Week one of Semifinals ends today with 25 individuals punching tickets to the Games

May 21   |   POWERED BY

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up premium subscriber edition.

In today’s edition:

• North America East Day Three came and went and Jeffrey Adler and Emma Cary held the lead
• Meanwhile, down in South Africa, Gilmari Reyneke and Jason Smith continue to top the leaderboard
• By the end of today, 25 individuals will have punched their tickets to Madison

The 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games North America East Semifinal in Orlando, Florida kick off its final day of competition for individuals today. The teams wrapped up their competition on Saturday. Full details on that are included below.

How to catch up: 

• 19-year-old Emma Cary is holding in first place heading into the final day.
• Moving day on the men’s side was nothing short of a show. Read what happened on day two for the individuals.
• See the fittest states in North America East.
• 10 stats from Individual Event 3 “Linda.”
• Will Brooke Wells make it to her Ninth CrossFit Games?
• Meet four boxes with three individual athletes competing at North America East.

Resources to stay up to date:

• North America East content hub
• How to watch and schedule of events
• Leaderboard
• Roster

Leaderboard

The competition starts at 9:00 AM ET, but here are the top 10 individual athletes going into the final day and the 10 teams who earned their ticket to Madison this summer.

1. Jeffrey Adler – 449 | Emma Cary – 428 | CrossFit East Nashville PRVN – 573
2. Jayson Hopper – 434 | Amanda Barnhart – 422 | CrossFit Move Fast Lift Heavy 247 – 549
3. Dallin Pepper – 404 | Emma Lawson – 405 | AB CrossFit – Mayhem – 513
4. Roman Khrennikov – 369 | Danielle Brandon – 404 | CrossFit Mayhem Independence – 489
5. Samuel Cournoyer – 392 | Paige Powers – 390 | CrossFit Krypton — 486
6. Will Moorad – 384 | Alexis Raptis – 382 | CrossFit CLT The Grit Haus – 486
7. Alex Vigneault – 155 | Feeroozeh Saghafi – 325 | CrossFit OBA – 471
8. James Sprague – 384 | Caroline Stanley — 306 | TTT CrossFit Black– 450
9. Luke Parker – 349 | Amanda Fischer —293 | CrossFit PSC Invasion – 450
10. James Sprague – 336 | Paige Semenza—282 | Crossfit Milford Team Conquer – 402

Full leaderboard

Workouts, Schedule and How to Watch

Friday’s schedule of events: Below is the broadcast schedule. You can watch all events live on our content hub.

• Individual Event 6 — 6:00 AM PT | 9:00 AM ET | 2:00 PM BST
• Individual Event 7 — 10:30 AM PT | 1:30 PM ET | 6:30 PM BST

Want to see the schedule in your local time zone? Our schedule will automatically update to where you are on MorningChalkUp.com.

Day 4 Tests

Individual Test 6

For time:

• 20 overhead squats (185/125)
• 500-m row
• 3 handstand walk pirouettes
• 2 seated legless rope climbs
• 20 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
• 2 seated legless rope climbs
• 3 handstand walk pirouettes
• 500-m row
• 20 overhead squats (185/125)

Time cap: 15 minutes (men); 16 minutes (women)

Individual Test 7

3 rounds for time of:

• 15/10 Echo Bike calories
• 20 toes-to-bars
• 60-foot sandbag bear-hug carry (200/150lb)

Time cap: 6 minutes

The REBEL Renegade Games, an official 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Semifinal in Johannesburg, South Africa began its final day of competition in the early morning hours for those of us in the US. Full details on that are included below.

How to catch up:

• South Africa’s Mariska Smit, who competed on a team the last two seasons, sits in first place heading into day three.
• Jason Smith held onto the lead in South Africa, Mayhem athlete Conrad Winnertz moved to third overall.

Resources to stay up to date:

• Africa content hub
• How to watch and schedule of events
• Leaderboard
• Roster

Leaderboard

The last day of competition starts at 3:00 AM ET, but here are the top 10 seeded athletes and teams going into day three. The leaderboard is currently not updated.

1. Jason Smith – 408 | Mariska Smit – 420 | CrossFit FBDV Mayhem Africa – 390
2. Justin Holliday – 367 | Michelle Basnett – 413 | Cape CrossFit Wolfpack – 370
3. Conrad Winnertz – 356 | Gilmari Reyneke – 404 | CrossFit 10 Star Hybrids – 370
4. Kealan Henry – 332 | Christina Livaditakis – 382 | CrossFit Tijger Valley Synergy – 340
5. Dutoit Botha – 322 | Tanha Bouffe – 371 | CrossFit Juggernaut Unstoppable – 315
6. Daniel Griesel – 318 | Emma Olley  – 364 | Pack Life CrossFit Wanderers – 265
7. Darren Zurnamer – 310 | Gemma Rader – 349 | CrossFit Bounty – 235
8. James Van Dongen – 310 | Megan Faul – 336 | Motley Crew CrossFit Red – 225
9. Josh Kernot – 307 | Alicia Stoop – 321 | CrossFit 111 Relentless  – 215
10. Ruan Potgieter – 305 | Megan Joy McDermott – 282 | Cape CrossFit Werewolves/Motley Crew CrossFit Blue (tied) – 205

Full leaderboard

Workouts, Schedule and How to Watch

Friday’s schedule of events: Below is the broadcast schedule. You can watch all events live on our content hub.

• Team Event 5 — 12:00 AM PT | 3:00 AM ET | 8:00 AM BST
• Individual Event 6 — 12:44 AM PT | 3:44 AM ET | 8:44 AM BST
• Team Event 6 — 3:29 AM PT | 6:29 AM ET | 11:29 AM BST
• Individual Event 7 — 4:34 AM PT | 7:34 AM ET | 12:34 PM BST

Want to see the schedule in your local time zone? Our schedule will automatically update to where you are on MorningChalkUp.com.

Day 3 Tests

Team Test 5

Individual Test 6 

For time:

• 20 overhead squats (185/125)
• 500-m row
• 3 handstand walk pirouettes
• 2 seated legless rope climbs
• 20 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
• 2 seated legless rope climbs
• 3 handstand walk pirouettes
• 500-m row
• 20 overhead squats (185/125lb)

Time cap: 15 minutes (men); 16 minutes (women)

Team Test 6

For time:

• 15 Worm burpees
• 15 Worm squats
• Women complete 1 seated legless rope climb (each)
• Men complete 10 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups (each)

Switch

• 15 Worm burpees
• 15 Worm squats
• Women complete 2 legless rope climbs (each)
• Men complete 15 strict handstand push-ups (each)

Switch

• 15 Worm burpees
• 15 Worm squats
• Women complete 3 rope climbs each
• Men complete 20 handstand push-ups each

Switch

• 15 Worm burpees
• 15 Worm squats

Time cap: 16 minutes

Individual Test 7 

3 rounds for time of:

• 15/10 Echo Bike calories
• 20 toes-to-bars
• 60-foot sandbag bear-hug carry (200/150lb)

Time cap: 6 minutes

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6 – Only 6 points separates 1st and 2nd place on the women’s side.
:23 – The average time it took athletes to finish their 8 snatches in Event 5.
300 – 3 total men snatched 300 pounds or more in Event 4.
10 – Emma Cary, Jeffrey Adler, and Dallin Pepper have finished all of the events on days one and two in the top 10.
1 – Sydney Wells got her 1st ever Semifinal event win.

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