CrossFit Open Workout 15.2 – Results
CrossFit Open Workout 15.2 is now in the books, with huge improvements across the board for athletes who also completed 14.2 in last year’s CrossFit Open.
With the “leaderboarding” ever so intense this year, we all thought it would be Camille Leblanc Bazinet, the 2014 CrossFit Games Champion who would take 15.2 with a total of 427 reps. However, it was the late submission of 2013 CrossFit Games Athlete Natalie Newhart (McLain) who surpassed Bazinet with a total of 441 repetitions of the ascending ladder of chest to bar pull ups and overhead squats.
On the men’s side of the draw, all eyes were on Rich Froning and Mat Fraser. Froning posted 413 reps and Fraser 409, however were upstaged by fellow CrossFit Games Veteran Josh Bridges with a score of 435. The round of 24 proved to be too illusive for Bridges who posted the highest total overall, just 13 reps before the cut off.
Leaderboard – Men
It’s a likely story after two weeks of the CrossFit Open, with all top five on the standings seasoned games veterans. Could this be the year for Nick Urankar? After competing in the games in 2012, Uraknar has since found it difficult to make it out of the Central East Regionals and onto the CrossFit Games. However with Rich Froning going team this year, their may be an opening for Urankar to leverage his performances in the CrossFit Open to make it to the final dance in Carson, California later this year.
Leaderboard- Women
Reigning CrossFit Games Champion Camille Le-blanc Bazinet sits atop of the Open standings, but Emily Bridgers and Kara Webb are hot on her heels. With a point to prove this year after missing the games in 2014, Stacie Tovar is currently in 6th position aiming to put last year’s performance behind her.
Leaderboard – Teams
Team competition heats up this year, with Jason Khalipa and Rich Froning competing under their affiliates NorCal CrossFit and CrossFit Mayhem. Both of these teams are in the Top 10 which is currently dominated by 2014 Affiliate Cup Champions CrossFit Invictus.
Leaderboard – Australian Men
With only 30 positions up for grabs in the new Pacific Regionals, as we get further into the Open competition the stakes heat up. Dean Linder Leighton continues to back up his performance in 15.1, asserting himself at the summit after 15.2.
Leaderboard – Australian Women
Kara Webb lights up the Women’s leaderboard with her heroic effort into the 22s for 15.2. Webb was the only female to break into the 400s, with Jess Coughlan and Denae Brown posting scores of 354 and 353 respectively.
Leaderboard – Australian Teams
The teams leaderboard starts to take shape after two weeks of Open competition, with seasoned Regionals competitors CrossFit Athletic, CrossFit Norwest, Schwartz CrossFit and CrossFit Athletic gunning for top honors. Zaks Pack East Tamakai are doing everything they can to ensure a Kiwi Team crosses the Tasman to Pacific Regionals inside the top three.
