Sydney Wells made her CrossFit Games debut in 2023, where she battled through the first round of cuts to earn a 28th-place finish.
- With Games experience under her belt, Wells looked to qualify again in 2024, but drastic penalties in Quarterfinals ended her season before it really began.
She rebounded at the 2024 Rogue Invitational, taking home two top-five event finishes and coming in 14th place overall. She then joined up with her sister Brooke and fellow Adidas athlete Haley Adams to compete on a team at TYR Wodapalooza, where they took seventh.
After finishing the 2025 CrossFit Open in 44th place worldwide, Wells now heads into the Semifinal stage of the season with an eye toward earning her way back to the Games.
- There’s one extra wrinkle to Wells’ 2025 campaign: she holds a coveted Pro roster spot for the inaugural season of the World Fitness Project (WFP).
Wells knows she has a busy year ahead of her, but she’s ready to take on the challenge.
Why WFP?
While there are still many unknowns regarding the WFP season, Wells is excited to be a part of it.
- “They’re trying to professionalize [the sport] in a different way, and I think that’s really cool,” Wells told the Morning Chalk Up. “They care about the athletes, and they’re making us the priority. That’s what really sparked my attention — being a part of an organization that’s putting us first.”
While the season hasn’t technically begun, Wells trusts the people behind the league and sees how they approach everything differently.
- “The people that are putting it together are really passionate about the sport and what they’re building. So I think that that goes a long way in something like this,” she said.
Much of her comfort with WFP stems from her friendship with co-founder Will Moorad.
- “I’ve trained with Will for a long time. And it’s funny because he was always talking about ‘this is how this should be…or that,’ so it’s so cool to see what he’s doing now,” she said. “I don’t think he ever thought he’d be the one to do it. But I know that he loves competing and always wants more opportunities to compete.”
One component of the WFP Tour that Wells loves is the idea of a season-long running leaderboard.
She pointed out that in the sport of fitness, athletes have never taken part in multiple competitions or multiple stages where the outcomes carry over. Historically, the scores have been wiped out at each stage in the CrossFit season.
Juggling a Busy Season
While Wells looks ahead to the WFP, she is simultaneously focused on the CrossFit season.
- “My goal this year is to qualify for the Games. After the Open, I’ll do the online Semifinals. The dream is to qualify through online Semifinals, but it’s going to be really difficult,” Wells said, indicating that she will compete at the Syndicate Crown Qualifying Event and the NorCal Classic as a back-up chance to qualify.
She admits that she, like many other athletes in her position, is taking on a lot.
They’ll need to consider when to peak, when to prioritize one competition over another, and how to maintain a certain level of health and fitness from now until December.
She said she would have looked at this upcoming season very differently two years ago. Back then, she wouldn’t have opted to take on so much, instead choosing only a few competitions and training to do her very best at those.
- “But after what happened to me last year – not getting to compete – I’m so thankful for the many opportunities to compete this year,” she said. “So I don’t want to take for granted these opportunities – otherwise … if one thing doesn’t work out, your entire year is gone.”
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