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Emma McQuaid Wins, Pat Vellner Three-Peats — 2022 Wodapalooza Results

January 16, 2022 by

The first major CrossFit® competition of the 2022 season has come to a close. The 2022 Wodapalooza saw Patrick Vellner and Emma McQuaid emerge victorious in the Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s divisions, respectively. They each took home the biggest purse in Wodapalooza’s 10-year history — $100,000. This is the third consecutive Wodapalooza win for Vellner.

The Boys (male) and Team Kriger (female) stood atop the podium in the Elite Teams division. Both first-place teams won $25,000.

Below are the full results for the Elite Individual and Elite Teams competitions:

2022 Wodapalooza Results

Elite Male Individual

  1. Patrick Vellner — 692 points
  2. Alexandre Caron —  633 points
  3. Samuel Cournoyer — 613 points

Elite Female Individual

  1. Emma McQuaid — 677 points
  2. Bethany Shadburne — 668 points
  3. Arielle Loewen — 644 points

Elite Male Teams

  1. The Boys — 770 points | Noah Ohlsen, Chandler Smith, Travis Mayer
  2. Thunder From Down Under — 725 points | Khan Porter, Jay Crouch, James Newbury
  3. Team Herculus — 647 points | Travis Williams, Roy Gamboa, Logan Collins

Elite Female Teams

  1. Team Kriger — 782 points | Kristin Holte, Lena Richter, Ingrid Hodnemyr
  2. MayFem — 776 points | Haley Adams, Taylor Williamson, Andrea Nisler
  3. Team GOWOD — 695 points | Mia Hesketh, Julie Hougard, Sólveig Sigurðardóttir 

The 2022 Wadapalooza contest took place in Miami, FL, from Jan. 13-16, 2022. All four days of competition were live-streamed via the Loud and Live Sports YouTube channel. Individual, Team, Age Group, Teen, and Adaptive divisions were represented under the sunny skies at Bayfront Park. 

Both individuals and teams competed in eight workouts, consisting of high-volume cardio work, heavy barbell complexes, water-based competition, and more. Check out the results of each event below:

 

 
 
 
 
 
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[Related: CrossFitter Ricky Garard Withdraws From 2022 Wodapalooza]

2022 Wodapalooza Recap

Note: all workouts listed below are for the Elite Individual competition. Workouts for other divisions can be viewed on Wodapalooza’s website.

Flipped Off

For time — 3-3-3-4 minute rounds of:

Buy-in:

With remaining time, each round:

  • Flipsled Flips

One minute rest between rounds. Time cap: 16 minutes.

Defending champion Patrick Vellner came out swinging in the Elite Men’s division with a huge event win to kick off the competition. His time of 10:51.15 beat Taylor Self by under three seconds to score 100 points. Ellie Turner was the talk of the town for the Elite Women as her first-place time of 15:37.04 bested Dani Speegle by just under eight seconds.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Patrick Vellner — 10:51.15
  2. Taylor Self — 10:54.09
  3. Alexandre Caron — 11:12.24

Elite Female Individual

  1. Ellie Turner — 15:37.04
  2. Dani Speegle — 15:44.80
  3. Emma McQuaid — Time cap + 32

Elite Male Teams

  1. Mayhem in Paradise —  14:32.00
  2. The Boys — 16:15.02
  3. Thunder From Down Under —  16:36.64

Elite Female Teams

  1. Team Kriger — Time cap + 57 (T-first)
  2. MayFem — Time cap + 57 (T-first)
  3. Team GOWOD — Time cap + 34

Echo On Fran

21-15-9, for time:

Time cap: 10 minutes.

Hopper made his presence known in the second event of the competition, as did Phil Toon and Dallin Pepper. The 23-year-old Toon finished just under four seconds behind Hopper, and Pepper crossed the finish line five seconds behind Toon.

