Cookeville · Apr 17 – 19, 2026

Mayhem Classic 2026: the Semifinal and its Games spots

The first in-person Semifinal of the 2026 season, hosted by Rich Froning at CrossFit Mayhem in Cookeville, Tennessee. Twenty men and twenty women raced six events for three Games spots per sex.

Official website Leaderboard

// 2026 CrossFit Games SemifinalsAwarded 6 spots at the 2026 CrossFit Games: 3 men and 3 women.See the spots

6
2026 Games spots
3
individual spots per sex
3
days of competition
3
Games spots per sex

The essentials

Dates: Apr 17 – 19, 2026
City: Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
Venue: CrossFit Mayhem · 601 Rich Froning Way, Cookeville, TN 38501, USA
Organiser: Rich Froning Fitness LLC (CrossFit Mayhem), hosted by Rich Froning and the Mayhem Athlete team
First edition: 2020
Type: Individual Semifinal
Games spots: 6

About the event

The Mayhem Classic is Rich Froning's competition at his own affiliate, CrossFit Mayhem, in Cookeville, Tennessee. It started as a CrossFit Sanctional in January 2020, the first Sanctional of that season, with two Games spots on offer. It came back in 2025 as an official in-person Semifinal for Elite Individuals and returned in 2026 to open the Semifinal season again. The 2026 field was invite-only, 20 men and 20 women, and the opening event was a 5K up Phifer Mountain with 50 burpee log get-overs on the way.

Games spots

What this Semifinal awarded at the 2026 CrossFit Games, as CrossFit published it.

Individual
6
3 men, 3 women

Who qualified for the Games

CrossFit's official list, with each athlete's place at this event. A name links to the athlete's profile where Heat Clock has one.

Individual

Men

Women

Podiums

Top of the final leaderboard, as the organiser published it.

Individual · Men

Individual · Women

Workouts

Event 1
5K Run
Format·No dataScoring·No data
1. ·5K run up Phifer Mountain
2. 50burpee log get-overs in the middle of the run
Standards
Log 42 in.
Friday, off-site, closed to spectators.
Event 2
Gwen
Format15-12-9 for timeTime cap8 minScoringFor time
1. 15clean and jerks, unbroken
2. 12clean and jerks, unbroken
3. 9clean and jerks, unbroken
Standards
Barbell 185/125 lb.
Event 3
The Dirty 30s
FormatFor timeTime cap12 min
1. 30sandbag squats
2. 30/24ring muscle-ups
3. 30sandbag squats
4. 30bar muscle-ups
5. 30sandbag squats
Standards
Sandbag 150/125 lb.
Event 4
Midline Century
Format4 AMRAPs of 3, 3, 3 and 4 minutes, 1 minute rest between
1. ·25/20-cal ski
2. 25GHD sit-ups
3. ·Max toes-to-bar in the remaining time
Target: 100 toes-to-bar.
Event 5
Froning's Revenge
Format6 rounds for timeTime cap14 minScoringFor time
1. 2legless rope climbs
2. 25 fthandstand walk over an obstacle
3. 4front squats
4. 25 fthandstand walk over an obstacle
Standards
Front squat 275/185 lb. Women: 1 legless + 1 regular rope climb per round.
Event 6
The Final Toll
FormatFor timeTime cap4 min
1. 30dumbbell bench presses
2. 200double-unders
3. 100 ftdumbbell farmer's lunge
Standards
Farmer's lunge dumbbells 75/50 lb.

How athletes got in

Invite only. Invitations went out from the Rogue Points System: the top 15 men and top 15 women first, then the next eight of each, with organisers holding back spots for wild cards to complete 20 per division. To take a Games spot, athletes also had to finish in the top 25% of the 2026 Open and the top 2,000 of the 2026 Quarterfinals. There was no regional restriction.

Divisions

Men Rx (Elite Individual Men)Games spots20 athletes; top 3 to the 2026 CrossFit Games
Women Rx (Elite Individual Women)Games spots20 athletes; top 3 to the 2026 CrossFit Games

Prize money

$59,000

Same for men and women: 1st $12,000, 2nd $8,000, 3rd $6,000, 4th $2,000, 5th $1,500 (as shared by the Mayhem Classic on Instagram and reported by BOXROX).

Tickets

Spectator tickets were sold through Ticket Tailor for Saturday April 18 (from 12:00) and Sunday April 19 (until 16:00 CDT), doors at 11:00 each day; the Friday off-site event was closed to the public. Children 5 and under free with a ticketed adult; sales final. Spectators could also book a slot in on-site spectator workouts.

As a Semifinal

2026
in-person Semifinal (Elite Individual, 3 men and 3 women to the Games)
2025
in-person Semifinal (Elite Individual, 2 men and 2 women to the Games)
2020
CrossFit Sanctional (Jan 10–12, 2020), first edition

The 2027 edition

Dates: Not published
Venue: Not published
Semifinal in 2027: To be announced

Road to the Games

01
Open and Quarterfinals
The top individuals and Masters from Quarterfinals, and every team from the Open, could go to an in-person or the online Semifinal.
02
Twelve in-person Semifinals
Plus the online ones: Age-Group Online Semifinal (May 7 – 11, 2026), Adaptive Online Semifinals (May 14 – 17, 2026), Team Online Semifinals (Jun 4 – 8, 2026), Individual Online Semifinals (Jun 11 – 15, 2026).
03
2026 CrossFit Games
Jul 22 – 26, 2026 · SAP Center, San Jose, California.

CrossFit Games guide

Frequently asked questions

Who qualified for the 2026 CrossFit Games at the Mayhem Classic?

Victor Hoffer, Roman Khrennikov and Jeffrey Adler among the men; Paige Rodgers, Emma Lawson and Lucy (Lucinda) Campbell among the women.

How did Hoffer win if he tied Khrennikov on points?

Both finished on 525 points; the official leaderboard ranks Hoffer first on the tiebreak.

Could anyone enter the Mayhem Classic?

No. The 2026 field was invite-only, built from the Rogue Points System plus wild cards, and athletes needed a top-25% Open and a top-2,000 Quarterfinals finish to take a Games spot.

How much prize money was there?

$59,000 in total: $12,000 to each winner, down to $1,500 for fifth.

The other Semifinals

The twelve in-person Semifinals of 2026, in date order.

All competitions

Sources

Read on 29 October 2026: spots and qualifiers from CrossFit, everything else from the organiser.