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Teamwork Made the Podium Work at DUC
After a 3 year hiatus the Down Under Championships recently returned to Wollongong’s WIN Stadium on November 18-20. As the premier off-season event for CrossFit in Australia, the DUC boasted an extensive list of international athletes, but our eyes were closer to home with Team Gorilla Health fielding an impressive list of qualified athletes in all four elite divisions. Over on the Teams side of the fence, Gorilla Health had representation across both Elite Mens and Womens fields, across an awesome FOUR total teams. Team Awaside took out an impressive 3rd place finish with four top 5 placings across...
A Tight Battle for the Top Step at the 2022 Beachside Mixer
Gorilla Health Athletes Jake Standen and Darcy Hancock joined forces as in the recent Beachside Mixer hosted by CrossFit Tannum Sands. Over 2 days, teams took on a wide range of events including the marquee Elimination Wade and Peddle Paddle held on the shores of Tannum Sands. Taking out a total of five event wins over eight scored workouts across three locations, the CQ Boyzz (hey, we didn't pick the team name!) were edged out on the final day of competition by only a single point to CrossFit Harvey Bay. For Standen and Hancock, both top 10 finishers at this year’s...