Turner continued her time atop the leaderboard with her second win in a row. Bethany Shadburne and Feeroozeh Saghafi jumped their way up the leaderboard by rounding out the top three.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Jayson Hopper —  5:21.97
  2. Phil Toon —  5:25.25
  3. Dallin Pepper — 5:30.54

Elite Female Individual

  1. Ellie Turner —  6:14.12
  2. Bethany Shadburne —  6:29.37
  3. Feeroozeh Saghafi —  6:46.26

Elite Male Teams

  1. The Boys —  8:42.58
  2. Thunder From Down Under — 8:43.51
  3. Invictus — 9:10.10

Elite Female Teams

  1. Team Kriger — 10:55.97
  2. Team GOWOD — 11:25.37
  3. MayFem — 11:31.22

The Mia Barbell Complex

For time:

Men: 275 pounds, 295 pounds, 315 pounds | Women: 185 pounds, 195 pounds, 205 pounds

Time cap: five minutes.

Griffen Roelle set the time to beat in the opening Men’s heat, but it could not hold off Anthony Davis, who scored his first win of the competition. Toon snagged another runner-up finish to move up the leaderboard.

It seems like Dani Speegle’s time of 1:33.10 was going to be an event-winning time, but Tayla Howe was not content living in that timeline. She finished the event just under four seconds ahead of Speegle, with Emma Tall taking third place.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Anthony Davis —  1:46.27
  2. Phil Toon —  1:48.20
  3. Colten Mertens — 1:56.02

Elite Female Individual

  1. Tayla Howe —  1:29.31
  2. Dani Speegle — 1:33.10
  3. Emma Tall — 1:39.25

Elite Male Teams

  1. The Boys —  3:47.37
  2. Two and a Half Men — 4:19.61
  3. Team Herculus — 4:43.68

Elite Female Teams

  1. Team GOWOD — 3:11.65
  2. MayFem — 3:48.07
  3. Freakin Fitness — 4:03.55

The Bayside Chipper

For time:

  • 48 Box Jumps — Men: 24-inch box | Women: 20-inch box
  • 24 Double Kettlebell Front Rack Box Step-Overs — Men: 62 pounds | Women: 44 pounds
  • Rope Climbs — Men: eight climbs | Women: six climbs
  • 24 Burpee Box Jump Overs — Men: 24-inch box | Women: 20-inch box
  • 48 Kettlebell Deadlifts — Men: 62 pounds | Women: 44 pounds

Time cap: 10 minutes.

The defending champion Vellner, who posted consistent finishes up this point, decided it was time to rack up a second event win. He finished the Bayside Chipper a whopping 16 seconds ahead of Alexandre Caron. James Sprague, who’s lingered at the upper tier of the leaderboard all weekend, claimed a solid third-place finish.

Emma McQuaid showed off the engine she’s built through her training, and it paid off with a big win at the end of day two. Saghafi and Shadburne finished in the top three again to no ones’ surprise.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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[Related: Sara Sigmundsdóttir Withdraws From 2022 Wodapalooza]

Elite Male Individual

  1. Patrick Vellner — 6:50.01
  2. Alexandre Caron — 7:06.10
  3. James Sprague — 7:10.76

Elite Female Individual

  1. Emma McQuaid — 6:49.34
  2. Feeroozeh Saghafi — 6:57.11
  3. Bethany Shadburne — 7:04.01

Elite Male Teams

  1. Samsarellamann — 11:24.69
  2. Training Culture — 11:52.50
  3. The Boys — 11:57.84

Elite Female Teams

  1. Team Kriger —  13:08.01
  2. MayFem — 13:55.77
  3. Team GOWOD —  Time cap + one

Row Swim Run

For time:

  • Row — Men: 2,500 meters | Women: 2,000 meters
  • 250-meter Swim
  • 2,000-meter Run

Time cap: 30 minutes.

