CrossFit Games 2020 Age Group Online Qualifier Preview
The Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOQ) kicks off later this week running from March 12-16. Traditionally held in May, the AGOQ starts two months earlier now as one of the last changes to be realized from the CrossFit Games season restructuring which started in 2018. There are still just 10 Games spots to be earned out of the 200 athletes eligible to compete in each of the 16 age group divisions.
As observed in the 2019 AGOQ results, top placers in the Open still ended up in most of the 10 qualifying spots. However, it is noted that some top performers and eventual podium athletes, did not do well in the Open and merely did enough to make the Top 200 in their Open age division to qualify for the AGOQ. With the Open placement removed as part of the AGOQ score, it is harder to predict who are the fittest athletes coming into the AGOQ.
Below is a summary of the most notable statistics and rankings of the athletes eligible to compete in the AGOQ. Historically there is around a 75-85% participation rate in the AGOQ of the eligible athletes from the Open across the age divisions. Therefore, there will be some of the athletes mentioned in this analysis that do not compete in the AGOQ.
Masters Age Divisions by the Numbers
In the table below is a breakout of the past Games history of the 200 qualifiers in each division along with the same statistics from 2019 for comparison.
CrossFit Games Career Masters Category Leaders – AGOQ Qualified
Appearances: Lynne Knapman 10 (1st), Ron Ortiz 8 (2nd tie), David Hippensteel 7 (4th tie), Laurie Meschishnick 7 (4th tie), Will Powell 7 (4th tie), Mary Schwing 7 (4th tie)
Championships: Will Powell 3 (4th tie), David Hippensteel 3 (4th tie), Scott Olson 3 (4th tie)
Podiums: Laurie Meschishnick 4 (2nd tie), Will Powell 4 (2nd tie), Ron Ortiz 4 (2nd tie), Scott Olson 4 (2nd tie), Mary Schwing 4 (2nd tie)
Event Wins: Will Powell 12 (4th tie), Ron Ortiz 11 (6th tie), Patty Failla 10 (8th tie), Scott Olson 10 (8th tie), David Hippensteel 8 (11th tie), Laurie Meschishnick 8 (11th tie), Jolaine Undershute 7 (16th tie)
Past Fittest on Earth Qualified for the AGOQ: Samantha Briggs (2013), Graham Holmberg (2010), Kristan Clever (2010), Tanya Wagner (2009)
Past Championship Team Members Qualified for the AGOQ: Nuno Costa (2014), Sonia Cormier (2011), Jessica Core (2010), Nathan Loren (2010)
Both a Masters and Individual and/or Team Podiums: Kyle Kasperbauer (All 3), Samantha Briggs, Rebecca Voigt Miller, Nathan Loren
All-Time Masters AGOQ Event Wins: Patty Failla 7 (2nd), David Hippensteel 6 (3rd tie), Bill Grundler 5 (5th tie), Chris Nelson 5 (5th tie), Giulio Silvino 5 (5th tie)
All-Time Masters Open Workout Wins: Samantha Briggs 12 (1st), David Hippensteel 10 (3rd), Scott Olson 9 (4th), Lidia Beer 8 (5th tie), Bill Grundler 8 (5th tie), Patty Failla 6 (12th)
Masters currently qualified as Individuals for the 2020 CrossFit Games
There are 20 women and 11 men National Champions that are of Masters age. Below is the list that are qualified for the AGOQ.
Women 35-39
Jessica Borg Ghigo (Malta National Champion)
Elma Ducic (Bosnia and Herzegovina National Champion)
Dalya Darwish (Egypt National Champion)
Marisol Umana (Costa Rica National Champion)
Francie Gerber (Namibia National Champion)
Fatima Artola (Nicaragua National Champion)
Tamara Zulim (Croatia National Champion)
* Note: Samantha Briggs is qualified for the Games as an Individual via the Dubai CrossFit Championship. Alethea Boon is qualified for the Games on a Team via the Australian CrossFit Championship.
Women 40-44
Ana C. Caldas (Portugal National Champion)
Carla Nunes da Costa (Angola National Champion)
Women 45-49
Patricia Trujillo (El Salvador National Champion)
Men 35-39
Jason Smith (South Africa National Champion)Julian Serna (Colombia National Champion)
Men 40-44
Giacomo Panigucci (San Marino National Champion)
Men 45-49
Sionn Brinn (Jamaica National Champion)
Rogue Invitational Legends (May 15-17) Qualified for the AGOQ
Dan Bailey, Graham Holmberg, Josh Everett, Samantha Briggs, Kristan Clever, Rebecca Voigt Miller, Christy Adkins, Stacie Tovar, Tanya Wagner
Masters Division Breakdowns
The younger athletes in Masters Age Divisions typically have an advantage. The average age for each Master AGOQ division is near the younger ages. First year athletes in an age division are denoted with an asterisk.
