The latest HYROX Washington DC event was held on 7-8th March 2026 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
This was the HYROX Americas Regional Championships, therefore all competitors needed a passport from the Americas region in order to race. This was also the only opportunity for Americas participants to qualify for the World Championships using Open weights rather than Pro.Â
The weekend also featured Elite 15 races with athletes battling it out to become the American Champion, but also to try to claim 1 spot for the Elite 15 at the 2026 World Championships. The races were live streamed – with Rox Lyfe’s Greg Williams once again on the commentary team. You can catch up on the livestreams here.
HYROX Washington DC Results
Read on for the main results from the USA event…
Elite Women
The Elite Women’s race was won by Lauren Weeks in a dominant performance that saw her lead for the majority of the race. Vivian Tafuto pushed Lauren hard in the early stages – taking the lead briefly on the sled pull and keeping pace with Lauren up to the burpee broad jumps. However she fell back to 2nd place on the burpees and was no longer a serious threat for the win. Both Vivian and Lauren had already secured their qualifying spots for the World Championships in Stockholm, so with only one qualifying place available, it went to the 3rd place finisher…
Morgan Schultz came out of ski erg in 6th place, and moved back into 3rd place on run going into the sled push. She remained in 3rd place for the rest of the race, looking calm and composed throughout but closely chased by Carolyn Watkins who moved into 4th place going into BBJs. She came into the wall balls 42 secs behind Morgan, but made up time to finish just 12 seconds shy of qualifying spot, meaning Morgan took third place.
A notable mention must go to Rachel Legacy, who raced in her first E15 race at 7 months pregnant – finishing in 15th place in 1:15:09.
Elite Women Results:
1. Lauren Weeks 56:27
2. Vivian Tafuto 59:00
3. Morgan Schulz 1:00:36 – Q
4. Carolyn Watkins 1:00:48
5. Kris Rugloski 1:03:05
6. Audrey Skiver 1:03:32
7. Lauren Griffith 1:03:54
8. Terra Jackson 1:04:00
9. Lauren Hewson 1:04:14
10. Amy Bevilacqua 1:04:29
11. Katherine Fahsbender 1:04:59
12. Kelsey Hochleitner 1:05:58
13. Lianne Girard 1:06:00
14. Lindsay Bessegato 1:06:05
15. Rachel Legacy 1:15:09
Elite Men
Cole Learn won the Men’s Elite race in an amazing performance that saw him finish in a time just shy of the World Record by 22 seconds! He took the lead at the sled pull and did not relinquish it, coming into the wall balls still on world record pace. However, he needed to break a couple of times at the wall balls so narrowly missed out on setting the fastest time ever but has booked his qualifying spot for the World Championships in Stockholm and this performance certainly puts him in the conversation as a podium contender.
Dylan Scott and Rich Ryan (both already qualified for the World Championships) were at the front for the early stages of the race, but fell back at the sled pull, with Dylan making a brilliant recovery to ultimately finish in 2nd place.
Greyson Kilgore had been in 2nd place early on but fell back at the farmer’s carry, and so third place was taken by CrossFit Games athlete Frédéric Dubé, just 14 seconds behind Dylan Scott in only his 7th HYROX race.
Elite Men Results:
1. Cole Learn 53:37 – Q
2. Dylan Scott 54:39
3. Frédéric Dubé 54:53
4. Greyson Kilgore 55:06
5. Colin Stiefer 56:09
6. Gabriel Heck 56:18
7. Stephen Pelkofer 56:28
8. Rich Ryan 56:38
9. Ryan Callahan 57:39
10. Jack Driscoll 58:14
11. Josh Ward 58:44
12. Isaac Sanderson 59:03
13. Ryan Kent 59:41
14. Dawson Miller 1:00:51
15. Ryan Douglas 1:01:14
Elite Women’s Doubles
The Elite Women’s Doubles was won in an incredible World Record time by Lauren Weeks and Vivian Tafuto. Their time of 52:59 makes them the first women to go sub-53 minutes.
The top 3 stayed the same the whole way through the race.
