2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Outcomes — Laura Horvath and Patrick Vellner Turn into Two-Time Champions

Two former winners rise to the highest once more.

Written by Stephen Sheehan, CPT Final up to date on Oct 30, 2023

Going through heavy rain and a area of fierce rivals over the course of 4 days, 2023 CrossFit Video games winner Laura Horvath and second-Fittest Man on Earth® Patrick Vellner each turned two-time Rogue Invitational champions by successful their respective divisions on the 2023 Rogue Invitational. The present Fittest Girl on Earth® earned her place atop the rostrum for the second straight 12 months with a dynamite efficiency at Dell Diamond stadium that included three occasion victories.

In the meantime, Vellner simply edged out reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler to take residence the Males’s Particular person crown for the second time in 4 years. Regardless of coping with adversarial situations, that didn’t cease the athletes from showcasing their energy, pace, and stamina for the followers who weathered the storm in Spherical Rock, Texas.

Listed here are the ultimate standings for each divisions on the 2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational:

2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Ultimate Standings — Ladies

1. Laura Horvath — 780 factors (Winner)
2. Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr — 770 factors
3. Emma Lawson — 650 factors
4. Gabriela Migała — 630 factors
5. Alex Gazan — 590 factors
6. Emma Cary — 550 factors
7. Danielle Brandon — 540 factors
8. Arielle Loewen — 510 factors
9. Dani Speegle — 505 factors
10. Manon Angonese — 460 factors
11. Christine Kolenbrander — 455 factors
12. Lauren Fisher — 420 factors
13. Paige Powers — 405 factors
14. Paige Semenza — 390 factors
15. Emily Rolfe — 330 factors
16. Bethany Flores — 320 factors
17. Karin Freyova — 305 factors
18. Kyra Milligan — 295 factors
19. Shelby Neal — 265 factors
20. Elena Carratala Sanahuja — 235 factors

2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Ultimate Standings — Males

1. Pat Vellner — 660 factors (Winner)
2. Jeffrey Adler — 640 factors
3. Roman Khrennikov— 610 factors
4. Brent Fikowski — 610 factors
5. Ricky Garard — 565 factors
6. Travis Mayer — 555 factors
7. Jayson Hopper — 545points
8. Dallin Pepper — 545 factors
9. Jay Crouch — 540 factors
10. Noah Olsen — 530 factors
11. Jelle Hoste — 485 factors
12. Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson — 475 factors
13. Chandler Smith — 455 factors
14. Lazar Đukić — 445 factors
15. Tudor Magda — 435 factors
16. Bayley Martin — 375 factors
17. Victor Hoffer — 360 factors
18. Will Moorad — 300 factors
19. Garrett Clark — 255 factors
20. Jonne Koski — 10 factors

With 9 occasions that examined their energy and conditioning (in addition to their psychological fortitude), the CrossFit members on the 2023 Rogue Invitational deserve great credit score for enduring a troublesome problem. Whereas the 2 winners had a few hiccups, each Horvath and Vellner accrued sufficient factors to emerge victorious and safe profitable paydays.

Right here’s an event-by-event breakdown of how every champion carried out:

Laura Horvath 2023 Rogue Invitational Occasion by Occasion Efficiency

Apart from struggling to make it by means of “tenth Inning” in the beginning of Day Two, Horvath had little bother finishing the opposite eight occasions on the schedule. In reality, she secured a top-three end in six of the 9 occasions, together with wins in “The Circus,” “Hulk Fingers,” and “The Cleanup.”

After all, the 2023 CrossFit Video games winner wanted each level to fend off six-time Fittest Girl on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, who confirmed no rust in her first competitors since 2021. In the end, although, Horvath outlasted her peer in what proved to be a neck-and-neck battle until the very finish.

1. Texas Heavy — Fourth place
2. Seat on the Bar — Second place
3. The Circus — First place
4. tenth Inning — 14th place
5. The Duel III — Second place
6. Max Deadlift — Third place
7. Hulk Fingers — First place
8. Huge Cat — Fifth place
9. The Cleanup — First place

Pat Vellner 2023 Rogue Invitational Occasion by Occasion Efficiency

Though he acquired off to a gradual begin, Vellner greater than made up for his lackluster displaying in “Texas Heavy” by rattling off top-three finishes in 4 of the subsequent 5 occasions. That string of standout performances helped him climb atop the leaderboard and keep a slim lead over Adler, who in the end got here up 20 factors shy of the No. 1 spot.

Vellner, a seven-time CrossFit Video games competitor who received the Rogue Invitational in 2020, delivered his greatest efficiency in “Seat on the Bar.” The Canadian native took residence second within the occasion by finishing the 20-15-10 rep scheme of log muscle ups, adopted by 5 again squats of 375 kilos (170 kilograms) in six minutes and 47 seconds. He additionally demonstrated glorious energy by tying Tudor Magda for the second-highest deadlift with a 595-pound (270-kilogram) pull on Occasion No. 6.

1. Texas Heavy — thirteenth place
2. Seat on the Bar — Second place
3. The Circus — Third place
4. tenth Inning — Fourth place
5. The Duel III — Third place
6. Max Deadlift — Third place
7. Hulk Fingers — Ninth place
8. Huge Cat — tenth place
9. The Cleanup — tenth place

Not solely did Horvath and Vellner change into multiple-time Rogue Invitational champions over the Oct. 26-29 weekend, however additionally they turned considerably wealthier for his or her efforts. Ending forward of the pack earned them every a record-setting prize purse of $280,304.30. Contemplating the second-place finishers took residence roughly a 3rd of that quantity ($97,780.57), it’s secure to say the 2023 Rogue Invitational winners can respect all of the blood, sweat, and tears they poured into their coaching to organize for the four-day showdown at Dell Diamond.

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