March's Member of the Month - Newark

Over a year ago, squatting before coaching volleyball!

As the Open season comes to a close, it's a great time to take a minute a reflect on the year you've had. The changes you've seen in and outside the gym, the new feats of strength or endurance you just discovered, or the great friends you've made within our community. Our member of the Month has always been one of our favorite athletes to coach, and she will be one of our members who we will miss the most as she embarks on a new chapter of her life down in St. Augustine, Florida! Ashley Ford is March's member of the month! Ashely will be moving down with her boyfriend Tyler at the end of this Month, and while we are extremely proud of her, we are going to miss her greatly.

Ashely's been with Nick since the beginning, as a volleyball coach in our FIRST facility, a longtime high school friend, Nick invited Ashley to just come try out CrossFit. Since then, Ashely's been a presence at the gym who always brings up her A Game along with the FRESHEST shoes (personally a big fan of the Buzz Lightyears). Her hard work and attitude are a coaches dream, and is notorious for saying that's too heavy and killing all the lifts!

Best of luck to you and Tyler going forward! We hope that you continue to bring light into everyone's life that you meet, and that you'll continue to do CrossFit from time to time. Just know the bay doors will always be open, and you'll always have CrossFit Petram to call your home!