Athlete Spotlight!
This week, Stacy P. hit a new one rep back squat at 115#. Stacy has been a member at CFH since June and this was her first time squatting more than 100#. Stacy attributed her new PR to being mentally prepared to challenge her limits after lifting more than she thought she could during Saturday’s partner yoke walk. Sometimes the only thing holding you back is you. Awesome breakthrough, Stacy!
Throwback to Stacy P. finishing her first WOD ever at CFH during the Fresh Start Challenge!
CFH Coaches Field Trip
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day to sign up for indoor skydiving with coach Alexa! Sign up on the white board in the front gym. We are going on Sunday September 25th at 12:30 pm! The cost is $54 per person (a $16 savings compared to if you were to go alone). If you want to go, sign up on the white board in the front gym. Since we will be paying a deposit ahead of time to reserve our spot, we can’t allow any cancellations, so please only sign up if you are definitely in! You can bring $54 cash or check with you on the day of the trip. The day of the trip we will carpool from CFH to iFly Baltimore, located in White Marsh. Sign up today if you are in!
Come out to the Harvell WOD Saturday at CFH!
Tomorrow (Saturday) CFH will be doing the Harvell WOD in honor of Andrew “Big Andy” William Harvell. We will do the WOD in 9am and 10am CrossFit classes. Anyone can do the WOD in support of Big Andy, and t-shirts will be available for sale with proceeds going into a college fund for Andy’s two sons. More about Andy below. Come out and support and great cause.
Andrew “Big Andy” William Harvell, 26 years old of Southern Pines, NC was killed on the night of August 6, 2011. Andy was part of an elite special operations team executing a helicopter assault into the Tangi Valley, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. While approaching the target, their CH-47 helicopter was shot down killing everyone on board.
Andy was born on September 26, 1984 at Memorial Hospital in Long Beach, California. He was the second of three children, Sean, his older brother, and Analese, his little sister, who were all born and raised in Long Beach. Andy played football for 4 years at Millikan High School where he graduated in 2002. After graduation, Andy enlisted in the US Air Force and completed the training pipeline to become a combat controller. In 2006, Andy was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, where he completed 4 deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. In 2009, he for and was selected to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, the pinnacle of U.S. Air Force Special Operations.
It was his second deployment with his new unit that Andy was enroute for an enemy target and was shot down with his brothers in arms. Andy’s military awards include the Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the Air Force Combat Action Medal. He was also a static-line jumpmaster.
In 2007, Andy met Krista Klonk and married two years later, just days after completing his selection for the 24th STS as well as a 40-mile ruck march through the Appalachian Mountains. Andy was the father of two boys, at the time three year old Hunter, and five-month old Ethan, who were the pride of his life. Andy was a true patriot, a man who loved his wife dearly, a man who strived to be the best father to his sons that he could be, and a man that could make a crowd laugh at any time, and constantly did.
Andy perished as a warrior, taking the fight to our nation’s enemies. He is survived by his wife Krista, two sons, Hunter and Ethan, father John Harvell, mother Jane Maher, and sister Analese Eder. Sadly, Andy’s older brother, Sean Harvell, who was also a highly decorated Combat Controller and whom Andy admired, passed away on the beach outside his home in Long Beach in April of 2016. Both Sean and Andy are deeply missed, but at times it is comforting knowing they have been reunited in Vahalla.
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