At the 2019 Crossfit Games there were three females aged 25 or under that finished in the top 10, six that finished in the top 20, and ten that finished in the top 30.
Typically in Crossfit once you reach that level of success your momentum carries you for the next year or even couple of years. This allows us to have a pretty accurate prediction into who may be the power players for the 2020 season.
So, lets get right into it.
Who are the top 10 females (age 25 and under) to watch for in 2020?
1 – TIA-CLAIR TOOMEY
- AGE: 25
- 2019 FINISH: 1st
Of course we’re starting this list off hot with the only 3x Crossfit Games female champion Tia-Clair Toomey. Year after year she has only separated herself more from the competition and 2020 looks to be no different.
She has the best overall strength among female competitors and is still light enough to perform all her gymnastics movements at a very high level. There are not many holes in her game right now, if any.
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2 – HALEY ADAMS
- AGE: 18
- 2019 FINISH: 6th
Haley Adams has been a staple in the Crossfit Games Teens divisions and it’s not a huge surprise that she had success with the big dogs in the individual division, however not many people expected her to finish top 10.
She also trains at Crossfit Mayhem along with Rich Froning and company. No reason to see a decline here anytime soon, at just 18 years old she could be in line to win it all in a few years.
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3 – BETHANY SHADBURNE
- AGE: 25
- 2019 FINISH: 8th
Bethany Shadburne has been to the Games for the past 3 years and has improved each year going 22nd, 16th, and 8th. Her training is obviously working and has now shot her into the top 10.
She may not qualify through the Open but she will have no problem winning any sanctioned event.
Look for Shadburne to improve yet again in 2020.
4 – DANIELLE BRANDON
- AGE: 23
- 2019 FINISH: 11th
This Crossfit Games rookie barely missed out on the top 10 and definitely made a name for herself in the process.
Brandon caught everyone’s attention early at the 2019 Games when she won 1st place in event two. Later that weekend she followed it up strong with a 5th place in event four and an 8th place in event six.
Now that she has tasted success at the Games expect her to compete for a spot among the top 10 in 2020.
5 – LAURA HORVATH
- AGE: 22
- 2019 FINISH: 15th
After finishing 2nd place and almost snatching the victory from Toomey in 2019 many people had thoughts that Horvath could be the next Crossfit Games champion.
This past season she changed her training habits and that proved to be detrimental. Perhaps this year she will return to what got her to the Games in the first place.
Expect Horvath to bounce back from her 15th place finish and pick up where she left off in 2019.
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6 – BROOKE WELLS
- AGE: 24
- 2019 FINISH: 16th
Fan favorite Brooke Wells was doing well at the 2019 Games until she had an extremely costly penalty during the sprint course that ended up causing her to get cut out of the top 10.
Wells has been to the Games for the past 5 years and has finished in the top 10 twice.
With a chip on the shoulder from what could be considered an irrelevant penalty expect Brooke to come back with more fire than ever.
7 – KARIN FREYOVA
- AGE: 24
- 2019 FINISH: 22nd
Relatively unknown Slovakian rookie almost cracked the Games roster in 2018 when she finished 7th at the European Regional. She made up for it big when she finished 22nd this past year, beating a few of her former competitors.
Now that she has made the Games and has had some success Freyova should be poised to become a household name in the Crossfit world.
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8 – MADELINE STURT
- AGE: 22
- 2019 FINISH: 23rd
Tied for the 2nd youngest female of this group Sturt has been to the Crossfit Games for the past 4 years and has been steadily improving until a slight dip this year.
Over the past 4 years Sturt has gone 39th, 35th, 20th, 23rd.
It would be a confident prediction to suggest that she finally cracks the top 20 in 2020.
9 – FEEROOZEH SAGHAFI
- AGE: 24
- 2019 FINISH: 25th
Anytime you train with Scott Panchik good things are bound to happen. Saghafi trains alongside the Panchik bros at Crossfit Mentality and it finally paid off in the form of a 25th place finish at her rookie Games.
With that leadership and now a little bit of experience she should have a similarly successful 2020 season.
10 – DANI SPEEGLE
- AGE: 25
- 2019 FINISH: 27th
After barely missing out on the Games in 2018 by finishing 8th at the Atlantic Regional, Dani Speegle started off the 2019 season hot with a 5th place finish at the Dubai Crossfit Championship.
Later she went on to get 5th at Wodapalooza, 3rd at Crossfit Strength in Depth, 2nd at the Midatlantic Crossfit Challenge, and 8th at the Rogue Invitational.
With that much experience competing against high level females Speegle is not afraid of the big moments. Look for her to improve in 2020 and perhaps win a sanctional or 2.
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