Women 35-39
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Anna Tobias 11th
2nd Carleen Mathews 13th
3rd Rebecca Voigt Miller 2nd
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Jimena Delmer: 1x Games Master
2nd Rebecca Voigt Miller: 10x Games Individual (1 Podium), 2x Games Master
3rd Kelley Jackson: 2x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member
4th Alethea Boon: 3x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
9th Samantha Briggs: 7x Games Individual (2013 Champion), 1x Games Master
11th Anna Tobias: 5x Games Individual, 2x Games Master, also looking to qualify for 2020 Olympics in Sailing
15th Delaina Snider: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
16th Hope Cicero: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
22nd *Cheryl Nasso: 2x Games Individual
27th *Lindsay Vaughan: 1x Games Individual
28th *Jessica Core: 1x Games Individual, 7x Games Team Member (2010 Champion Team)
30th Sarah Scholl: 2x Games Master
36th Hjördís Òsk Óskarsdóttir: 4x Games Team Member
71st *Stacie Tovar: 8x Games Individual
93rd *Christy Adkins: 7x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member
190th Kristan Clever: 5x Games Individual (2010 Champion), 1x Games Master
200th Tanya Wagner: 2x Games Individual (2009 Champion), 1x Games Team Member
Men 35-39
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Nicholas Urankar 2nd
2nd Jordan Troyan 22nd
3rd Sigurður Þrastarson 4th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Jason Smith: 2x Games Individual
2nd Nick Urankar: 3x Games Individual, 1x Games Master
3rd Julian Serna: 1x Games Team Member
4th Sigurður Þrastarson: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
8th David Santa Cruz Borgstrand: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
9th Ryan Woodall: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
13th Kyle Kasperbauer: 4x Games Individual (1 Podium), 2x Games Team Member (1 Podium), 2x Games Master
15th Erast Palkin: 2x Games Master
18th Pierre-Henri Soero: 4x Games Team Member
19th Michael Laverriere: 2x Games Master
22nd Jordan Troyan: 2x Games Individual, 1x Games Master
23rd Arron Bielefeldt: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
24th Mikko Aronpää: 3x Games Individual
27th Kevin Longmeier: 2x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
29th Ben Alderman: 1x Games Master
41st Michael Mogard: 1x Games Individual
52nd Guido Trinidad: 1x Games Individual, 1x Games Master
55th Dan Bailey: 5x Games Individual
64th *Graham Holmberg: 6x Games Individual (2010 Champion)
Women 40-44
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Joey Kimdon 1st
2nd Kelly Friel 7th
3rd Deanna Posey 4th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Joey Kimdon: 3x Games Master
2nd Ana C. Caldas: 1x Games Master
3rd *Jenn Ryan: 2x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
4th Deanna Posey: 1x Games Master
5th Valerie Voboril: 6x Games Individual (2 Podiums)
7th Kelly Friel: 2x Games Master
11th *Mayra Brandt: 2x Games Master
13th Michelle Suozzi: 2x Games Master
14th Jenna Larson: 3x Games Master
15th *Michelle Benedict: 1x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member
21st Melissa Wistrom: 1x Games Team Member, 2x Games Master
27th Erin Carter: 2x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
54th Lisa Thiel: 1x Games Individual, 2x Games Team Member
56th Jill DiGiampaolo: 1x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member
108th *Leah Polaski: 1x Games Individual, 4x Games Team Member
Men 40-44
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Jason Grubb 27th
2nd Richard Vint 86th
3rd Caine Hayes 23rd
Notables to Watch
Open
1st *Alexandre Jolivet: 3x Games Master
6th Heath Moody: 1x Games Master
9th Tony Kurz: 1x Games Master
19th David Levey: 2x Games Individual, 2x Games Master
21st Nuno Costa: 8x Games Team Member (2014 Champion Team), 1x Games Master
23rd Caine Hayes: 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
27th Jason Grubb: 2x Games Master
59th Breck Berry: 4x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
