SmackDown Reflections What a showdown! A BIG, BIG thank you goes out to the Corpus Christi CrossFit community for coming together and supporting the September Smackdown. We decided to put in the hard work to produce this event because we love CrossFit, we love competition, and were committed to seeing the community grow and thrive. Thanks to all you owners and coaches at the local CrossFit affiliates who do what you do day in and day out, week in and week out, preparing your athletes, supporting them, being patient with their development. I was very gratified to see such a strong turnout with so many of the local boxes represented with quality athletes. The local CrossFit community has come a long way in recent years. It was an outstanding day! An event like this cannot happen without key people behind the scenes toiling away for weeks to prepare every detail so that things run smoothly. It looks simple, but there is a TON of work done behind the scenes. Here are some of the folks who deserve recognition. Donnie Moore - SeaCity Coach, competitor, and my right hand man. Could not have done this without his support, practical advice, and numerous contributions. Donnie recruited the majority of the Gold Sponsors for the SmackDown this year. No single person did more to make this event take place. Buddy Bell - Atty at Law. Friend, Contributor, Supporter, and SCCF member Buddy Bell has been instrumental with his support and contributions! The September SmackDown would not have occurred without Buddys support! Kendell Solomon - Kendell has been a member at SCCF for 3 years. While many folks have come and gone, he has been a loyal standby and is always there to lend a hand with special events. Kendell helped load the truck, assemble the rig, judge the competition, and then load it all up again. He is the kind of guy who is there from start to finish and his generous support is greatly appreciated. Melody Crow- Melody is the owner and head coach at CrossFit Whitecap. When I initially approached Melody regarding collaboration on this event, she basically opened her doors and said mi casa es su casa. Her extraordinary generosity and contagiously positive attitude was very refreshing. Melody loaned out half the equipment in her gym, rallied her troops, and helped promote the event within her gym. It was great to see a total buy-in on her part and her close-knit team. Thanks! AJ Nunez - AJ is a KHS baseball player and will probably be kicking all of your butts in wods in a few years! He has been a regular attendee of SCCF Summer Strength Camp and is a solid athlete. AJ is the young man who held the flag at the turn-around point for all four heats of WOD #1. Thats standing in one place for about 2 hours with no break. A big thanks to AJ! Dare Lopez- The scorekeeper sits behind the scenes and has to make sense of all the judges scoresheets, enter all the data, correct any mistakes, track down discrepancies or omissions, and make sure the right people get the proper credit for the hard work taking place out in the competition. Dare did a thorough and meticulous job (it helps that shes a math teacher)! Marlo Garcia- Marlo did numerous thankless tasks that are vital to making an event come together, including making phone calls, recruiting volunteers, judges, and sponsors, following up with all the many details and keeping things organized. I cannot possibly list all the many many things she did to help! Not to mention that she trained and competed as well! A giant thanks goes to Marlo for all of her tireless efforts! All the volunteers who helped load the equipment, set the rig up, and then break it all down and load the truck all over again. Thanks to Shane Casady, Gilbert Casas, Zach Ballard, James Lerma, Kendell Solomon, Ceci Dupree, Jody Campbell, AJ Nunez, Gonzo Flores, Anna Woods, Stephanie Eschete, Jackie Blevins, Lucy Hamilton, Marlo Garcia, Valerie Larsen, Mike Muro, and Jody Campbell. Your judges: Kendell Solomon, Zach Ballard, Gilbert Casas, Kathryn Naranjo, Lauren Massie, Jody Campbell, David Lopez, Ana Ramirez, Roger Cueva, Melody Crow, Jason Lavastida, Gonzalo Flores, Robert Pereira. Also a special thanks to Vonkiel Advincula, owner of CrossFit Iron Addicts. Vonkiel competed, loaned equipment and helped sponsor the event. Raquel Nichols, owner of CF Metro 361, also loaned equipment. Anita Canales, owner of CrossFit Bare Dynamics, loaned equipment as well. And last but far from least, a big thank you to all the competitors who prepared themselves in the gym and brought their best game out on competition day. It was great to see all you guys and gals really sell out and give your best effort throughout the day. Yall put on a good show and hopefully everyone learned a little more about themselves as athletes. Every competition is an opportunity to grow and develop so I hope all of you enjoyed it. See you next year!
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:11:19 +0000
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