Congrats Jemma DeCrapio for being selected for COI’s January Athlete of the Month. Jemma has been doing CrossFit at COI for 5 months, but started CrossFit about a year and a half ago. Jemma’s favorite movement is lunging, and definitely hates running. She likes how she has to constantly push herself through the challenging workouts. The WODs allow her to continuously focus on get better and stronger. Jemma loves the people at CrossFit OwnIt because they are so welcoming when she started and now many have become great friends! She also loves that everyone at COI is constantly pushing each other to get better and cheering each other on. Jemma’s goals for this year are to improve her gymnastic movements, compete again, and beat Noah at more workouts. Congrats Jemma! We are so proud!Read more

Congrats Rich Condon for being selected for COI’s December Athlete of the Month. Rich has been doing CrossFit for the last 12 months when he started at COI. “I was nearing my 40th birthday and finally tried one class. I loved it. My only regret is not joining sooner”. Rich’s favorite movement is deadlifts, his least to favorite movement is double unders (for now). Crossfit allows Rich to push his personal limits every day in an encouraging environment. He loves the programming, the soundtrack, the other members, and the coaches that “teach this old dog new tricks”. Rich’s goals include getting consistent with double unders, beating last year’s CrossFit Open scores, and “tightening his snatch”. “For one hour a day I get to challenge myself physically and mentally. There’s a feeling of accomplishment that sets the tone for my day and carries over to the rest of my life”. Congrats...Read more

Congrats Comfort for being selected for COI’s November Athlete of the Month. She has been doing CrossFit for 3 months after being introduced to it by a friend. Comfort’s favorite movement is the power clean, while her least favorite movements are burpees and hand released push ups. For Comfort, CrossFit is a workout that is more mental strength than physical strength. “It’s all about how much you can mentally push yourself to get to your goal. It’s all about do you believe that you can do that extra push up, that extra pull up, that extra minute on the row so on so forth.” It’s a way for her to test and see whether her mental strength is getting stronger overtime. CrossFit OwnIt is a way for Comfort to disappear from the stress of the world for a bit whether it’s her masters, teaching or just work. She enjoys the company...Read more

Congrats to Paige Sanchez for being selected for our October Athlete of the Month. Paige joined COI in January of 2019. Her favorite movement is hang cleans, although she is still working on finessing it. She does not like barbell thrusters. Paige likes how CrossFit requires constant work, sacrifice, and even some suffering to build strength, endurance, and character. CrossFit is so rewarding and loves how this parallels so much with her Christian life. Although following God has also required sacrifice and hardship, God has shaped her through it and He has brought her so much joy and reward as well! Paige enjoys the unique community at COI! She loves how tight knit this gym is and how everyone is always challenging each other to grow and be better athletes. Her goals for the year are to string some kipping pull ups and get T2B! Congrats Paige! We are so...Read more

Congrats Mike Davila for being selected for COI’s September Athlete of the Month. Mike has been working out since he was 15, and doing CrossFit since 2014. He started at COI in 2015. Mike’s favorite movement is single unders, even though he is known as Mike the Bike! Although he is a master of the assault bike, he can still dominate the single unders. His least favorite movement is burpee box jump overs as he believes no one should have to do those. Crossfit provides Mike with constantly varied movements and within 4 years we have only repeated a few workouts. He loves the surprise of the workout for the day. Mike loves the community atmosphere at the gym. It doesn’t matter if he is first or last, everyone is cheering him on. He loves being able to enjoy every day at the gym with his wife and sister in...Read more