The 2023 Rogue Invitational is the fifth annual competition in CrossFit organized by Rogue Fitness and the 3rd to feature a strongman competition. It was held at the Dell Diamond in Austin, Texas from 26 to 29 October 2023. The Rogue Invitational also featured a Rogue Record Breaker event and a Legends competition for CrossFit veterans. The winners are Patrick Vellner for the CrossFit men's competition, Laura Horvath for the women's, and Mitchell Hooper for the strongman.
The prize purse was at a minimum of $1,275,000, and reached over $1.6 million. With the winners of the crossfit competitions receiving $280,304.30 and the winner of the strongman competition receiving $146,159.14. 20 men and 20 women competed in the CrossFit individual divisions, 10 men were invited for the Strongman competition.
Competitors Athletes may qualify for the Rogue invitational through the online qualifier, the Q, and 6 men and 6 women were selected from the qualifier. All the other invitees were top athletes from the 2023 CrossFit Games, apart from Tia-Clair Toomey. The 2022 Rogue Invitational champion Justin Medeiros chose not to take part.
For the strongman competition, three of the most recent World's Strongest Man champions were invited, as well as additional three finalists from the 2023 World's Strongest Man. The defending champion Oleksii Novikov returned, but the 2021 champion Martins Licis chose not to take part.
CrossFit men's division
On March 1, 2022, CrossFit announced they will not recognise athletes from Russia or Belarus as a result of Russian violations of the Olympic truce through invasion of Ukraine during the binding truce. Athletes thereby will compete as neutral athletes. This rule continues to be in effect during the 2023 Rogue Invitational.
CrossFit women's division
Qualified through the Q qualifier.
Annie Thorisdottir withdrew due to pregnancy, and Alexis Raptis due to injury.
Strongman
CrossFit
The CrossFit competitions were held over four days, from October 26 to 29, with 9 events scheduled. Bad weather conditions, however, led to a number of changes to some of the events for safety reason, for example, the front-rack lunges of Event 7 were changed to stationary lunges.
Event 1: Texas Heavy 1 mile Ruck ( / ) 800m Ruck ( / ) 1 Mile Run Sled Bag Pull to finish ( / )
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Jeffrey Adler 19:08 100 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr 20:24 100 2 Jelle Hoste 19:15 95 Gabriela Migała 20:36 95 3 Roman Khrennikov 19:31 90 Emily Rolfe 21:13 90 4 Brent Fikowski 19:36 85 Laura Horvath 21:22 85 5 Chandler Smith 19:41 80 Emma Lawson 21:30 806 Jayson Hopper 19:43 75 Bethany Flores 21:37 757 Jay Crouch 19:44 70 Danielle Brandon 21:54 708 Ricky Garard 19:47 65 Lauren Fisher 21:59 659 Travis Mayer 20:01 60 Manon Angonese 22:51 6010 Lazar Đukić 20:07 55 Paige Semenza 23:23 5511 Will Moorad 20:07 50 Elena Carratala Sanahuja 23:28 5012 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 20:16 45 Alex Gazan 23:34 4513 Patrick Vellner 20:49 40 Emma Cary 24:25 4014 Noah Ohlsen 21:02 35 Karin Freyova 24:54 3515 Garrett Clark 21:59 30 Arielle Loewen 25:47 3016 Dallin Pepper 22:20 25 Paige Powers 26:06 2517 Tudor Magda 23:06 20 Christine Kolenbrander 26:57 2018 Bayley Martin 23:24 15 Dani Speegle 27:16 1519 Jonne Koski 23:35 10 Kyra Milligan 29:37 1020 Victor Hoffer 23:39 0 Shelby Neal 31:35 0