Self made sure people didn’t think his event one runner-up finish wasn’t a fluke as he smoked the Row Swim Run event. Hopper had a strong pace early on the rowers but couldn’t sustain it through the water. Sprague scored a second-place rank just 10 seconds behind Self.

Lucy Campbell locked her name in atop the event leaderboard with a time of 21:29 — nearly a full minute ahead of Emma Tall in second. Emily Rolfe finished off the top three crossing the finish line 20 seconds behind Tall.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Taylor Self — 22:31
  2. James Sprague — 22:41
  3. Matt Poulin — 22:57

Elite Female Individual

  1. Lucy Campell — 21:29
  2. Emma Tall — 22:26
  3. Emily Rolfe — 22:46

Elite Male Teams

  1. Mayhem in Paradise — 24:42
  2. Blueprint in Training — 24:59
  3. The Boys — 25:01

Elite Female Teams

  1. MayFem — 25:01
  2. Team Kriger — 25:39
  3. Team GOWOD — 25:51

Celebrate Ten

For time; five rounds of:

Right into five rounds of:

  • Five Ring Muscle-Ups
  • 15 Overhead Squats — Men 115 pounds | Women — 80 pounds

Time cap: 12 minutes.

In perhaps the calmest fashion imaginable, Colten Mertens overhead squat his way to a definitive victory in this event. Scott Panchik, who decided to compete in Miami despite his retirement from the CrossFit Games in 2021, grabbed an impressive second-place finish, just 20 seconds behind Mertens.

18-year-old Anikha Greer earned her first event win of Wodapalooza and started the discussions of how impressive her future in the sport is likely to be. Saghafi continued her consistent streak at the top of the women’s field with a runner-up finish. Arielle Loewen got across the finish line eight-tenths of a second faster than Caroline Connors for third.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Colten Mertens — 9:58.54
  2. Scott Panchik — 10:18.83
  3. Phil Toon — 10:33.46

Elite Female Individual

  1. Anikha Greer — 10:38.92
  2. Feeroozah Saghafi — 11:07.10
  3. Arielle Loewen — 11:47.85

Elite Male Teams

  1. The Boys — 13:06.83
  2. Thunder From Down Under — 14:15.44
  3. Team Hercules — 13:26.60

Elite Female Teams

  1. MayFem — 13:55.65
  2. Team Kriger — 13:57.85
  3. 3 Blind Mice — 14:06.26

Dale — An Elimination Sprint

Elimination style:

  • Round one — all athletes
  • Semifinals — top 20 athletes
  • Finals — top 10 athletes

For time:

  • 60-foot Handstand Walk — 30-foot unbroken segments
  • 90-foot Sandbag Bear Hug Carry
  • 20 Line-Facing Burpees
  • 90-foot Sandbag Bear Hug Carry
  • 60-foot Handstand Walk

Time cap: three minutes.

Due to inclement weather that passed through Miami the night before, the shuttle run was deemed potentially dangerous to perform in the outdoor venue. It was replaced with line-facing burpees — athletes performed a burpee, crossed over a line, turned around, and performed a burpee; and so on.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Samuel Cournoyer — two (1:33)
  2. Josh Gervais — two (1:40.27)
  3. Alexandre Caron — two (1:40.97)

Elite Female Individual

  1. Dani Speegle — two (1:45.18)
  2. Olivia Sulek — two (1:50.47)
  3. Freya Moosbrugger — two (1:52)

Elite Male Teams

  1. The Boys — two (5:29.46)
  2. Thunder From Down Under — two (6:23.81)
  3. Team Hercules —  two (5:54.28)

Elite Female Teams

  1. Omonia — two (6:04.85)
  2. Team Kriger — two (6:08.32)
  3. Team Fleo Fuego — two (6:29.40)

WZA OC Remix

For time:

  • 55 Toes-to-Bar
  • 55 Devil Press — Men: 50 pounds | Women: 35 pounds

Time cap: Nine minutes.

