Mayhem Classic Roster Features CrossFit and WFP Stars for 2026 Semifinal

Mayhem Classic announced a 40-athlete field for the first Semifinal of the 2026 CrossFit Games season, with competition set for April 17-19 at CrossFit Mayhem in Cookeville, Tennessee and the top three men and top three women advancing to the Games. The roster release lists 20 men and 20 women who "accepted their invite to compete and try to qualify for the 2026 CrossFit Games."

The announcement, published February 18, 2026, included the statement: "The 20 men and 20 women slated to compete at the first Semifinal of the 2026 CrossFit Games season is set. This morning the Mayhem Classic announced the 40 athletes who accepted their invite to compete and try to qualify for the 2026 CrossFit Games." The event promotion on social media echoes the dates, with an embedded Instagram caption reading, "The Mayhem Classic is BACK April 17-19, 2026. Come to Cookeville for the 1st CrossFit Games Semifinal Event and support 40 athletes in their" (caption truncated in the release).

The men's roster of 20 athletes is listed as follows: Jeff Adler, Roman Khrennikov, Jayson Hopper, Austin Hatfield, Colten Mertens, Saxon Panchik, Nick Mathew, Chris Ibarra, Jack Rozema, Calum Clements, Victor Hoffer, Toby Buckland, Alex Vigneault, Tiago Luzes, Enrico Zenoni, Quinn Robinson, Connor Voltz, Sam DeMeester, Mason Griffin, and Seth Stovall.

The women's roster of 20 athletes is listed as follows: Arielle Loewen, Gabi Migala, Emma Lawson, Emily Rolfe, Lucy Campbell, Olivia Kerstetter, Manon Angonese, Haley Adams, Abigail Domit, Claudia Gluck, Paige Rodgers, Lucy McGonigle, Lexi Neely, Hattie Kanyo, Christine Kolenbrander, Reese Littlewood, Kyra Milligan, Erica Folo, Caitlin Bernardin, and Liz Wishart.

CrossFit’s event schedule pages list Mayhem Classic among the in-person Semifinals for 2026 alongside events such as Legends Championship, Copa Sur, Far East Throwdown, Magic City Games, French Throwdown, Torian Pro, Rebel Renegade Games, Syndicate Crown, MAD Fitness Festival, Northern California Classic, and LatAM Masters, and note that "Times are displayed in your time zone." The Mayhem Classic release included two Instagram embeds and promotional mentions on the event page, with ancillary page elements showing sponsor text like "Frog Grips" and trending article links.

The roster release described the field broadly: "From CrossFit Games podium finishers to the reigning Fittest Man on Earth to Semifinals level athletes looking to break through, the Mayhem Classic has it all." The announcement does not attach those descriptors to specific names in the published list, so identifying which athletes correspond to podium finishes or the "reigning Fittest Man on Earth" will require follow-up confirmation from event organizers or individual athlete records. With April 17-19 on the calendar, the 40 names listed now set the stage for a high-stakes push for three Games berths in Cookeville.