It was a big performance for Gazan and Vellner.

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Alex Gazan (Individual Women) and Patrick Vellner (Individual Men) are the winners of the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal. To notch his Semifinal win, Vellner, the 2022 CrossFit Games runner-up, beat two-time defending CrossFit Games champion Justin Medeiros.

Gazan bolsters her current fifth-place worldwide ranking on the official CrossFit leaderboard with this victory, earning her second-ever placing in the CrossFit Games. Gazan finished in 24th place for the Individual Women in her debut in 2022. Three teams, CrossFit Franco’s Misfits, CrossFit Invictus, and CrossFit Omnia, all finished with an identical number of points to win the Teams portion.

This North America West semifinals — one of the last legs before the 2023 CrossFit Games in early August — took place on May 25-28, 2023, in Pasadena, CA.

Here are the respective final results and top 20 finishers for all three included divisions at the 2023 CrossFit North America West Semifinal. As is the case with other Semifinals legs, the Individual athletes performed seven workouts, while the Teams competitors participated in six.

Individual Women Results

  1. Alex Gazan — 538 points
  2. Katrin Davíðsdóttir — 527 points
  3. Arielle Loewen — 525 points
  4. Christine Kolenbrander — 507 points
  5. Bethany Shadburne — 504 points
  6. Emily Rolfe — 465 points
  7. Olivia Kerstetter — 457 points
  8. Abigail Domit — 421 points
  9. Baylee Rayl — 415 points
  10. Kelly Baker — 415 points
  11. Dani Speegle — 413 points
  12. Kloie Wilson — 402 points
  13. Lauren Fisher — 382 points
  14. Emily White — 381 points
  15. Sydney Michalyshen — 373 points
  16. Hannah Black — 370 points
  17. Stacy Lerum — 370 points
  18. Hattie Kanyo — 359 points
  19. Karisa Stapp — 356 points
  20. Ellia Miller — 344 points

Individual Men Results

  1. Patrick Veller — 612 points
  2. Brent Fikowski — 569 points
  3. Samuel Kwant — 564 points
  4. Cole Greashaber — 528 points
  5. Justin Medeiros — 519 points
  6. Chandler Smith — 490 points
  7. Nick Mathew — 472 points
  8. Colten Mertens — 458 points
  9. Cole Sager — 458 points
  10. Mitchel Stevenson — 422 points
  11. Luis Oscar Mora — 418 points
  12. John Wood — 417 points
  13. Jack Rozema — 402 points
  14. Justin Rhodes — 351 points
  15. Maximilian Krieg — 349 points
  16. Scott Tetlow — 343 points
  17. Chris Ibarra — 343 points
  18. Isaiah Vidal — 326 points
  19. Phillip Muscarella — 325 points
  20. Anthony Davis — 324 points

Teams Results

  1. CrossFit Franco’s Misfits — 555 points | Three-way tie for first place
  2. CrossFit Invictus — 555 points | Three-way tie for first place
  3. CrossFit Omnia — 555 points | Three-way tie for first place
  4. CrossFit Kilo II — 528 points
  5. Koda CrossFit Redemption — 486 points
  6. CrossFit Invictus Unconquerable — 483 points
  7. Rhino CrossFit Dawgs — 444 points
  8. CrossFit Invictus Sea of Green — 432 points
  9. Einhorn CrossFit Ascend — 417 points
  10. CrossFit Believe — 364 points
  11. Verdant CrossFit — 363 points
  12. CrossFit 8035 — 354 points
  13. CrossFit Overtake Team Destiny — 349 points
  14. Undefeated CrossFit — 334 points
  15. CrossFit Complex — 327 points
  16. CrossFit Queretaro The W Pack — 309 points
  17. CrossFit Kemah — 286 points
  18. Ben Lomond CrossFit Rise — 265 points
  19. CrossFit Condesa Luther MX — 250 points
  20. Salty Hive CrossFit — 236 points

Upcoming CrossFit Semifinal Dates

Five legs of the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals — North America East, Africa, North America West, Oceania, and South America — are in the books, and only two remain. Here are the upcoming dates for the remaining 2023 CrossFit Semifinals:

  • June 1-4, 2023: Europe Semifinal | Berlin, Germany
  • June 1-4, 2023: Asia Semifinal | Busan, South Korea

At the conclusion of both the Europe and Asia Semifinals, the headline divisions (Individual Women, Individual Men, Teams) of the 2023 CrossFit Games will have most of their primary rosters locked in. From there, it’s a two-month sprint (or wait) until the biggest competition in CrossFit in the late summer.

Featured image: @alexgazan_ on Instagram

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