Elite Male Individual

  1. Dallin Pepper — 6:31.50
  2. Alexandre Caron — 6:31.87
  3. Phil Toon — 6:31.89

Elite Female Individual

  1. Bethany Shadburne — 6:58.06
  2. Lucy Campbell — 7:00.69
  3. Emma McQuaid —  7:02.89

Elite Male Teams

  1. Thunder From Down Under — 6:36.72
  2. Mayhem in Paradise — 6:40.91
  3. LND Warriors — 6:48.84

Elite Female Teams

  1. Team Yerbaé — 4:57.13
  2. Team Kriger — 5:56.40
  3. MayFem — 6:40.03

At the conclusion of the final event for the Elite Female Division, Kristin Holte confirmed that this was the last time she would appear on a competitive CrossFit® stage. She closes her career with an overall win as a member of Team Kriger.

Other Division Winners

Here are the rest of the podium finishers at 2022 WZA.

RX Men

  • Samuel Paquin — 404 points
  • Esteban Ospina — 375 points
  • Gustavo Errico — 374 points

RX Women

  • Erin Vandendriessche — 434 points
  • Antonia Fält-Kottulinsky — 401 points
  • Becca Merritt — 398 points

Intermediate Men

  • Jacob Frisco — 428 points
  • Mauricio Lamprea — 398 points
  • Marshall Klitzke — 386 points

Intermediate Women

  • Jackie Violette — 410 points
  • Nina Vragovic — 398 points
  • Hana Machover — 374 points

Scaled Men

  • Anthony Lewis — 461 points
  • Dustin Dunton — 437 points
  • Michael Mcgahan — 437 points

Scaled Women

  • Carley Castura — 476 points
  • Lucy Scanlon — 440 points
  • Annika Wilmers — 428 points

Beginner Men

  • Pedro Palacios — 470 points
  • Garrett Page — 430 points
  • John Posey — 430 points

Beginner Women

  • Nataliya Zhovtenko — 475 points
  • Christine Johnston — 465 points
  • Kaylee Wright — 410 points

Adaptive Stand Upper RX Men

  • Casey Acree — 475 points
  • Josue Maldonado — 340 points
  • Alexis Fiorucci — 255 points

Adaptive Stand Lower RX Men

  • Séraphin Périer — 430 Points
  • Dmytro Novhorodskyi — 360 points
  • Iglasis Omar — 300 points

Adaptive Stand Neuro RX Men

  • Austin Roth — 430 points
  • Chris Schmulbach — 400 points
  • Sylvania Harrod — 300 points

Adaptive Stand Scaled Men

  • Bert Dailey — 425 points
  • Matthew Smith — 365 points
  • Ross Austen — 280 points

Adaptive Seat RX Men 

  • Tom Miazga — 500 points
  • Simon Farre — 430 points
  • Jedidiah Snelson — 390 points

Adaptive Seat Scaled Men

  • Shane Horn — 455 points
  • Brian Owens — 320 points
  • Cornelious Bellamy — 260 points

Adaptive Stand Upper RX Women

  • Anne-Laure Coutenceau — 450 points
  • Mariana Kurylo — 340 points
  • Eileen Quinn — 320 points

Adaptive Stand Lower RX Women

  • Amy Bream — 425 points
  • Valerie Cohen — 360 points
  • Molly Moore — 325 points

Adaptive Stand Neuro RX Women

  • Letchen Du Plessis — 435 points
  • Andrea Unwin — 380 points
  • Faith Fordham — 315 points

Adaptive Stand Scaled Women

  • Anna Stern — 430 points
  • Anastacea Best — 365 points
  • Abby Frantz — 260 points

Adaptive Seat RX Women

  • Amalia Ortuno Lizano — 490 points
  • Andrea Wilson — 420 points
  • Rebecca Storm Nagel — 380 points

