Merissa Wise

Merissa grew up playing competitive soccer and basketball and went on to play college basketball where she fell in love with strength and conditioning. She had always enjoyed strength training and used it for sport preparation but started uncovering the science of it in both her college courses and getting to know the strength professionals that were coaching her team.

After graduation she went to California to intern at Santa Clara University with their strength staff and continued with another internship opportunity at Stanford University where she worked with the strength and conditioning coaches for Women’s Basketball, Women’s Swimming, Men’s Water Polo, Women’s Gymnastics and Men’s and Women’s Fencing. She met her husband, Todd, in this time who owned his first CrossFit affiliate. Merissa started coaching and supporting at the affiliate shortly after really enjoying working with the general population and bringing the principles of strength and conditioning that she used with elite performers to the fitness enthusiasts of the affiliate.