2022 Torian Pro CrossFit Semifinals Full Results and Recap
Things are heating up down under. Over the course of the weekend of May 20-22, 2022, many of the best athletes in CrossFit partook in the 2022 Torian Pro CrossFit Semifinal. The Oceanic regional competition was held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and saw scorchingly-close competition as well as some surprising results.
Unsurprisingly, CrossFit Games veteran and winningest woman of all time Tia-Clair Toomey took home the overall win on the women’s’ side, while Jay Crouch clinched the top of the men’s podium. In the Teams division, CrossFit Urban Energy excelled and was able to ascend to the top of the ladder by a comfortable margin.
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Below is a full breakdown of the leaderboard and a description of each individual event.
2022 Torian Pro Overall Leaderboard
This is the final leaderboard for the men and women who participated in the 2022 Torian Pro. Note that the bolded names are those athletes whom have punched their tickets to the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin thanks to their performance in Brisbane.
Men
- Jay Crouch (556 points)
- Ricky Garard (540 points)
- Bayden Brown (495 points)
- Royce Dunne (437 points)
- Jake Douglas (420 points)
- Bayley Martin (405 points)
- Rees Machell (376 points)
- Matt McLeod (344 points)
- Jake Standen (332 points)
- Darcy Hancock (331 points)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (600 points)
- Kara Saunders (560 points)
- Ellie Turner (504 points)
- Madeline Sturt (500 points)
- Jamie Simmonds (468 points)
- Bailey Rogers (460 points)
- Emily De Root (443 points)
- Gemma Hauck (428 points)
- Elly Hutchens (338 points)
- Georgia Pryer (304 points)
2022 Torian Pro Individual Event Results
As usual, the Torian Pro provided a hearty mix of athletic challenges for the athletes. Five-time Games winner Toomey had nearly every workout in a stranglehold, while the men’s podium was a hotly-contested battle during each and every event.
Event 1
For time:
- 15 overhead squats (70/52 kilograms)
- 15 burpee box jump-overs (24/20 inches)
- 15 thrusters (61/43 kilograms)
- 15 power cleans (93/61 kilograms)
- 15 muscle-ups, run 1,500 meters
- 15 muscle-ups, 15 power cleans (93/61 kilograms)
- 15 thrusters (61/43 kilograms)
- 15 burpee box jump-overs (24/20 inches)
- 15 overhead squats (70/52 kilograms)
23-minute time cap.
Men
- Bayden Brown (18:17.16)
- Bayley Martin (19:52.19)
- Jay Crouch (20:07.48)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (18:02.09)
- Kara Saunders (19:43.44)
- Jamie Simmonds (20:25.39)
Event 2
10 rounds for time:
- 1 legless rope climb (15 feet)
- run 170 feet
11-minute time cap.
Men
- Ricky Garard (02:49.04)
- Jay Crouch (02:55.92)
- Bayley Martin (02:57.57)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (03:32.54)
- Georgia Pryer (04:00.92)
- Jamie Simmonds (04:03.44)
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Event 3
Three attempts for max load of:
- 3 cleans + 2 front squats + 1 jerk (shoulder-to-overhead).
Men
- Darcy Hancock (335 pounds)
- Riley Martin (330 pounds)
- Jake Standen (325 pounds)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (245 pounds)
- Kara Saunders (235 pounds)
- Olivia Kelly (230 pounds)
Event 4
In two minutes:
- 15 chest-to-bar pull-ups
- 15/10-cal Echo bike
- max snatches in remaining time (47/35 kilograms).
- Rest two minutes, then repeat until all 60 snatches are completed.
Four-round cap. 15-minute time cap.
Men
- Bayden Brown (09:25.52)
- Ricky Garard (09.26.34)
- Jay Crouch (09.33.77)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (05:59.13)
- Ellie Turner (09.04.36)
- Kara Saunders (09.26.67)
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Event 5
For time:
- 21 strict deficit handstand push-ups
- 180-foot Husafell bag carry
- 15 strict deficit handstand push-ups
- 180-foot kettlebell farmers carry
- 9 strict deficit handstand push-ups
- 90-ft yoke carry
11-minute time cap.
Men
- Jay Crouch (04:52.95)
- Bayden Brown (05:09.78)
- Rees Machell (05:31.72)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (03:45.77)
- Kara Saunders (05:17.37)
- Emily De Rooy (05:35.49)
Event 6
For time: 1,000-meter row, 100 double-unders, 10 deadlifts (185/125 kilograms). 7-minute time cap.
Men
- Jake Douglas (04:38.69)
- Bayden Brown (04:38.91)
- Ricky Garard (04:44.05)
Women
- Tia-Clair Toomey (04:57.97)
- Kara Saunders (05:01.81)
- Madeline Sturt (05:07.36)
2022 Torian Pro Team Results
Thanks to knockout performances on an individual level — as well as some impressive team-based coordination — CrossFit Urban Energy was able to seize the top of the Teams ladder at the 2022 Torian Pro.
They placed between first and third on all six workouts, demonstrating impressive consistency.
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CrossFit Selwyn and CrossFit EXF were essentially neck-and-neck throughout the competition, but an unfortunate ninth-place finish for EXF on Workout 5 may have ultimately cost them a second-place finish. Still, they’ve secured passage to the Games nonetheless.
- CrossFit Urban Energy (575 points)
- CrossFit Selwyn (540 points)
- CrossFit EXF (535 points)
- CrossFit Awaside (505 points)
- CrossFit Underway(415 points)
Looking Forward
There’s much more competitive CrossFit to come before fans the world over turn their eyes to Madison. From May 20 to June 12, competitions will be held across the globe, giving each athlete (or team) a chance to prove their mettle and confirm their placement at the most prestigious event in the sport later in the summer.
On the horizon are the Mid-Atlantic Challenge and the Fittest in Cape Town Semifinals, both of which are to take place between May 26 and 29, 2022.
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