Mark – Coach, CF-L1, USAW L1, CPR/AED Certified

About: 10+ year CrossFit athlete, 8+ years coaching, married to his best friend with 6 kids, lost 60 pounds, loves guitar, technology tinkerer, played football, baseball, basketball and track & field growing up.

Favorite Movements: Clean & Jerk and Bar Muscle Ups
Favorite WOD: Elizabeth
Musical Motivation: Almost anything, just keep it clean ;)
Favorite Food: Cincinnati Style Chili (4-way onions) 🍝
Words to live by: The pursuit of easy things makes men weak.

Janelle – Coach – USAW Level 1, CPR/AED Certified, Panda Power

Janelle Shafer is a cheerleader turned lifter and CrossFitter. She’s an elite athlete, seasoned Olympic lifter and amazing CrossFit coach. As an Olympic lifter, she’s competed in many national meets and represented the USA at the World University Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. CrossFit gave Janelle the “Fittest Woman in Kansas in 2017” title for winning the CrossFit 2017 Open. She was a member of the 2014-2016 On Track team which competed in the North Central CrossFit Regionals and competed as an individual in the 2018 North Central Regionals.

About: 10+ years CF athlete, “2017 Fittest Woman in Kansas”, 2014, 2015, 2016 Regionals team athlete, 2018 Regionals individual athlete, USAW athlete and international competitor.

Favorite Movements: Snatch, all gymnastics, devil’s press
Favorite WOD: Loves a LONG metcon!
Musical Motivation: Anything upbeat that she can dance to
Favorite Food: Noodles & Shrimp 🍜🍤
Words to live by: Look great, feel great, perform great!

Kyle – Coach – CFL1 – CPR/AED Certified

About: Grew up on a 300 acre farm wrestling 8 other step/half/full siblings. Competed in wrestling and track, joined the army right after HS. CrossFit was first true experience with a team. Started CrossFit on a Groupon in 2013 and was immediately hooked. Achieved his CFL1, became a coach and made it a personal goal to go to regionals (which he did). The rest is still writing itself…

Favorite Movements: Anything bodyweight
Favorite WOD: Nicole
Musical Motivation: Country 🤠
Favorite Food: Anything fried or fried anything 🍟
Words to live by: There is no reason to be alive if you can’t do deadlift

JD – Coach – CFL1 – CPR/AED Certified

About: 7+ years CF athlete, first WOD was “Grace”, community keeps him coming back.

Favorite Movements: Anything overhead (lunges, squats, handstand push-ups, wall-balls, etc.)
Favorite WOD: CrossFit Games Open Workout 14.2
Musical Motivation: 90’s Country – rips doors off hinges to Shania Twain. 🤠
Favorite Food: Sushi, pizza, avocado bagels 🍣🍕🥑
Words to live by: The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.

Maddy – Coach – CFL1 – Social Media / Creative Marketing

About:  30-something, KC native, LOVES sports, got into bodybuilding-style workouts in 2016. Transitioned to CrossFit in 2019 after desperately needing something new. Fell in love after the 1st workout (which absolutely kicked her butt), and has called CFOT home ever since!

Favorite Movements: Wall balls & double-unders
Favorite WOD: Diane
Musical Motivation: Shinedown
Favorite Food: Sushi, all Asian cuisine, seafood, donuts, popcorn & diet soda 🍣🍿🥤
Words to live by: Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about leaning to dance in the rain.

Leah – Coach – CFL1 – BLS/CPR/AED Certified

About: 12+ years as CF athlete, married to Cody for over a decade with 2 awesome kids, PA doing cardiac and thoracic surgery at HCA, loves finding new ways to increase her fitness and stay involved in the CrossFit community.

Favorite Movements: Bar muscle-ups
Favorite WOD: 
Musical Motivation: Country 🤠
Favorite Food: Cookie dough
Words to live by: To whom much is given, much is expected.

Sahn – Coach, USAW L1, Personal Trainer, Massage Therapist

About: 6+ years CrossFit athlete, 34+ years Oly lifter & coach, she came from the land down under where women glow and men plunder, happily married with 5 kids!

Favorite Movements: Double Unders
Favorite WOD: Annie
Musical Motivation: ACDC, Men At Work, Silverchair, Jet🤘🏽
Favorite Food: Vegemite Sandwich
Words to live by: Chookas

Lauren – Coach – Former CFL1 – NASM CPT – NASM Nutrition – CPR/AED Certified

About: Competitive dirt bike racer turned mom & preschool teacher. Started CrossFit in 2013 as a way to get stronger and better able to pick up a 200+ lb dirt bike after crashing. Found a community of strangers inside another local gym which very quickly became a family. Loves being outdoors, riding dirt bikes in Colorado, and making memories with her family.

Favorite Movements: Power Clean
Favorite WOD: Annie
Musical Motivation: Remixes / techno
Favorite Food: Popcorn! 🍿
Words to live by: Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it’s not like this compulsive need like my need to be praised.

Mike – Coach / Programming Mgr – CFL1 – CPR/AED Certified

About: 8+ year CrossFit athlete,  married with 3 kids, enjoys hiking, canoeing, crossword and jigsaw puzzles.

Favorite Movements: Rope Climbs, Cardio Machines
Favorite WOD: Assaulted Fran, Karabelle
Musical Motivation: Metalcore 🤘🏼
Favorite Food: Cereal & Pizza 🍕
Words to live by: No discipline is enjoyable but it produces a harvest of right living. So take a new grip with those tired hands and strengthen those weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so you will not become lame, but healed.

Sarah – Coach – CFL1 – BLS/CPR/AED Certified

About: Started CrossFit in 2014 after being bullied by a friend to join. Former college athlete, loves all things “cats”, chemistry and Taylor Swift. Fork Lift Certified.

Favorite Movements: Barbell cycling
Favorite WOD: Grace
Musical Motivation: Taylor Swift
Favorite Food: Nachos
Words to live by: 

Dan – Coach – CFL1 – CPR/AED Certified

About: 6+ years CF athlete, loves rucking, pizza and Liverpool FC.  Married with 3 daughters, very proud girl dad, enjoys motivating others, constantly being in motion and outdoor workouts.

Favorite Movements: Squat Clean
Favorite WOD: Murph
Musical Motivation: EDM or something with a non-stop beat above 150 BPM.
Favorite Food: Pizza and Pad Thai 🍕
Words to live by: Attitude reflects leadership, captain

Erin – Coach – CPR/AED Certified

About: 10+ years CF athlete (started on a Groupon), former competitive gymnast, 26+ years of competitive gymnastics coaching, masters degree in public health, likes hiking, camping, gymnastics and anything outdoors

Favorite Movements: Squat Snatch & Bar Muscle Ups
Favorite WOD: CrossFit Games Open Workout 16.3
Musical Motivation: 80’s & 90’s Rock 🤘🏼
Favorite Food: Pizza 🍕
Words to live by: Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Embrace the suck.

Bobby – DC MS – Coach – CFL1 – CPR/AED Certified

About: 4+ year CrossFit athlete,  Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), grew up on a farm in small-town KS, former college football athlete, enjoys fitness, sports, eating, traveling, and anything outdoors.

Favorite Movements: Power cleans and back squats
Favorite WOD: Diane
Musical Motivation: Fall Out Boy, MGK, BLACKPINK & any excessively emotional punk/emo rock music
Favorite Food: Korean
Words to live by: Comparison is the thief of joy