Name:  Jason Bentz Age:  42 Occupation:  Engineer doing Finance Stuff When did you first start CrossFit?  March 10th, 2010 Tell us about your sports & fitness background. My sports and fitness background is very limited.  Even though I was a skinny kid growing up, I pretty much had no coordination (and still don’t) when it came to sports.  My favorite thing to do growing up, other than playing Nintendo, was playing soccer with the neighbor kids next door.  I continued to not show interest in sports growing up, so much so, that I became an “Orch-Dork” as my wife Stacy calls it, and started playing violin in middle school.  Once in college, I picked up rock climbing, and actually got decent at it, and even continued doing it after I started working full time.  Work eventually took over, and I didn’t know anyone that I worked with that liked to...Read more

Name: Ken Salazar Age: 57 Occupation: Mgmt. Sales – Kraft Heinz Foods When did you first start CrossFit? Late July 2017 Tell us about your sports & fitness background. High school athlete; soccer, football, rodeo (Bull Riding) until age 21 at the Univ. of TX. A&M. Later years, weekend warrior (Soccer) in my 30s! How did you first get into CrossFit? How did it go? My son Carl started doing CF 3 months after finishing his collegiate football years at TU. I watched him develop in the sport of CrossFit. Carl would always encourage me to give CrossFit a try. One day he strongly suggested for me to try CrossFit at CF Eclipse and told me they had a beginner’s class coming up. It was intimidating at first; however, as relationships at CF Eclipse developed so did my confidence and my drive to improve. What sort of changes have you...Read more

Name: Haley McCord Age: 32 Occupation: HR & Accounting When did you first start CrossFit? 2010   Tell us about your sports & fitness background. I played a variety of sports growing up – basketball, softball, soccer, and more. In high school I focused on soccer. I played on my high school team and competitively.   How did you first get into CrossFit? How did it go? Aaron’s cousin dragged me to Eclipse in the summer of 2010 and I’ve never looked back!  As far as how it went – there was LOTS of scaling!   What sort of changes have you seen in your body, health, and fitness since starting CrossFit? I have developed skills and strength that I didn’t know I was capable of!  If you asked me if I was ever going to be able to do a pull up when I first started, I would have...Read more

Name: Christi Wyatt Age: In my 30’s….or can I say 27 and holding??? Occupation: Business Owner, Church Admin and Outreach Director When did you first start CrossFit?  Technically June 2017…but it was really the August Beginners class that made me feel like I had started and (somewhat) knew what I was doing Tell us about your sports & fitness background. Not much to tell.  I went to a small high school and we didn’t have opportunities for sports.  As an adult, I was a part of lots of gyms and attended lots of classes but never really enjoyed any and I never felt connected to them. How did you first get into CrossFit? How did it go?  Ryan and Ashley Lewis wouldn’t stop talking about it so I said I would go to shut them up (lol).  I went, then I went again…and again…and I LOVE IT!! What sort of...Read more

Name: Eric Funston Age: Really?  56 and 354 days Occupation: Vice President Labor Relations Institute When did you first start CrossFit? November of 2016   Tell us about your sports & fitness background.  I grew up as a kid playing all sports but as I grew older my focus was on tennis only.  I played completive junior tennis for many years.  When I was around 49 years old, I traveled a lot for work.  After a while, I started feeling old and was clearly out of shape.  I bought a home gym and started lifting and doing programs such as P90 X, Insanity and Skoggs (kettle bell program).  I would take my bands on the road with me and would work out in the hotel room when traveling.  After a few years, a friend suggested I try men’s physique and because of my competitive nature, I decided to give it...Read more