5 Athletes to Watch at the 2025 Teenage CrossFit Games
The 2025 Teenage CrossFit Games by Pit Throwdown kick off this Thursday in Columbus, OH, and by Sunday, the fittest teens in the world will be crowned.
Remind me: Thirty girls and 30 boys in two divisions — 14-15 and 16-17 year-olds — qualified for the Teenage CrossFit Games through an online Age Group Semifinals.
Here’s who we’re focusing on this weekend in Columbus:
Miley Wade: Girls 16-17 Division
Miley Wade finished just off the podium in fourth place at last year’s Teenage CrossFit Games, and she’s back this year at 17.
- Last year’s three podium finishers – Reese Littlewood, Elsie Larson, and Lucy McGonigle – moved up to the individual division this season, so we’re considering Wade the favorite in her division.
This season, Wade, a Mayhem athlete, has already been competing against individuals, finishing eighth at the Syndicate Crown In-Person Qualifying Event and 32nd in the world in the In-Affiliate Semifinals.
- Additionally, Wade finished fourth in the Women’s Challenger Division at the World Fitness Project (WFP)’s Tour Stop I.
If she wins it all this year, it won’t be her first podium finish as a teenager, since Wade was also second in the Girls 14-15-year-old division in 2023.
Maria Granizo: 16-17 Division
Switzerland’s Maria Granizo could be Wade’s toughest rival.
- She was seventh last year in the 16-17-year-old division, but the year before that, she was the 14-15-year-old champion, finishing ahead of Wade, who came in second.
Furthermore, Granizo beat Wade at this season’s Age Group Semifinals, topping the leaderboard, while Wade finished second.
Kulani Subiono: Boys 16-17 Division
Kulani finished sixth in the Boys 16-17 division in 2024 and watched his brother, Ka’eo Subiono, place third.
- One year old and fitter, Subiono won this season’s Age Group Semifinals and should be seen as a top contender, especially since none of the top five from last year’s Games are on the roster this year.
As for last year’s 14- and 15-year-olds who have now aged up, only one podium finisher – Redding Williams – is competing in the boys’ 16- and 17-year-old division this year.
If all goes well in Columbus, we expect to see a Subiono on the Boys 16-17-year-old podium for the second consecutive year.
Akil Lopez: 14-15 Division
Last year’s second-place finisher, Mexico’s Akil Lopez, is arguably the clear favorite in the Boys 14-15-year-old division.
He also finished tied for second in the Age Group Semifinals this season.
- Worth noting: Lopez is the only athlete who finished in the top 10 last year and is competing in the same division this weekend. His biggest competition might come from Aitor Mesa Olmedo, the winner of the Age Group Semifinals, and Alex Barnes, who tied with Lopez in the penultimate stage of the season.
Keira McManus: 14-15 Division
On the girls’ side, it seems to be the UK’s Keira McManus title to lose.
- McManus was last year’s champion and also won this year’s Age Group Semifinals, finishing ahead of Viviana Veneri and Roxy Rebane, neither of whom competed at the Games last year.
And like Lopez on the boys’ side, McManus is the only top 10 athlete from last season slated to compete in the Girls 14-15-year-old division this weekend.
The Big Picture
Whether teenage veterans like Wade, Granizo, Lopez, and McManus aim to return to the podium or rising stars like Subiono look to improve their placement from last year, this weekend will surely showcase the next generation of top CrossFit talent.
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