Event 2: Seat at the Bar 20-15-10 (men's)
Log Muscle Up 5 Back Squats ( / ) after each
Time cap: 9 minutes
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Ricky Garard 6:20.31 165 Alex Gazan 5:19.75145 2 Patrick Vellner 6:47.90135 Laura Horvath5:33.80 180 3 Bayley Martin 6:58.49105 Christine Kolenbrander 5:50.11110 4 Chandler Smith 6:59.51165 Emma Lawson 5:56.61165 5 Victor Hoffer 7:04.43 85 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr 6:17.74 1806 Noah Ohlsen 7:07.15 110 Kyra Milligan 6:29.42 857 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 7:08.24 115 Emma Cary 7:06.98 1108 Jeffrey Adler 7:23.34 165 Gabriela Migała 7:08.78 1609 Travis Mayer 7:42.17 120 Paige Semenza 7:31.23 11510 Roman Khrennikov 7:50.49 145 Shelby Neal 7:34.33 5511 Jay Crouch 7:59.03 120 Lauren Fisher 7:34.65 11512 Will Moorad 8:38.67 95 Manon Angonese 8:05.72 10513 Lazar Đukić 8:52.51 95 Elena Carratala Sanahuja 8:38.32 4014 Jelle Hoste 8:57.36 130 Dani Speegle 8:43.19 5015 Brent Fikowski CAP+2 115 Paige Powers CAP+1 5516 Dallin Pepper CAP+2 50 Arielle Loewen CAP+3 5517 Garrett Clark CAP+20 50 Danielle Brandon CAP+3 9018 Tudor Magda CAP+24 35 Karin Freyova CAP+12 5019 Jayson Hopper CAP+25 85 Emily Rolfe CAP+23 10020 Jonne KoskiWD10 Bethany Flores CAP+30 75
Event 3: The Circus Ski Erg — (40/32 calories) Five Single-Arm Strongman Dumbbell Shoulder-to-Overhead ( / )
Time cap: 15 min.
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Roman Khrennikov 9:18.80 245 Laura Horvath 10:48.15 280 2 Brent Fikowski 9:38.48 210 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr 11:22.71 275 3 Patrick Vellner 9:55.95 225 Dani Speegle 11:33.55 140 4 Jayson Hopper 10:03.10 170 Emma Cary 11:51.01 195 5 Noah Ohlsen 10:14.20 190 Arielle Loewen 12:15.14 1356 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 10:31.89 190 Gabriela Migała 12:17.00 2357 Jelle Hoste 10:35.57 200 Bethany Flores 12:43.49 1458 Tudor Magda 10:44.98 100 Paige Powers 13:05.20 1209 Jeffrey Adler 10:51.12 225 Emma Lawson 13:37.18 22510 Dallin Pepper 10:51.17 105 Danielle Brandon CAP+1 14511 Chandler Smith 10:51.54 215 Karin Freyova CAP+1 10012 Bayley Martin 10:56.81 150 Lauren Fisher CAP+1 16013 Will Moorad 10:56.84 135 Paige Semenza CAP+1 15514 Travis Mayer 11:13.11 155 Christine Kolenbrander CAP+1 14515 Jay Crouch 11:13.14 150 Kyra Milligan CAP+1 11516 Victor Hoffer 11:20.25 105 Alex Gazan CAP+2 17017 Lazar Đukić 11:24.99 115 Manon Angonese CAP+2 12518 Ricky Garard 11:38.92 180 Shelby Neal CAP+2 7019 Garrett Clark CAP+48 60 Elena Carratala Sanahuja CAP+2 10020 Jonne KoskiWD10 Emily Rolfe CAP+2 100
Event 4: 10th Inning
10 rounds for time: 4 Ring Muscle-ups 8 Handstand Push-ups 12 Power Snatch ( / )
Time cap: 19 min.
