Rich Froning adds Scott Panchik to CrossFit Mayhem team, set for more dominance at Games

Months of speculation is over as Rich Froning announces Scott Panchik as his latest team member

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CrossFit Mayhem compete at the Games. Next year they will be joined by Scott Panchik. Photo: Duke Loren

Published: 8:03am, 11 Oct 2019Updated: 11:29am, 11 Oct 2019

Months of speculation have ended as Rich Froning announced Scott Panchik as his new team member at CrossFit Mayhem. Dre Strohm left the team after their latest CrossFit Games team win, and immediately the rumour mill started working, as fans speculated whether Panchik would be his replacement.

It seems, even before the Games began, Froning knew that Panchik would be replacing Strohm.

CrossFit Mayhem has won four CrossFit Games titles, the most recent at the 2019 Games. With the addition of Panchik, who finished fourth in the individual competition this year, their domination looks set to continue. Froning announced the decision at the Rogue Iron Games, which will see Froning and Panchik go toe-to-toe in the Open 20.1 workout.

“I looked at his track record. He’s super fit. We’ve never really hung out in the past, but we’ve known each other and competed against in each other,” Froning said. “He’s super competitive, I knew some of his background from other guys like Ben [Smith, Games athlete]. So I reached out to him before the [2019] Games.”

Panchik has competed at eight CrossFit Games. This year’s fourth place was his equal highest finish, having come fourth twice before.