The results for Workout 14.1 have been tallied and posted. Congratulations to everyone who completed the WOD! There were a few standout performances in the Australian region.

Kara Webb is leading the Individual Women’s competition with an incredible 431 reps, followed closely by Angela Hudson and Kate Mitchell, with 403 and 401 reps respectively. In the Men’s Individual Competition, Dean Linder-Leighton is leading the group with 437 reps. Rob Forte and Michael Mikaere are tied for the second-place position with 424 reps each. The stakes are high, with only top 48 individuals advancing to Regional competition. To learn more about the top individual athletes and keep up to date with individual scores in the Australian region, visit the Leaderboard page here.

There are an incredible number of talented teams competing in our region this year!

In first place is Schwartzs CrossFit Melbourne, hailing from Caufield South. The fourteen members of the team racked up an impressive 2217 repetitions in Workout 14.1.  The team has qualified the past two years for the CrossFit Games and is shooting for a third time this year! Head coach Ben Schwartz says that his affiliate’s ability to develop stellar athletes is driven by “an intense desire to bring the best out of every client”.

His team this year is what he describes as a “mix of experienced athletes and newer athletes.” No doubt this year’s competition will be exciting to watch as Schwartz’s teams attempt to capture the top slot in Australia for the third year in a row. To learn more about Coach Ben Schwartz’s top team, check out this article. CrossFit Melbourne has some stiff competition with CrossFit Active from Artarmon, NSW, holding second place with 2200 reps. The top three is rounded out by Tropic Thunder from CrossFit Townsville in North Queensland with 2149 reps.

This year’s competition is already shaping up to be extremely dynamic and competitive. Make sure to stay up-to-date with the latest information about the CrossFit Open on The WOD Life!

Good luck to all of our readers on Workout 14.2!

Photo Credits: The CrossFit Games