points | Three-way tie for first place
CrossFit Kilo II — 528 points
Koda CrossFit Redemption — 486 points
CrossFit Invictus Unconquerable — 483 points
Rhino CrossFit Dawgs — 444 points
CrossFit Invictus Sea of Green — 432 points
Einhorn CrossFit Ascend — 417 points
CrossFit Believe — 364 points
Verdant CrossFit — 363 points
CrossFit 8035 — 354 points
CrossFit Overtake Team Destiny — 349 points
Undefeated CrossFit — 334 points
CrossFit Complex — 327 points
CrossFit Queretaro The W Pack — 309 points
CrossFit Kemah — 286 points
Ben Lomond CrossFit Rise — 265 points
CrossFit Condesa Luther MX — 250 points
Salty Hive CrossFit — 236 points
Upcoming CrossFit Semifinal Dates
Five legs of the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals — North America East, Africa, North America West, Oceania, and South America — are in the books, and only two remain. Here are the upcoming dates for the remaining 2023 CrossFit Semifinals:
June 1-4 — Europe Semifinal | Berlin, Germany
June 1-4 — Asia Semifinal | Busan, South Korea
At the conclusion of both the Europe and Asia Semifinals, the headline divisions (Individual Women, Individual Men, Teams) of the 2023 CrossFit Games will have most of their primary rosters locked in. From there, it’s a two-month sprint (or wait) until the biggest competition in CrossFit in the late summer.
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