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Noah Ohlsen 16:10.60 290 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr15:55.66 375 2 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 16:22.50 285 Emma Cary 16:37.36 290 3 Victor Hoffer 16:36.35 195 Arielle Loewen 16:47.10 225 4 Patrick Vellner 16:37.45 310 Manon Angonese 17:10.91 210 5 Jay Crouch 16:49.47 230 Emma Lawson 17:47.05 3056 Lazar Đukić 17:10.65 190 Christine Kolenbrander 18:33.50 2207 Will Moorad 17:38.37 205 Lauren Fisher 18:42.73 2708 Jeffrey Adler 17:42.41 290 Emily Rolfe 18:43.35 1659 Travis Mayer 17:52.82 215 Bethany Flores 18:51.03 20510 Brent Fikowski 17:57.53 265 Elena Carratala Sanahuja CAP+2 15511 Chandler Smith 18:00.53 265 Gabriela Migała CAP+5 28512 Ricky Garard 18:12.00 225 Shelby Neal CAP+7 11513 Dallin Pepper 18:24.02 145 Danielle Brandon CAP+8 18514 Tudor Magda CAP+0 135 Laura Horvath CAP+13 31515 Roman Khrennikov CAP+23 275 Paige Powers CAP+13 15016 Garrett Clark CAP+23 85 Paige Semenza CAP+23 18017 Jayson Hopper CAP+24 190 Alex Gazan CAP+33 19018 Bayley Martin CAP+31 165 Kyra Milligan CAP+33 13019 Jelle Hoste CAP+44 220 Karin Freyova CAP+40 11020 Jonne KoskiWD10 Dani Speegle CAP+45 140
Event 5: The Duel III Bracket Style – Over Under Over Log 3 Sandbags to Teeter ( / )
# Men Round (Time) Pts Total Women Round (Time) Pts Total 1 Jayson Hopper 5 (19.94) 290 Dani Speegle 5 (21.75) 240 2 Brent Fikowski 5 (20.43) 360 Laura Horvath 5 (21.83) 410 3 Patrick Vellner 4 (21) 400 Paige Semenza 4 (23.04) 270 4 Travis Mayer 4 (21.39) 300 Alex Gazan 4 (24.58) 275 5 Jelle Hoste 4 (21.44) 290 Danielle Brandon 4 (24.61) 2656 Dallin Pepper 3 (22.02) 220 Arielle Loewen 3 (24.89) 3007 Ricky Garard 3 (22.10) 295 Christine Kolenbrander 3 (24.99) 2908 Tudor Magda 3 (22.12) 200 Manon Angonese 3 (25.20) 2759 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 3 (23.11) 345 Emma Lawson 3 (26.87) 36510 Bayley Martin 3 (25.29) 220 Lauren Fisher 3 (27.01) 28511 Jeffrey Adler 2 (24.99) 340 Gabriela Migała 2 (27.03) 33512 Jay Crouch 2 (25.21) 275 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr 2 (27.43) 42013 Roman Khrennikov 2 (26.84) 315 Emily Rolfe 2 (27.93) 20514 Will Moorad 2 (28.20) 240 Paige Powers 2 (28.53) 18515 Noah Ohlsen 2 (28.21) 320 Emma Cary 2 (29.78) 32016 Garrett Clark 1 (26.43) 110 Shelby Neal 1 (30.55) 14017 Victor Hoffer 1 (26.61) 215 Kyra Milligan 1 (30.78) 15018 Lazar Đukić 1 (26.62) 205 Bethany Flores 1 (32.38) 22019 Chandler Smith 1 (26.74) 275 Karin Freyova 1 (34.45) 12020 Jonne KoskiWD10 Elena Carratala Sanahuja 1 (1:15) 155
Event 6: Max Deadlift 1 RM Deadlift
Tie Break: Time determined prior to lifts of a run carrying jerrycans ( in each hand). # Men Weight Pts Total Women Weight Pts Total 1 Chandler Smith 375 Alex Gazan 375 2 Tudor Magda 295 Dani Speegle 335 3 Patrick Vellner 490 Laura Horvath 500 4 Jayson Hopper 375 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr 505 5 Jay Crouch 355 Kyra Milligan 2306 Travis Mayer 375 Manon Angonese 3507 Roman Khrennikov 385 Christine Kolenbrander 3608 Garrett Clark 175 Lauren Fisher 3509 Jeffrey Adler 400 Gabriela Migała 39510 Jelle Hoste 345 Paige Semenza 32511 Dallin Pepper 270 Emma Lawson 41512 Bayley Martin 265 Karin Freyova 16513 Ricky Garard 335 Paige Powers 22514 Lazar Đukić 240 Shelby Neal 17515 Noah Ohlsen 350 Arielle Loewen 33016 Brent Fikowski 385 Danielle Brandon 29017 Will Moorad 260 Emma Cary 34018 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 360 Emily Rolfe 22019 Victor Hoffer (No lift) 215 Elena Carratala Sanahuja 16520 Jonne KoskiWD10 Bethany Flores (No lift) 220
