Archives: Trainers

Bailey McDevitt – CF L1

Bailey is originally from Beaverton, OR and started her CrossFit journey in early 2021 at Southwest Beaverton CrossFit while finishing her doctorate degree in physical therapy. She graduated in 2022 from George Fox University and is now practicing physical therapy full time working in sports orthopedics. Bailey has been a member at Verdant for almost […]

Gabe Turner – CF L1

Gabe started CrossFit in 2018 after moving to Boise for college and quickly found a home in the community. In 2021 and 2022 he competed competitively in the U25 USAW weightlifting program and started coaching CrossFit in August of 2023. His favorite movements are the Clean + Jerk, butterfly pull-ups, and running.    

Bailey Walker – CF L2

Bailey started CrossFit in 2012 after graduating college. She was searching for something after being a Collegiate Triathlete for 4 years at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and CrossFit filled the void. She tried her first workout at the first CrossFit gym in Twin Falls, ID and never looked back. The coaching and community kept […]

Jeff Wells – CF L1

I began CrossFit in 2015 in Washington state at CrossFit North Pacific (now Washougal River CrossFit) but joined Verdant in 2019 when I came to start school at Boise State University. I started coaching at Verdant this year, 2023. My favorite CrossFit movements are snatching and backsquatting. I hold a CrossFit L1 certification and qualified […]

Lily Gregory – CF L1

Lily grew up in Boise but moved away after high school to play college softball in the midwest. She ended her education career at Boise State University and graduated Cum Laude with a Multidisciplinary Studies degree with a Leadership Communications certification. She began CrossFit in 2019 and has since then found her home at Verdant […]

Jayke Tronson – CF L1

Grew up in Washington. Mainly, a track and field athlete throughout school. In 2021, Moved to Idaho. Started crossfit in 2022, after doing the Murph workout, which lead me to watching a crossfit competition. At that competition was when I knew I had to try this out, and it quickly became a new lifestyle. Gymnastics […]

Hannah Frakes – CF L2

Hannah moved back to Boise in 2021, after spending 6 years in Washington where I worked with Youth in Foster Care. I began my CrossFit journey after playing collegiate soccer at BSU (2013 – 2015) and Saint Martin’s University (2015 – 2017). During Hannah’s years at SMU, she was a GNAC Academic All-Conference member, Most […]

Chloe Nelson – CF L1

Chloe started CrossFit in the beginning of 2019. She was a competitive gymnast for 6 years before that and remains involved in coaching youth gymnastics until this day. Chloe took the CrossFit L1 Certification, went through our coaches development program and started coaching at Verdant in November 2021. She has competed in USAW Nationals as […]

Whitney Wortham – CF L1

Whitney has been at Verdant since 2020. She started right when COVID lockdowns went into effect and worked out at her garage everyday on our Zoom workouts. She has been incredibly dedicated since then and has only improved as an athlete and as a CrossFit professional. She received her CrossFit L1 Certification in 2021, but […]