Athlete Spotlight: Katie Connolly-Staffelbach

Name: Katie Connolly-Staffelbach

Nickname: None really, but Kara told me I’m known in the gym as “Katie the Cop”

Age: 41

Occupation: babysitter, taxi driver, plumber, animal control officer, donut eater and coffee drinker (otherwise known as “A Cop”)

Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, PA

Favorite WOD: Fight Gone Bad

Favorite lift: I like any sort of squat.

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Athlete Spotlight: Anthony Cambria

Name: Anthony Cambria

Nickname: A few…Ant, Anth, Tony, Cambs

Age: 28

Occupation: Business Analyst at Oracle

Hometown: Grew up in Springfield, live in Broomall now

Favorite WOD: Cindy

Favorite lift: Deadlift

How long have you been CrossFitting? A little over a year.

Which class time do you usually attend? Most often 5pm, sometimes 9:30am

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Athlete Spotlight: Moira DiTrolio

Name: Moira DiTrolio

Nickname: Moi (as in, rhymes with “toy,” not the French term for “me”)

Age: 33

Occupation: I teach Biology and Environmental Sciences at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill.

Hometown: I grew up in Drexel Hill and currently reside in Springfield.

Favorite WOD: Definitely has to be Twelve Days of CrossFit. . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Moira DiTrolio

Athlete Spotlight: Matt Kaminski

Name: Matt Kaminski

Nickname: Now that I think about it – I never had one, apparently wasn’t one of the cool kids.

Age: 29

Occupation: Paramedic. I know the question that you’re now thinking about. Trust me, you don’t want to know.

Hometown: Media, Pa.

Favorite WOD: To my disbelief, Fight Gone Bad is actually . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Matt Kaminski

Athlete Spotlight: Meg Begany

Name: Meg Begany

Nickname: The ones I kinda like…MegBeg, Megster. The ones I really can’t stand…Meggy, Margaret (Well, really Margaret isn’t a nickname, it’s my real name, but I still haven’t grown to love it yet)

Age: 40

Occupation: Neonatal Nutritionist (dietitian for sick or premature babies) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Hometown: Coopersburg, PA

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It’s Raining Muscle-Ups

Congrats to John and Josh on their first muscle-ups tonight!

Athlete Spotlight: Dan Aiken

Dan Aiken and family

Name: Dan Aiken

Nickname: Never had one. My older brothers’ friends always called me “Little Danny Aiken” Maybe that counts?

Age: 33

Occupation: Lawyer

Hometown: Grew up in NE Philadelphia. Now live in Havertown.

Favorite WOD: Eleven

Favorite lift: Deadlift and Press

How long have you been CrossFitting? 4 months

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Jill Wallen: A CrossFit Testimonial

When I was growing up, I was always active, exercised and considered myself in good shape. In my 20s, I was an aerobic junkie, mostly step aerobics. I took one to two classes a day, five times a week. At 26, I did a diet/exercise plan for a few months. It worked and at that . . . → Read More: Jill Wallen: A CrossFit Testimonial

Athlete Spotlight: Chris Foehl

Chris Foehl with his wife Laura and son Ethan

Name: Chris Foehl

Nickname: None that stuck

Age: 31

Occupation: Personal Trainer and Classroom Instructor

Hometown: Springfield

Favorite WOD: Too many to name, but I love anything with a rope climb!

Favorite lift: Turkish Get Up

How long have you been CrossFitting? About a year . . . → Read More: Athlete Spotlight: Chris Foehl

Athlete Spotlight: Julia Corliss

Julia Corliss

Name: Julia Corliss, aka Julie

Nickname: Juls

Age: 27

Occupation: Radiation Therapist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Hometown: Springfield

Favorite WOD: I’d have to say Fight Gone Bad and Twelve Days of Crossfit!

Favorite lift: Back Squat and Thrusters…anything that involves legs!

How long have you been Crossfitting? About 6 months

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