Athlete of the Month

JACKIE BEDNARCZYK–Athlete of the Month–May 2019

May 2, 2019

"Thank you to my wife for supporting me during the past year. FYI, she is killing it in the gym too and I have no doubt she’ll be AOTM in the near future." --Bryan Bednarczyk No truer words could've been spoken back in July of 2018 by Jackie's husband...

TIM STORCK — Athlete of the Month– February 2019

Mar 7, 2019

Quiet. Shy. Hard-working. Consistent. Tim Storck is not what most people think of when they imagine a CrossFitter. But this strong and fast athlete is crushing it at Blackbird CrossFit!

Becky Tyler – Athlete of the Month – January 2019

Dec 31, 2018

Becky and the whole Tyler fam are just the coolest. We've loved them since they walked through Blackbird CrossFit's doors 4 years ago. Becky is the most down-to-earth, all-natural person you'll meet. She's consistent and patient in her training. She was such a trooper...

Stacie Maring, Athlete of the Month- December 2018

Dec 12, 2018

Stacie walked into BBCF 4 years ago this month. She was a quiet collegiate athlete who had some experience CrossFitting with a friend at school. Stacie quickly became a regular at the 9:30 am class, using Blackbird as her off-season training regimen for softball....

STAN JONES, Athlete of the Month- Nov. 2018

Nov 1, 2018

There are so many reasons why the coaches agreed that Stan Jones deserves to be Blackbird CrossFit's November Athlete of the Month. He's been on the short list for months, but he continues to improve so much each month, that we were all just curious to see how much...

CHRISSY KILLMON, Athlete of the Month Sept 2018

Sep 5, 2018

Never judge a book by it's cover, because this petite, sometimes reserved athlete packs a lot of strength, determination, grit, and drive into her 4'11" frame. CHRISSY KILLMON wears the sweetest smile until 3, 2, 1...GO and the clock starts running. You'll see in...

BRYAN BEDNARCZYK, Athlete of the Month July 2018

Aug 2, 2018

Have you every met a family and each and every one of them are just stellar? Well we have at BBCF. The Dorsey family have slowly joined one-by-one, each being positively influenced by the changes they were seeing in the other. So, when Jackie (Dorsey) and her husband...

MARK WELSH, Athlete of the Month June 2018

Jun 3, 2018

Mark Welsh has been a member of BBCF since September 2015! We met him a few months before that at an ERR 5K at Liberty High School. BBCF had a tent set up with physical challenges people could attempt. As we now know well, Mark is never one to step away from a...

LAUREN HUNT, Athlete of the Month May 2018

May 3, 2018

As I sit down to write this profile piece on Lauren Hunt, our amazing May Athlete of the Month, I'm typing and erasing and jumping from one incomplete paragraph to another. My usual description of our highlighted athletes just isn't working to describe how we all feel...

CHRIS MAURANTONIO, Athlete of the Month April 2018

Apr 6, 2018

In 10 short months, a shy kid working out in a baggy sweatshirt in the middle of the Summer, transformed into a lean, confident teen. We are incredibly proud to name Chris Maurantonio as Blackbird CrossFit's April Athlete of the Month! We are not quite sure how we got...

KACIE NAMETH, Athlete of the Month Feb 2018

Feb 1, 2018

Our February Athlete of the Month is a force, a presence. When she walks into a room, the energy immediately becomes charged. She gets people pumped up for lifts and hoots and hollars during tough workouts to rally the troops. Her positive influence radiates...

JEFF GREEN, Athlete of the Month January 2018

Jan 5, 2018

"I want to be jacked like Jeff," or "I want to be a bad ass like Jeff Green when I grow up," are expressions commonly heard around Blackbird CrossFit in the evenings. He tries to claim the 'Old Guy' card at times, but don't let him fool you, Jeff is quite an...