72nd Yurii Hanson: 1x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
84th Steven Swistak: 3x Games Master
86th Richard Vint: 1x Games Master
115th Mike Kern: 3x Games Master
Women 45-49
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Janet Black 1st
2nd Semma Burba 14th
3rd Jolaine Undershute 8th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Janet Black: 1x Games Team Member, 6x Games Master
2nd *Karen McCadam: 5x Games Master
5th Jennifer Dieter: 5x Games Master
8th Jolaine Undershute: 5x Games Master
9th Trina Huarte: 1x Games Team Member, 2x Games Master
11th Tracey O’Connell: 2x Games Master
12th Aida Koepplinger: 4x Games Master
13th Hannah Chominsky: 3x Games Master
14th Semma Burba: 4x Games Master
18th Carry Sandoval: 3x Games Master
19th Stephanie Brennan: 3x Games Master
29th Merrill Mullis: 1x Games Team Member, 5x Games Master
30th *April Lowe: 1x Games Team Member, 2x Games Master
47th *Carey Kepler: 3x Games Individual (1 Podium), 1x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
197th *Wanda Brenton: 1x Games Individual, 3x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
Men 45-49
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Joel Hughes 12th
2nd Justin Lasala 7th
3rd Chad Augustin DNS
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Thomas Gabriel Romero: 1x Games Master
2nd *Michael Orlov: 1x Games Master
3rd James Grundler: 4x Games Master
5th Giulio Silvino: 3x Games Master
7th Justin Lasala: 3x Games Master
8th Clint Paddock: 3x Games Master
9th Bernard Luzi: 3x Games Master
10th *Sascha Tank: 2x Games Master
11th *Stacey Adams: 2x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
12th Joel Hughes: 1x Games Master
15th *Jeffrey Prejean: 3x Games Master
16th *Jeb Simmons: 2x Games Master
17th *Thomas (Dusty) Hyland: 1x Games Master
22nd Brent Maier: 5x Games Master
36th *Joshua Everett: 3x Games Individual (2 Podiums)
47th Robert Davis: 6x Games Master
51st Nathan Loren: 4x Games Team Member (2010 Champion Team), 3x Games Master
55th Chris Exarhos: 4x Games Master
105th Brett Marshall: 2x Games Individual (1 Podium), 1x Games Team Member
Women 50-54
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Jana Slyder DNS
2nd Chris Nelson 6th
3rd Joyanne Cooper 4th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st *Zoe Stewart
2nd Tia Vesser: 1x Games Master
3rd Francoise Mahier: 1x Games Master
4th Joyanne Cooper: 4x Games Master
6th Chris Nelson: 1x Games Team Member, 2x Games Master
7th *Tara Blankenship: 1x Games Master
9th *Erika Benavides: 2x Games Master
10th Kristi Lunny: 4x Games Master
11th Marcha Van Glaanen Weijgel: 1x Games Master
14th Cici Fougere: 1x Games Master
20th Alexia Fineman: 3x Games Master
23rd Maricruz Prieto: 2x Games Master
40th Trisha Beauperthuy: 4x Games Master
45th *Francine Pehi: 2x Games Master
Men 50-54
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Kevin Koester DNS
2nd Gregg Geerdes 53rd
3rd Vic McQuaide 10th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Bill Grundler: 2x Games Master
2nd *Steve Hartle: 2x Games Master
3rd *Scott Jenkins: 2x Games Master
4th *Kevin Becker: 1x Games Master
5th Leonardo Wernersbach Lima: 2x Games Master
7th *Bob Ruano: 4x Games Master
8th Jeffrey Tincher: 2x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member, 2x Games Master
9th *Scott Tasaka: 1x Games Team Member, 3x Games Master
10th Vic McQuaide: 3x Games Master
11th Charles Russo: 2x Games Master
12th Stephen King: 3x Games Master
15th Ron Ortiz: 8x Games Master
24th *Ben Kelly: 2x Games Team Member, 1x Games Master
28th Jody Hendrix: 2x Games Master
29th Matt Beals: 4x Games Master
36th Mike Egan: 4x Games Master
48th Dion Walmsley: 2x Games Master
53rd Gregg Geerdes: 3x Games Master
91st Marco Casali: 3x Games Master
Women 55-59
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Laurie Meschishnick 1st
2nd Linda Elstun 6th
3rd April Watkins 10th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Laurie Meschishnick: 7x Games Master, 10 Points in Open
6th Linda Elstun: 6x Games Master
7th Judith Tynan: 2x Games Master