Katherine Fahsbender and Morgan Schultz finished in 2nd place with a PB time of 55:09.
Lauren & Vivian and Katherine & Morgan had already qualified for the World Championships, therefore the qualifying spot rolled down to 3rd place – which was taken by Kris Rugloski and Alandra Greenlee in another PB time of 58:11.
Elite Women Results:
1. Lauren Weeks, Vivian Tafuto 52:59
2. Katherine Fahsbender, Morgan Schulz 55:09
3. Alandra Greenlee, Kris Rugloski 58:11 – Q
4. Brittany McCall, Lianne Girard 59:51
5. Terra Jackson, Maria Fecik 1:00:24
6. Katy Howell, Alex Shabo 1:00:50
7. Anne Marie McNiven, Amy Brown 1:01:09
8. Madison Yaskowich, Danitza Leon 1:01:13
9. Kristen Stein, Julia Kamide 1:02:38
10. Imogen Cross, Nicole Fisher 1:02:38
11. Rachel Legacy, Hayleigh Kanthack 1:02:43
12. Zoe Verkerke, Claire Haines 1:03:15
13. Jaci Caceres, Marissa Palmer 1:04:34
14. Meghan Lindsey, Taylor Nyquist 1:04:44
15. Amanda Houston, Alexa Armenti 1:08:04
Elite Men’s Doubles
The Men’s Elite Doubles was won by Dylan Scott & Stephen Pelkofer in a time of 49:03. None of the pairings in the race had already qualified for the World Championships, therefore the winners took the qualifying spot.
There was some movement in the top 3 in the early stages of the race, with Jarrett Newby & Hayden Warner swapping the lead with Dylan & Stephen, and Colin Stiefer & Ryan Kent in the top 3. However after the sled pull, the top three did not change places again.
Elite Men Results:
1. Dylan Scott, Stephen Pelkofer 49:03 – Q
2. Dawson Miller, Marcus Wallace 49:50
3. Jarrett Newby, Hayden Warner 50:17
4. Frédéric Dubé, Samuel Hebert 50:38
5. Cole Learn, Jay Muscart 51:05
6. Colin Stiefer, Ryan Kent 51:19
7. Isaac Sanderson, Austin Azar 51:25
8. Ryan Douglas, Jack Driscoll 51:41
9. Bret Gornik, Alexander Ratkovich 52:10
10. Gabe Piepergerdes, Caleb Green 52:57
11. David Magida, Mark Gaudet 53:11
12. Mason Stevens, Josh Ward 53:16
13. Joshua Salzman, Chase Stevenson 54:28
14. Al Walkington, Cole Walkington 55:44
15. William Allen, Peter Edgar 57:40
Women’s Open
The Women’s Open was won by Cassidy Manna in a time of 00:59:11
Second was Maleah Chumley in 00:59:25, and third place was taken by Sierra Baker in a time of 01:00:23.
Men’s Open
The Men’s Open was won by Aldo Lozano Marquez in a time of 00:57:20.
Second was Matthew McGoey in 00:58:26, and third place was taken by Evan O’Connor in a time of 00:59:02.
Open Doubles
The Men’s Open Doubles was won by Jeremy Miller and Mason Stevens in a time of 00:53:15.
The Women’s Open Doubles was won by Sierra Baker and Maleah Chumley in a time of 00:55:17.
The Mixed Open Doubles was won by Bethany Sachtleben and Christian Vitagliano in a time of 00:55:50.
World Records
Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving overall World Record times:
Women’s Elite (Pro) Doubles:
30-34 – Lauren Weeks, Vivian Tafuto – 52:59
Congratulations to the following athletes for achieving age group World Record times:
Women’s Open Doubles:
25-29 – Sierra Baker, Maleah Chumley – 55:17
We shared more pictures of the HYROX Washington DC event on our Instagram account here – where you can also see comments from some of the athletes who attended the race.
All other results can be found on the HYROX website.
Other North American HYROX events are held in Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Anaheim, Houston, Miami, Mexico and Dallas.
