{"id":12751,"date":"2023-05-31T14:07:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=12751"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:03:22","slug":"2023-crossfit-north-america-west-semifinal-results-alex-gazan-patrick-vellner-notch-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/2023-crossfit-north-america-west-semifinal-results-alex-gazan-patrick-vellner-notch-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal Results \u2014 Alex Gazan, Patrick Vellner Notch Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alex Gazan (Individual Women) and <a data-lasso-id=\"259180\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-crossfit-open-workout-23-2-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Vellner<\/a> (Individual Men) are the winners of the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal<\/strong>. To notch his Semifinal win, Vellner, the <a data-lasso-id=\"259181\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tia-clair-toomey-justin-medeiros-win-2022-crossfit-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 CrossFit Games<\/a> runner-up, beat two-time defending CrossFit Games champion <a data-lasso-id=\"259182\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/justin-medeiros-home-gym-tour-crossfit-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Medeiros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gazan bolsters her current fifth-place worldwide ranking on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/games.crossfit.com\/athlete\/1232297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"259196\">CrossFit leaderboard<\/a> with this victory, earning her second-ever placing in the CrossFit Games. Gazan finished in 24th place for the Individual Women in her debut in 2022. Three teams, CrossFit Franco\u2019s Misfits, CrossFit Invictus, and CrossFit Omnia, <strong>all finished with an identical number of points to win the Teams portion<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>This North America West semifinals \u2014 one of the last legs before the <a data-lasso-id=\"259184\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mal-obrien-withdraws-2023-crossfit-semifinals-crossfit-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 CrossFit Games<\/a> in early August \u2014 took place on May 25-28, 2023, in Pasadena, CA. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CszFRg6vtNE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CszFRg6vtNE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Alex <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f642.png\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery1\"> (@alexgazan_)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"259185\"><em>How to Build Muscle: The Training and Diet Guide for Lifter<\/em>s<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/emom-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"259186\">EMOM Training Explained: Watch the Clock for More Gains<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here are the respective final results and top 20 finishers for all three included divisions at the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal. As is the case with other Semifinals legs, the Individual athletes performed seven workouts, while the Teams competitors participated in six. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"individual-women-results\">Individual Women Results<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Alex Gazan&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 538 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Katrin Dav\u00ed\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 527 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arielle Loewen&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 525 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christine Kolenbrander&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 507 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bethany Shadburne&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 504 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Rolfe&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 465 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olivia Kerstetter&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 457 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abigail Domit&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 421 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baylee Rayl&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 415 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelly Baker&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 415 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dani Speegle&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 413 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kloie Wilson&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 402 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lauren Fisher&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 382 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily White&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 381 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sydney Michalyshen&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 373 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hannah Black&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 370 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stacy Lerum&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 370 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hattie Kanyo&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 359 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karisa Stapp&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 356 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ellia Miller&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 344 points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"individual-men-results\">Individual Men Results<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Patrick Veller&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 612 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brent Fikowski&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 569 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Samuel Kwant&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 564 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cole Greashaber&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 528 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Medeiros&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 519 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chandler Smith&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 490 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nick Mathew<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 472 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colten Mertens&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 458 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cole Sager&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 458 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchel Stevenson&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 422 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luis Oscar Mora&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 418 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Wood&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 417 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jack Rozema&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 402 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Rhodes&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 351 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximilian Krieg&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 349 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scott Tetlow&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 343 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Ibarra&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 343 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isaiah Vidal&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 326 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phillip Muscarella&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 325 points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Davis&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 324 points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cs1oE44vLGY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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