9th Barbara Sessa: 4x Games Master
10th April Watkins: 2x Games Master
11th Debbie Downing: 5x Games Master
13th *Sue Oakman: 3x Games Master
14th Sue Velott: 6x Games Master
16th Bianca Williams: 2x Games Master
19th Yvonne Howard: 1x Games Team Member, 4x Games Master
21st Colleen Fahey: 5x Games Master
22nd Kelly Graham: 3x Games Master
27th Nella Forte: 2x Games Master
32nd Diane Stuart: 3x Games Master
36th Donna Eramo: 3x Games Master
38th Nicolette Dunstone: 3x Games Master
44th *Gaile Binder: 2x Games Master
Men 55-59
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Joe Ames 19th
2nd Ken Idler 7th
3rd Allen Duarte 4th
Notables to Watch
Open
1st *Jody Clements: 1x Games Master
4th Allen Duarte: 4x Games Master
5th *Abe Cook: 1x Games Master
6th *Paul McCrary: 3x Games Master
7th Ken Idler: 5x Games Master
9th Shannon Aiken: 2x Games Master
11th Stuart Swanson: 2x Games Master
14th *Lonnie Ataman: 2x Games Master
19th Joe Ames: 4x Games Master
20th *Perry Siplon: 2x Games Master
26th *Billy Goodson: 2x Games Master
31st *Chris Podesto: 1x Games Master
37th *Ken Cutrer: 1x Games Individual, 2x Games Master
43rd *Freddy Camacho: 2x Games Individual, 1x Games Team Member, 4x Games Master
44th *Jeff Goebel: 2x Games Master
59th Francis Wray: 2x Games Master
64th Robert Boshoven: 4x Games Master
67th Craig Howard: 2x Games Master
154th Tony Kubitschek: 4x Games Master
Women 60+
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Susan Clarke DNS
2nd Patricia McGill 1st
3rd Pauline Sciascia 2nd
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Patricia McGill: 1x Games Master, 10 Points in Open
2nd Pauline Sciascia: 2x Games Master
3rd *Lynne Knapman: 10x Games Master
4th Patty Failla: 5x Games Master
6th Debby Cook: 3x Games Master
7th *Donna Bruce: 4x Games Master
8th Diana Flynn: 4x Games Master
9th *Pam Kusar: 3x Games Master
10th *Heidi Fish: 6x Games Master
11th Julie Holt: 3x Games Master
15th April Kitagawa: 4x Games Master
20th Elizabeth Cole: 3x Games Master
22nd Carol Lynn Thistle: 3x Games Master
28th Marcia Yager: 2x Games Master
29th Jen Stagg: 3x Games Master
36th Sue Lawson: 1x Games Master
36th Lidia Beer: 6x Games Master
39th *Jo Marley: 2x Games Master
46th Martha Redinger: 4x Games Master
48th Page Lockhart: 5x Games Master
56th Mary Schwing: 7x Games Master
Men 60+
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Gord Mackinnon DNS
2nd Dan Brannagan DNS
3rd Carl Giuffre 3rd
Notables to Watch
Open
1st *Will Powell: 7x Games Master
2nd *David Gantz: 4x Games Master
3rd Carl Giuffre: 1x Games Master
4th *Timothy Vivian: 2x Games Master
7th *Gavin Tullos: 2x Games Master
13th Cal Cherrington: 2x Games Master
17th Donald King: 2x Games Master
18th David Hippensteel: 7x Games Master
23rd *Lars Boss Thomsen: 1x Games Master
27th Marco Arredondo: 3x Games Master
31st Michael Brown: 2x Games Master
33rd John Mariotti: 3x Games Master
44th Scott Olson: 6x Games Master
52nd Clarke Holland: 6x Games Master
53rd Stephen Angove: 5x Games Master
55th *Larry Silber: 2x Games Master
65th Clayton Corwin: 2x Games Master
81st *Dewayne Sapp: 3x Games Master
139th *Paul Flores: 2x Games Master
167th Charles Sullivan: 6x Games Master
“65+ Age Divisions”
The oldest woman to qualify for the AGOQ is Ina Koolhaas Revers at the age of 72. For the oldest men, Clarke Holland and Tom Lazear are 68. Note that Scott Olson will also be 68 at the time of the 2020 CrossFit Games.
There were 17 women and 13 men that will be 65 years old or older for the Games cutoff age this season who also qualified for the 60+ AGOQ. In 2019, there were 19 women and 17 men. In 2018, there were 22 women and 13 men.
Among these 65+ athletes are former Masters Champions (Scott Olson and Mary Schwing) and many past multi-Games Masters. These athletes make a strong argument to create a 60-64 Masters Division and add a 65+ Division.
Teenagers Age Divisions by the Numbers
In the table below is a breakout of the past Games history of the 200 qualifiers in each division along with the same statistics from 2019 for comparison.
