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Get to Know the 2024 PRVN Fitness Athlete Roster

March 12, 2024 by Austin Heaton

One of CrossFit’s top training camps, PRVN Fitness, announced their roster of 2024 roster athletes in advance of the CrossFit Open 24.3 live announcement at PRVN Fitness HQ in Nashville, TN.

The camp looks to have one of their best lineups ever. Their 15-person roster consists of CrossFit Games veterans, potential 2024 Games rookies, and, of course, six-time champion Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr.

  • This lineup doesn’t include the many other up-and-coming athletes following PRVN programming. Rather, it gives us the best idea of which of their athletes will most likely be competitive during the later stages of the season.

With that being said, let’s take a brief look at each of these 15 top PRVN athletes:

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[Related: Longtime CrossFit Coach Danny Lesslie Faces $200,000 in Medical Bills for Wife’s Cancer Treatment]

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr

The champ is back, and she will lead the charge at PRVN along with her husband and PRVN Fitness co-founder, Shane Orr.

Last year was wild for the Women’s Individual division with Toomey-Orr absent. Still, after a tough second-place finish at the 2023 Rogue Invitational just months after giving birth, Toomey-Orr is back to reclaim her spot at the top.

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[Related: Interview: CrossFit Athlete Kelly Baker Talks About Raising Awareness for Fertility Issues in Women]

Jay Crouch

Six-time Games athlete Jay Crouch is coming off his best career finish, breaking into the top 10 at the 2024 CrossFit Games with an eighth-place overall finish.

Crouch made massive improvements throughout the 2023 season, surprising many in the community, and seemingly coming out of nowhere. Crouch will seek a second straight top-10 finish at the Games and show that 2023 wasn’t a fluke.

Olivia Kerstetter

The 2023 Games Rookie of the Year, Olivia Kerstetter, will return as a PRVN athlete and attempt to solidify her position as one of the top in the sport. 2023 was Kerstetter’s first year in the Individual women’s division, and she finished 16th at just 17 years old. What can Kerstetter do now with a year of experience under her belt?

Nick Mathew

Two years ago, Nick Mathew wasn’t even supposed to be at the 2022 CrossFit Games but received an invitation thanks to a backfill that opened. Mathew went on to take two event wins to finish 14th overall.

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In 2023, Mathew had a slight setback, finishing 19th, but earned another year of experience that should prove useful in 2024.

Colten Mertens

After two years in 30th or worse at the Games, fan-favorite Colten Mertens made huge strides in 2023, finishing 18th at the Game and racking up an event win in “Ski-Bag” along the way.

Mertens is no stranger to hard work and seems to fit in at PRVN. He took the worldwide overall win in Open 24.1 despite suffering from personal tragedy with the loss of his mother that week. Mertens could potentially have yet another career best in 2024.

Sydney Wells

In 2023, Sydney kept the Wells name alive at the Games while sister Brooke barely missed out. Sydney had a solid rookie performance, finishing 28th overall with two top-10 event finishes. She will look for more in 2024.

Since Sydney Wells trains at CrossFit East Nashville PRVN alongside Toomey-Orr and the rest of the PRVN crew, Wells has had time to learn from the best. The results should show in 2024.

Kalyan Souza

Another up-and-comer on the PRVN roster is the Brazilian and 2023 Games rookie Kaylan Souza. Souza took over for Guilherme Malheiros and finished 32nd overall at the Games; the highest-placing athlete from Brazil.

At only 23 years old, Souza is still young with plenty of time to improve. Over the next few years, he may be a staple to watch from the Latin America region.

Caroline Stanley

Stanley is the fourth 2023 Games rookie on this list. She finished just one place above her PRVN teammate Sydney Wells in 27th.

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Stanley flew under the radar during the 2023 Games because she had no top-10 event finishes but avoided disastrous events. With that middle-of-the-pack consistency, she could continue to rise up the leaderboard each year with slight improvements in each modality.

Maddie Sturt

Four-time CrossFit Games athlete Maddie Sturt competed at the Games for four straight years from 2016-2019, with a best overall finish of 20th in 2018.

Since 2019, however, Sturt has been unable to return, missing out on qualifying for the past three years by just a handful of points each year in heartbreaking fashion. Sturt is consistently one of the top 10 fittest women in the Oceania region, and we should likely expect her back at the Games either this year or the next.

Sydney Michalyshen

Two-time Games athlete Sydney Michalyshen had a slight setback in 2023, missing Games qualification by 32 points. Still, with Semifinals lineup changes already announced, Michalyshen may take advantage and return to the Games in 2024.

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Michalyshen has finished 31st and 25th at the Games and will expect an even higher finish this year. Michalyshen is one of the strongest athletes in the field. If she fixes other areas in her game, she’ll be dangerous.

Lucy McGonigle

In 2023, as an impressive 16-year-old, Lucy McGonigle qualified for the European Semifinal, ultimately finishing in 45th.

Since McGonigle is so young, she will continue developing and improving each year. It would not be surprising to see her competing at the Games before turning 18. McGonigle is a dark horse to watch in 2024.

Luis Oscar Mora

Luis Oscar Mora was only 40 points away from qualifying for the 2023 Games from the North America West Semifinal. It would’ve been his first ticket there as an individual male.

In 2016, Mora competed in the boys 16-17 age division, finishing fourth overall. Mora is known for great strength and will be a threat in heavy events when he makes it to the Games floor again.

Will Kearney

Another athlete who narrowly missed qualifying for the 2023 Games was William Kearney, who failed to qualify by 26 points in the Oceania Semifinal. He finished fourth overall.

Kearney’s career so far shows continued improvement in the Open and Quarterfinals, meaning he will likely improve again in 2024. At 24 years old, look out for him to represent Australia at the Games in the next couple of years.

Rylee Beebe

In 2023, Rylee Beebe finished seventh overall at the Games in the Girls 16-17 division and will likely finish higher in 2024.

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Beebe is a three-time Games athlete in the teen division. In 2024, as a 17-year-old, Beebe has the opportunity to compete in the Individual division or in the Teen division, depending on her Semifinal performance.

RJ Mestre

The 2022 Boy’s 14-15 Games champion and 2023 Boys 16-17 third-place finisher, RJ Mestre, is another of PRVN’s elite teen athletes eyeing his Individual division appearance soon.

Mestre is one of the favorites to win the Boys 16-17 division in 2024 and then move to the Men’s division after. Mestre has good coaches and teachers in Nashville, and he’ll be sure to make them proud in this upcoming season.

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