DC Brawlers

DC Brawlers
Founded 2014
Location Washington, D.C.
Team colors Black, Blue
Head coach Justin Cotler
Championships 2014, 2015
Website DC Brawlers
DC Brawlers celebrate the 2014 Championship victory

The DC Brawlers are a team in the National Pro Grid League (NPGL) that formed in 2014.[1][2] In the first NPGL season, the Brawlers filled their roster with largely unknown athletes instead of more popular CrossFit Games athletes,[1][3][4] yet they went on to become the NPGL champions in the 2014 season.[5] The Brawlers also have their own official minor league team within the Southern Amateur GRID League, the Atlanta Assassins.[6]

2015 season

In 2015 The DC Brawlers had their 2nd undefeated season in a row in both the regular season.[7] They then went on to sweep the 2015 playoffs making them back to back champions defeating the Phoenix Rise for the title.[8]

2015 roster

2015 Roster of the DC Brawlers [9]

Name Hometown Age, Height, Weight
Taylar Stallings Tampa, FL 29, 5'3", 160lbs
Ingrid Kantola Austin, TX 29, 5'7", 139lbs
Janet Black Lake Jackson, TX 41, 5'4", 145lbs
Kristine Andali Sarnia, ON 24, 5'2", 135lbs
Cassidy Lance Irving, TX 27, 5'3", 140lbs
Becca Day Dallas, TX 25, 5'7", 155lbs
Amy Dracup S. Melbourne, AU 34, 5'4", 125lbs
Abby Graham West Deptford, NJ 26, 5'5", 145lbs
Jessica Malone Brandon, Mississippi 32, 5'0", 125lbs
Alyssa Ritchey Toledo, Ohio 26, 4'11", 115lbs
Mattie Rasnake Johnson City, Tennessee 29, 5'8", 187lbs
Stephanie Brennan Purcellville, VA 41, 5'7", 143lbs
Khan Porter Sydney, Australia 26, 5'11", 200lbs
Marcus Hendren New Albany, OH 26, 5'10", 198lbs
Vinny Casey Newark, DE 20, 5'9", 185lbs
Chris Dozois Denver, CO 44, 6'2", 220lbs
Nick DelGrande Lee, MA 23, 5'7", 185lbs
Christian Harris Long Island, NY 28, 6'1", 205lbs
Tim Paulson Ithaca, NY 25, 6'1", 212lbs
Ken Battiston Dayton, OH 27, 6'0", 205lbs
Ryan Elrod Orlando, FL 32, 5'6", 175lbs
Ron Ortiz Riviera Beach, FL 50, 6'3", 225lbs

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "DC Brawlers Sign First Round of Athletes for Inaugural Season of National Pro Fitness League". Market Wired. June 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brawler Talk: How Did You Become a Pro Athlete?". Active Life DC. August 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "GRID All-Stars and Why I Was Wrong About Lindsey". Breaking Muscle. 2015.
  4. ↑ "The DC Brawlers aim to rule the new National Pro Grid League". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "FOUR D.C.-area sports teams that actually have won recent championships". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Atlanta Assassins". The Southern Amateur GRID League. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "DC Brawlers Remain Undefeated and Win the 2015 NPGL Championship Against Phoenix Rise". Break Parallel. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ithaca gym owners win GRID championships". The Ithaca Voice. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "DC Brawlers". NPGL. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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