CrossFit Games Career Teenagers Category Leaders – AGOQ Qualified
Appearances: Tudor Magda 3 (3rd tie), Lea Malo 3 (3rd tie)
Championships: Tudor Magda 1 (6th tie), Oliva Sulek 1 (6th tie), David Bradley 1 (6th tie), Emma Cary 1 (6th tie)
Podiums: Tudor Magda 2 (7th tie), Paige Powers 2 (7th tie)
Event Wins: Emma Cary 4 (9th tie), Gigi Sabatini 3 (12th tie), David Bradley 2 (15th tie), Olivia Sulek 2 (15th tie), Paige Powers 2 (15th tie), Brynjar Ari Magnússon 2 (15th tie), Tudor Magda 2 (15th tie), Lee Malo 2 (15th tie), Amato Mazzocca 2 (15th tie), Jack Laker 2 (15th tie)
All-Time Teenager AGOQ Event Wins: Tudor Magda 4 (3rd), Amato Mazzocca 3 (4th tie), Emma Cary 3 (4th tie), Olivia Sulek 3 (4th tie)
All-Time Teenager Open Workout Wins: Emma Cary 6 (2nd), Tudor Magda 5 (3rd), Emma Lawson 4 (4th tie), Paige Powers 3 (7th tie), Olivia Sulek 2 (10th tie), Jack Laker 2 (10th tie), Gigi Sabatini 2 (10th tie), David Bradley 2 (10th tie), Rökkvi Guðnason 2 (10th tie)
Teenager Division Breakdowns
Opposite of the Masters, the younger athletes in Teenager Age Divisions typically have a disadvantage. The average age for each AGOQ division is near the older ages. First year athletes in an age division are denoted with an asterisk.
Girls 14-15
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Emma Cary 2nd (16-17) Aged-Up
2nd Gigi Sabatini 4th (16-17) Aged-Up
3rd Emma Lawson 1st
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Emma Lawson: 1x Games Teenager, 9 Points in Open
2nd *Trista Smith
3rd Sophia Shaft: 1x Games Teenager
Boys 14-15
CFG19 Podium Open
1st David Bradley 10th (16-17) Aged-Up
2nd Amato Mazzocca 18th (16-17) Aged-Up
3rd Brynjar Ari Magnússon 15th (16-17) Aged-Up
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Rökkvi Guðnason
2nd Elijah Subiono
3rd Isaac Kime
Girls 16-17
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Chloe Smith Aged-Out
2nd Sophia Grimmer Aged-Out
3rd Paige Powers 3rd
Notables to Watch
Open
1st *Olivia Sulek: 2x Games Teenager, 10 Points in Open
2nd *Emma Cary: 1x Games Teenager
3rd Paige Powers: 2x Games Teenager
4th *Gigi Sabatini: 2x Games Teenager
5th *Paulina Haro: 2x Games Teenager
6th Lexi Neely: 1x Games Teenager
9th Lilly Rodriguez: 1x Games Teenager
10th Lea Malo: 3x Games Teenager
10th Nina Ladvenicova: 2x Games Teenager
12th *Chloe Honaker: 1x Games Teenager
13th *Claire Doty: 1x Games Teenager
17th Hanna Mrochuk: 1x Games Teenager
23rd Emma Spath: 1x Games Teenager
32nd Birta Líf Þórarinsdóttir: 1x Games Teenager
34th *Josefin Andersson: 1x Games Teenager
51st Tori Gallegos: 1x Games Teenager
87th Olivia Villasenor: 1x Games Teenager
Boys 16-17
CFG19 Podium Open
1st Dallin Pepper Aged-Out
2nd Matúš Kočar Aged-Out
3rd Tudor Magda 1st
Notables to Watch
Open
1st Jack Laker: 1x Games Teenager
2nd Tudor Magda: 3x Games Teenager
5th Anthony Re: 1x Games Teenager
6th Juan Rodriguez: 1x Games Teenager
10th *David Bradley: 1x Games Teenager
12th Rees Cooksy: 1x Games Teenager
13th Cole Martinez: 2x Games Teenager
15th *Brynjar Ari Magnússon: 2x Games Teenager
16th *Elias Simbürger: 1x Games Teenager
18th *Amato Mazzocca: 2x Games Teenager
19th Mario Marquez: 1x Games Teenager
20th Braden Groeneveld: 1x Games Teenager
22nd *Azariah Price: 1x Games Teenager
26th *Alex Blazo: 1x Games Teenager
40th Nolan Pedrick: 2x Games Teenager
104th *William Stupart: 1x Games Teenager