Katie Wyzgoski

We are pleased to announce Katie Wyzgoski as our September Athlete of the Month.  Katie started regularly attending classes this past March. During her short time with us she has racked up an impressive list of PRs including: 135lb Power Clean, 105lb Snatch, 175lb Front Squat, and 130lb Clean and Jerk.

Katie says that CrossFit has improved every aspect of her life and provided an avenue to meet positive people who motivate her to become a stronger athlete and woman.  She credits it with saving her from a dark past and allowing her to set out on a path to a bright future.    

Katie’s immediate CrossFit future includes competing with the Peak Performance team in the HOA competition at the end of this month.  Keep it up Katie, we see big things for your future inside and outside of the Box!   We are so very proud of you for becoming the person we knew you could be!

Adam Gilbert

Adam admits that starting CrossFit was a little intimidating, but all of that went out the window at the first class.  He is now proud to be part of the dedicated group at the 5:15 am class! The dedication of this group and team atmosphere is one of the things that keep him coming back.  The other reason is the coaching CFC offers.  He feels that he still has a long way to go on technique for a lot of movements, but without the help and patience of the a.m. coaches, he would not be where he is today. 

Since Joining his power clean has improved to 225lbs.  He has also noticed a huge improvement on his overall fitness. 

Keep up the great work, and PRs Adam. We are extremely proud of you and happy to have you as a part of the CFC family!

Julia Willey

Julia says that she may not be the best at anything, BUT she is definitely getting better everyday. We couldn’t agree more! When she first started at CrossFit Conway in April of 2013, she could not get more than 45lbs over her head, and she couldn't run more than 400 meters without stopping to rest. Her most recent PR's include a 200# Deadlift, 100lb split jerk (we’d say that’s WELL over 45lbs) and a 110lb power clean! Julia completed half of Murph (with Amber Antal) this year, and plans on doing the entire WOD next year.

Her goals include getting a dead-hang pull-up, improving at double unders so she can do them in a WOD, and she wants to make sure to show up for EVERY running WOD (let’s keep her accountable with this, people)!! She also wants to be able to perform Handstand push-ups and handstand walks! She wanted to include that she could not have done ANY of this without all of the coaches. Julia said there were many times she would come in with a certain goal or PR on her mind, and when she would tell the coach what it was, they looked at her and said "you can beat that"… and she did! Almost every time!!

JULIA – we are SO proud of you!!! You are fantastic and we LOVE having you as part of our family! You have grown and improved so much and we believe in you tremendously!!! Congratulations again!

Jake Horton

We are beyond excited to recognize Jake as our athlete spotlight for August! Jake has been such an incredible addition to our box, and it is truly inspiring to watch him work with such dedication! Since Jake has been at CrossFit Conway, he has experienced a lot of improvements, some of which include a 3:20 1k meter row, a #195 clean & jerk, and a #215 push jerk!! His biggest goals from here on out are to be able to perform muscle ups, run a mile in under 6 minutes, and he would like to improve his mobility. He also wants to see improvement in his form for all of his lifts.

Jake said that he is really excited about being chosen as our athlete spotlight for this month and he wanted to be sure to thank all of the awesome people who’ve made CrossFit Conway his second home!!

Jake, we absolutely LOVE having you here, and we wouldn’t be the same box without you! Keep up the good work!!!