Athlete, Author, Trainer
Ultra-OCR Man
Strength & Speed founder is a multi-sport athlete who has been focusing on Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) since late 2014.
His major OCR highlights include:
-World Champion Team (Team Atomik) at 2018 World's Toughest Mudder (WTM)
-2nd Place Team (Team Merrell) at 2017 WTM
-2nd Place Pro Coed Team (CTG Prime) at 2018 North American OCR Championships
-4x top ten finishes at WTM in individual competition, each with 90 miles (8th 2016, 6th 2019, 7th 2021, 10th 2022) (each one was an world championship level Age Group podium)
-Ranked 9th in the world in 2015 on the OCR World Championships points leader board
-2021 Holy Grail Champion (Tough Mudder Points Series)
-80+ career OCR overall podium finishes and counting
-American Ninja Warrior Competitor: Season 13, 14 & 15
He has raised more than $26,000 for the charity Folds of Honor through annual self created charity event challenges including:
-Completing the 7 day, 161 mile OCR America event in 2016 and the 8 day, 200 mile OCR America 2 in 2020
-1st or 2nd place finish at every 24 hour OCR in the USA in 2017*
-Finishing the longest OCR on record, the 48 hour Endure The Gauntlet in 2018
-Finishing OCRmill 24, 24 hours of treadmill running and obstacles
-Completing the "highest" Ultra-OCR on record, 6 hour OCRmill 21000 feet
-Head Cadre for Tough Mudder's Infinite Hero Honor Challenge which raises money through the charity Infinite Hero Foundation
Current Sponsors/Associated Brands:
-Strength & Speed Owner
-MudGear - Battle of the Lions Pro Team
-Hammer Nutrition Sponsored Athlete
-Adventurey OCRWC, OCR Buddy & The OCR Report Contributing Author
2023 Race Results
1st Hazelwood OCR Massacre
4th Hannibal Race Kuwait
Other: -Competitor on Season 15 of American Ninja Warrior
2022 Race Results
1st KCOCR Winter Throwdown IV
1st The Siege: Team: Mudgear-Strength & Speed
2nd BoneFrog Trident: NJ
2nd Hazelwood Valentine's Day Massacre
2nd Rugged Maniac: Kansas City
2nd KC Timber Challenge: Yeti
2nd Filthy Monkey
2nd Conquer The Gauntlet Team Challenge: Team Mudgear
2nd Tough Mudder Infinity: Minneapolis (60km buckle)
3rd Toughest Mudder East- Philadelphia
3rd Toughest Mudder Central- Indianapolis: Team Relay: Strength & Speed
3rd The Siege: Individual
5th Rugged Maniac: OKC
5th Rugged Maniac: New Jersey
10th World's Toughest Mudder (2nd in 40-44 AG)
Other: -Head cadre for 3x Tough Mudder Infinite Hero events raising more than $24,000 for Infinite Hero Foundation
-OCR Everest: Ascended the height of Everest using a Tough Mudder course for part of the event raising $3500+ for Infinite Hero Foundation
-50x Tough Mudder (achieved 50th event in 2022)
-Competitor on Season 14 of American Ninja Warrior
2018 Race Results:
1st World's Toughest Mudder Team- Team Atomik
1st Conquer The Gauntlet Des Moines
1st Green Beret Challenge: Operator St. Louis
1st Dirt Runner's Warrior Rush: 6 hour
1st Hammer Race (Fall)
1st Extreme Timber Challenge (XTC)
2nd North American OCR Championship- Pro Coed- CTG Pro Team
2nd Abominable Snow Race (Hero's Heat)
3rd Tougher Mudder Tri-State (NJ)
3rd Green Beret Challenge- Commando (KC)- KCOCR Strength & Speed
4th Terrain Race Tulsa
5th Rugged Maniac Kansas City
6th Toughest Mudder Midwest (Michigan)
