ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

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....

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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

  "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...

  Our December athlete could've been nominated for this honor on likability alone. She can turn the gym into a laugh factory within .2 seconds of entering. She's uplifting, intelligent, witty, and she's amazingly ridiculous. But watch out, when Megan Gitterman...