Heavy Murph 2024 Recap

The Heavy Murph 2024 Open, with took place April 4–10, delivered another thrilling competition, with neck-and-neck races in both donor categories that went right down to the wire.

The top spot in the men’s donor category was hotly contested. Garet Hil established an early lead, but on the last full day of the competition, Thomas Sullivan took over the top spot with his first attempt. Garet submitted a new attempt, beating Thomas’s score and recapturing the top spot with his 445-rep effort, putting Thomas in second place with 425 reps. Mike Ramsey rounded out the top three with 416 reps.

The women’s donor category is always competitive, and this event was no exception. Emmy Spencer Probasco’s first effort of 505 reps put her in first place, with Mimi Mahon’s first attempt only a few reps behind. Mimi then submitted a second attempt, vaulting her into first place. On the last day of the competition, both Emmy and Mimi submitted new attempts, only to be bested by a last-minute assault on the lead by Roni Hays, who submitted her first attempt just under the wire on Wednesday evening to take first place with 572 reps. Mimi’s second attempt of 569 reps earned her second place, and Emmy’s second attempt took the third-place spot with 542 reps.

Wilson Du represented the men’s transplant recipient division with 326 reps using a modified workout, and Merrill Walker took the women’s transplant recipient division with 260 reps, also using a modified workout.

In the general women’s category, Donor Games newcomer Mary Fisher took first place with 668 reps, Francheska Delgado Peraza took second with 608 reps, and Abigail Lauters took third with 513 reps.

In the general men’s category, Nick Bahr, who took the top podium spot in his first Donor Games event, the Fran Workout 2024 Open, repeated the feat in this event, taking first place with 629 reps. With his second attempt, Donor Games newcomer Mason Holmes took second place with 602 reps, beating out top-ranked CrossFitter Tony Lauters, who earned third place with 561 reps.

The U.S. Defense Department was well-represented, with veterans from all branches competing for the first time:

• Army: Jon Sullenberger, Ryan Meehan
• Marines: Garet Hil
• Navy: Mason Holmes
• Air Force: Jason Elmore

Final Leaderboard

Living Donor: Men
Rank	Participant	Age	State	Reps	Video
1	Garet Hil	61	CT	445
2	Thomas Sullivan	30	OK	425
3	Mike Ramsey	51	WI	416
4	Jason Elmore	43	TX	403
5	Justin King	45	AL	372
6	Jon Sullenberger	61	WA	321
7	Steve Holmes	52	PA	298
8	Cornelius Bornman	47	MI	435*
9	Brandon Cullen	25	NY	408*
10	Eusebio (EJ) Tamez	55	TX	200*
11	Jeffrey Woford	58	AR	112*
	Anonymous Donor	44	ME	DNC
	Cody Maynard	28	TN	DQ
	Chris Sullivan	55	CO	DNC

Living Donor: Women
Rank	Participant	Age	State	Reps	Video
1	Roni Hays	27	MS	572
2	Mimi Mahon	36	OH	569
3	Emmy Spencer Probasco	43	MD	542
4	Courtney Cox	40	MO	508
5	McKenzie Hull	34	OH	495
6	Radley West	52	SC	432*
7	Molly Cropp	43	CO	388*
8	Janet Walker	40	NY	281*
9	Andrea Alejandro	44	TX	258*
	Karen Butts	49	SC	DNC
	Anna Cannington	56	MS
	Julissa Castellanos	30	TX	DNC
	Joyce Collier	41	NY	DNC
	Marie Johnson	42	GA	DNC
	Amy Plourde	48	PA	DNC
	Victoria Rhodes	43	NY	DNC

Transplant Recipient: Men
Rank	Participant	Age	State	Reps	Video
1	Wilson Du	42	CA	326*

Transplant Recipient: Women
Rank	Participant	Age	State	Reps	Video
1	Merrill Walker	67	TX	260*
2	Bridget Hargot-Ramsey	49	WI	200*
	Lauren Streets	38	IL	DNC

General: Men
Rank	Participant	Age	State	Reps	Video
1	Nick Bahr	32	MS	629
2	Mason Holmes	22	CA	602
3	Tony Lauters	33	NE	561
4	Nikolaos Kostakis	46	MD	485
5	Justin Harris	41	WI	319
6	Tony Sandoval	48	WI	291
7	Ryan Meehan	41	CT	278
8	Edson DaCosta	45	NY	270
	Kevin Fulton	31	CT	DNC
	Victor Pena	21	CT	DNC
	Miguel Person	45	NY	DNC
	Casey Schmitz	39	NY	DNC
	Keith Welch	57	CT	DNC

General: Women
Rank	Participant	Age	State	Reps	Video
1	Mary Fisher	41	WI	668
2	Francheska Delgado Peraza	35	MD	608
3	Abigail Lauters	37	NE	513
4	Chadae McDonald	37	MD	510
5	Elizabeth Borchardt	38	WI	473
6	Shannell Sullenberger	30	WA	404
7	Kiana Sullenberger	30	WA	403
8	Jennifer Knispel	46	WI	293

* Athlete completed a modified workout.
DNC Athlete registered but did not complete the workout.