Our athlete of the month for February loves the outdoors. You can typically find her in one of the morning classes accompanied with a thermos of coffee. She started just over a year ago after her fiancé urged her to try it out. Since then, she’s been consistent and has crushed many goals inside and out of the gym. Our AOTM for February is:
KAITLYN YERGER
1. Where are you from originally? Nazareth, PA
2. If not from Pittsburgh, what brought you to Pittsburgh? I moved to western PA for work in 2013, but I met Jenn and moved to the PGH in July 2021
3. Where do you work? ASCEND Climbing
4. What is your favorite hobby? Knitting
5. How did you discover CrossFit? Jenn asked me to give it a try
6. When did you start CrossFit? January 2022
7. Why did you start CrossFit? To prevent injury and improve endurance for long distance races
8. What is your favorite thing to do in CrossFit? box jumps
9. What is your least favorite thing to do in CrossFit? snatches
10. What is the number 1 thing you want to get better at? pull ups
11. What is your favorite part about coming to CrossFit at Industrial Athletics? coaches who understand my goals and push me in workouts to achieve those goals
12. What is your favorite CrossFit WOD? Barbara