Event 7: Hulk Hands 30 Echo Bike Cals 20 Double FatBell Ground to Overhead ( / ) Reverse Stationary Lunges with FatBell ( / ) Run Bag Drag Up Hill Run Reverse Stationary Lunges with FatBell ( / ) 20 Double FatBell Ground to Overhead ( / ) 30 Echo Bike Cals
# Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Dallin Pepper 9:04.75 370 Laura Horvath10:44.47 600 2 Roman Khrennikov 9:08.72 480 Gabriela Migała 10:54.27 490 3 Jayson Hopper 9:27.24 465 Alex Gazan 11:45.71 465 4 Jelle Hoste 9:34.58 430 Emma Cary 11:51.71 425 5 Ricky Garard 9:37.23 415 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr12:03.81 5856 Jeffrey Adler 9:50.31 475 Emily Rolfe 12:16.27 2957 Lazar Đukić 9:53.03 310 Emma Lawson 12:29.85 4858 Brent Fikowski 9:54.98 450 Danielle Brandon 12:32.80 3559 Patrick Vellner 9:55.61 550 Manon Angonese 12:43.16 41010 Travis Mayer 10:21.27 430 Arielle Loewen 13:23.97 38511 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 10:31.03 410 Bethany Flores 13:24.31 27012 Noah Ohlsen 10:31.44 395 Karin Freyova 13:28.49 21013 Chandler Smith 10:40.18 415 Dani Speegle 13:39.37 37514 Jay Crouch 10:40.99 390 Christine Kolenbrander 13:52.44 39515 Bayley Martin 11:07.46 295 Paige Powers 14:17.42 25516 Victor Hoffer 11:15.86 240 Shelby Neal 14:35.82 20017 Will Moorad 11:20.05 280 Paige Semenza 14:58.03 34518 Garrett Clark 11:40.81 190 Elena Carratala Sanahuja 15:01.88 18019 Tudor Magda 13:17.44 305 Lauren Fisher 15:04.11 36020 Jonne KoskiWD10 Kyra Milligan 16:12.81 230
Event 8: Big Cat 5 Rounds for Time 6 Box Jumps ( / ) 50 ft Handstand Walk Run
Time cap: 9 min. # Men Time Pts Total Women Time Pts Total 1 Victor Hoffer 7:00 340 Danielle Brandon 6:52.39 455 2 Tudor Magda 7:17 400 Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr 7:19.61 680 3 Jay Crouch 7:20 480 Paige Powers 7:28.65 345 4 Dallin Pepper 7:28 455 Arielle Loewen 7:40.46 470 5 Ricky Garard 7:34 495 Laura Horvath 7:41.78 6806 Brent Fikowski 7:35 525 Emma Cary 7:41.94 5007 Lazar Đukić 7:44 380 Emma Lawson 7:52.76 5558 Jeffrey Adler 7:46 540 Gabriela Migała 8:08.58 5559 Noah Ohlsen 7:47 455 Dani Speegle 8:32.87 43510 Patrick Vellner 7:48 605 Shelby Neal 8:34.51 25511 Bayley Martin 7:51 345 Bethany Flores 8:47.86 32012 Travis Mayer 7:53 475 Alex Gazan 8:48.00 51013 Jayson Hopper 8:08 505 Karin Freyova CAP+0 25014 Roman Khrennikov 8:12 515 Elena Carratala Sanahuja CAP+0 21515 Jelle Hoste 8:20 460 Christine Kolenbrander CAP+1 42516 Chandler Smith 8:22 440 Manon Angonese CAP+1 43517 Björgvin Karl Gudmundsson 8:29 430 Emily Rolfe CAP+1 31518 Garrett Clark 8:46 205 Lauren Fisher CAP+1 37519 Will Moorad 8:58 290 Paige Semenza CAP+4 35520 Jonne KoskiWD10 Kyra Milligan CAP+5 230
Event 9: The Cleanup