The stands in Columbus, Ohio, filled up early. With Mayhem Freedom taking the floor, no one wanted to be “that” person who missed them.

The end of Event 1 closely mirrored the Open's conclusion. Four of the 10 teams in the final heat were among the top 10 teams in the Open: OC3 Black, CrossFit Mayhem Freedom, CrossFit 417, and Timberwolf CrossFit. Three of the four teams even finished the Open in the top five. Mayhem Freedom was on track to set a new event record, but a couple of no-reps in the final 15 slowed them down. They settled for an event win instead.

The Mayhem train kept rolling in Event 2. All three of their men were able to get through all of the weights with almost two and a half minutes to spare for another event win. Their women were not able to lift all of the weights in Event 3, but still walked away with a third-place event finish.

But the real talk around the competition floor seemed to be Rich Froning’s clean-shaven face and his daughter Lakelyn, who stole the show in the post-event interview.

Kyle Kasperbauer's team, CrossFit Kinesis, posted an impressive 10th-place finish in Event 1. However, 20th- and 24th-place finishes in Events 2 and 3 left them in 20th overall at the end of Day 1.

At the end of the first day at Central Regionals, Mayhem Freedom sits in first place, 39 points ahead of Three Kings CrossFit in second place, and 49 points ahead of CrossFit 417 in third. 

Leaderboard

1. ​CrossFit Mayhem Freedom
2. Three Kings Black
   
3. CrossFit 417
   
4. Timberwolf CrossFIt
   
5. MAXIMUS