Adaptive Seat Scaled Women

  • Bethany Ventrone — 500 points

Teens 13-15 Boys 

  • Ty Jenkins — 470 points
  • Rj Mestre — 420 points
  • Kaiden Hogan — 390 points

Teens 13-15 Girls

  • Lucy Mcgonigle — 430 points
  • Delaney Wade — 400 points
  • Rylee Beebe — 310 points

Teens 16-18 Boys

  • Juan Rodriguez — 410 points
  • Jace Peck — 405 points
  • Bernardo Jardim — 405 points

Teens 16-18 Girls 

  • Olivia Kerstetter — 460 points
  • Paulina Haro — 410 points
  • Emma Gardner — 390 points

Master’s 35-39 Men

  • Kyle Ruth — 476 points
  • Julian Serna — 472 points
  • Duke Burk — 440 points

Master’s 35-39 Women

  • Colette Casey — 452 points
  • Christelle El Debs — 424 points
  • Carmen Perez Ruiz — 366 points

Master’s 40-44 Men

  • Tony Kurz — 476 points
  • Alexandre Jolivet — 464 points
  • Maxime Guyon — 444 points

Master’s 40-44 Women

  • Kelly Marshall — 375 points
  • Jenna Larson — 360 points
  • Mayra Brandt — 325 points

Master’s 45-49 Men

  • Jason Grubb — 465 points
  • Chris Scott — 420 points
  • Joel Hughes — 420 points

Master’s 50-54 Men

  • Kevin Koester — 430 points
  • Sean Patrick — 400 points
  • James Grundler — 375 points

Master’s 50-54 Women

  • Dee Dee Hoffman — 351 points
  • Keeley Ehlers — 295 points
  • Tara Philion — 295 points

Master’s 55-59 Men

  • Antonio Alves — 410 points
  • Patrick Sprague — 370 points
  • Jeff Ernsberger — 360 points (T-3)
  • Glenn Nelson — 360 points (T-3)

Master’s 55-59 Women

  • Linda Elstun — 480 points
  • Josee Sarda — 370 points
  • Kim Stambaugh — 360 points

Master’s 60-64 Men

  • Tom Fameree — 385 points
  • Christian Galy — 365 points
  • John Gary — 320 points

Master’s 60-64 Women

  • Debbie Corwin — 450 points
  • Nancy Bodet — 450 points
  • Theresa Demich — 410 points

Master’s 65+Men

  • Thomas Ackerman — 385 points
  • Ken Ogden — 360 points
  • David Hippensteel — 320 points

Master’s 65+ Women

  • Karin Gogolsky — 430 points
  • Gail Cartwright — 340 points (T-2)
  • Susan Wallis — 340 points (T-2)
  • Rhonda Dessert — 275 points

RX Team Men 

  • CrossFit Hype — 440 points
  • Tribok X Grillen — 368 points
  • THE FRENCH GUYS — 356 points

RX Team Women

  • Mad Apple — 410 points
  • Tres Empanadas — 395 points
  • MX GIRLS — 375 points

Intermediate Team Men

  • CrossFit 11:24 — 395 points
  • Tahitian Team Wolf — 389 points
  • DVPMT Project — 354 points

Intermediate Team Women

  • Infernal She-Wolves — 425 points
  • Kingbull Girls — 412 points
  • Three Kings — 395 points

Scaled Team Men  

  • Airbrake Fitness — 526 points
  • Boomtown Beverage Boys — 508 points
  • Midwestern Built Traverse — 472 points

Scaled Team Women

  • CrossFit Westchase — 476 points
  • the Huns — 458 points
  • Fit & Forty AF — 432 points 

Onto the Open

With Vellner adding another Wodapalooza victory to his resume, it seems like the battle for the 2022 CrossFit Games title will be between him and current Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros. However, both men have to get to the Games first and the first step in the 2022 CrossFit Open, which kicks off on Feb. 24, 2022. It will span three weeks, with workouts released weekly on Thursdays and submissions due each Monday after release.

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