Strong results for Westman crossfitters
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- Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Submitted Photo. Left to Right: Tara McCarty, Andrea Cook, Sherrie Hockin, Carrie White, Michelle Pottinger and Rachel McClay at the Bridge City Beatdown in Saskatoon.
By Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
A group of Westman based athletes can rightfully claim to be among the top crossfit competitors in all of Canada. Sisters Sherrie Hockin of Neepawa and Carrie White of Brandon, recently participated in the Bridge City Beatdown in Saskatoon. The competition is based on the popular CrossFit exercise program, which incorporates elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting and other exercises. This was the seventh year of the Bridge City Beatdown and in that time, it has grown to include around 400 athletes from across the country.
Hockin and White competed in the team RX female division, considered one of the high level competitive categories, and finished in third place. Hockin, who owns and operates Whitey’s Fitness Body Shop in Neepawa, said that this was the first competition that she and her sister participated in as a team.
“My sister said, ‘At some point, we have to do a competition together.’ So a few months ago, when the registration was announced for the day, we decided that this was the one we should do,” stated Hockin. “After the event was completed, we looked at how we’d fared and really surprised ourselves. Being a part of such a large and competitive event, such as the Bridge City Beatdown was really good for both of us because I think it really brought out our true potential.”
Along with Hockin and White, who owns Brandon’s Embark Fitness 365, Neepawa’s Tara McCarty, Rachel McClay and Michelle Pottinger also took part, participating in the open female category. McClay and Pottinger teamed up, while McCarty joined with Brandon’s Andrea Cook and was able to secure a top 10 finish. Hockin said it was great to see so many people from the Westman region not only involved with the event, but achieving personal bests. She added that the sport continues to gain a strong and loyal following because it truly challenges you in a multitude of ways.