6th Conquer The Gauntlet Little Rock
8th Warrior Dash Nebraska
9th Conquer The Gauntlet Wichita
14th Toughest Mudder UK
15th Toughest Mudder East (Boston)
Championships: 1st World's Toughest Mudder Team- Team Atomik
2nd North American OCR Championship- Pro Coed- CTG Pro Team
12th North American OCR Championships- AG 35-39
Other: -Endure The Gauntlet- ran Conquer The Gauntlet Tulsa for 48 hours covering 91 miles and raising over $6,500 for the charity Folds of Honor (longest OCR time-wise ever)
2017 Race Results:
10th Savage Race Georgia Spring
Championships: -2nd 2+ Team World's Toughest Mudder with 80 miles (Team Merrell)
-10th Pro Coed Team- OCRWC Team Relay
-16th Pro Male at USOCRC
-89th Pro Male at OCRWC
Other: -Ranked 6th overall on Toughest Mudder mileage competition (total of three highest mileage counts for the year)
-Finished 1st or 2nd at every 24 hour OCR in the USA (4 races) in 2017*
2016 Race Results:
1st CTG-XTC Mega OCR1st BattleFrog BFX Kansas City
1st BattleFrog BFX Chicago
1st Hannibal Race Awkar, Lebanon
2nd Conquer The Gauntlet Dallas
2nd BattleFrog BFX Nashville
3rd BattleFrog BFX Charlotte
3rd Conquer The Gauntlet Little Rock
3rd Conquer The Gauntlet Louisville
4th Conquer The Gauntlet Kansas City
4th Hardcore Mudd Run
6th Warrior Dash Wisconsin
8th World's Toughest Mudder (2nd in 30-34 AG)
26th Spartan Beast- Montana
World Championships: 8th World's Toughest Mudder (90 Miles)- CBS Sports Televised (2nd 35-39 AG)
73rd Pro Men OCR World Championship
35th OCRWC Pro Men's Team: Strength & Speed-Ultra
Other: -OCR America: Charity fundraiser event for Folds of Honor, running OCRs at 7 different venues for 7 days in a row, totaling 161 miles (average 23 miles a day), 1,000+ obstacles and 31,000+ feet of elevation gain (a record for the most OCR miles in one week) raising $3,500+
-Three BattleFrog Xtreme podium finishes in one month (2nd Nashville, 3rd Charlotte and 1st Kansas City)
-First athlete to win 3 BattleFrog Xtreme Races (a record for most BFX wins total, now tied with two other athletes)
2015 Race Results:
1st BattleFrog BFX Cincinnati
1st in Mud Run Guide's Summer Splash
2nd 24 hours of Shale Hell
2nd Fugitive Run (summer)
2nd Warrior Dash IL
3rd Conquer the Gauntlet Wichita
3rd The Battlegrounds (spring)
3rd Rugged Maniac IN
3rd Team in Atlas Race KC
5th Hannibal Race Le Plateau de Bakish, Lebanon- LBCI Televised
6th Atlas Race KC
8th Warrior Dash Nebraska
9th Rugged Maniac KC
22nd World's Toughest Mudder
39th Spartan Race Super Palmerton- NBC Sports Televised
OCR Warrior competitor
11x Tough Mudder (laps at normal events)
World Championships: 22nd at World's Toughest Mudder
Other: Four podium finishes in three weeks (2nd Fugitive Run Summer, 1st Mud Run Guide's Summer Splash, 3rd Conquer The Gauntlet Wichita and 2nd 24 hours of Shale Hell)
2014 Race Results:
5th Warrior Dash Missouri
13th World's Toughest Mudder
World Championships: 13th (7th American) World's Toughest Mudder
52nd at Obstacle Course Racing World Championship (Elite)
59th at Warrior Dash World Championships
2013 Race Results:
2nd Warrior Dash Kentucky
One minute video highlight on focus from the Tulsa based multimedia company Stoke Shed filmed during the five hour Conquer The Gauntlet Continuum Oklahoma City 2019.