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Our Coaches
Austin Briggs
Owner & Coach
Austin, originally from South Dakota, found his way to Mississippi during a Paramedic Degree internship. There, he discovered a local CrossFit gym, reconnecting with friends from his home state and forging new, lasting friendships. With over 13 years of CrossFit experience, Austin is an L2 Certified Trainer and Certified HYROX affiliate trainer. His passion for CrossFit, sparked by his time in the Marine Corps, led him to pursue coaching and ultimately to fulfill his dream of owning a gym. In January 2021, with the support of close friends, he transformed a nearly abandoned warehouse into his own CrossFit gym in just three months.
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Outside the gym, Austin enjoys spending time with his partner MaryFrances and their dogs, often seen riding his motorcycle. He is dedicated to helping others and considers his work a dream job he can't imagine living without.
Anderson Miskelly
Coach
Anderson is a dedicated coach bringing nearly a decade of experience to our community. He loves running and gymnastics. Anderson is a L2 certified coach passionate about helping athletes achieve their fitness goals through expert guidance and motivational support.
Brenna Bennett
Coach
Working mom since 2014, CrossFitter since 2018, and CF-L1 trainer since 2021. Enjoys trail running,
rucking, biking, OCRs, local CrossFit competitions, etc. Brenna knows the struggle of returning to fitness
after personal setbacks, as well as prioritizing self-care with other priorities. She sees the coach/athlete
relationship as mutually educational and impactful. In this relationship, she strives to support athletes
training for the long term and finding their best selves.
Morgan Nasif
Coach
Morgan enjoys Olympic Lifting, especially the Snatch. After college soccer, she needed something that gave her a competitive outlet and CrossFit was the answer. She has been doing CrossFit on and off since 2007. She loves CrossFit because it allows her to work out with friends and helps her keep up with her 3 year old. She loves that her son sees her working hard and lifting heavy stuff and hopes one day he will want to do join her. She got her L1 in 2022 and has been coaching ever since!
Emanuel Reyes
Coach
Emanuel was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He started doing CrossFit in 2013 right after he came back from Afghanistan. In his military career leading training was something he enjoyed doing. He likes to use that experience to help individuals in their fitness journey. Everyones fitness journey is different, being able to tailor training to each individual is something he looks forward to.
Lynsey Naugle
Coach
Lynsey fell in love with lifting over ten years ago and started CrossFit in 2020 when she realized she needed more than heavy weights to support a healthy lifestyle. She has been coaching for 1 year and has a CF L1 and USAW L1.
Hali Rush
Coach
CrossFit has been the whirlwind that started my love for functional movement, breaking mental barriers, and really understanding how the human body works. I started CrossFit in 2017 and got my L1 a year after. Since then I have graduated from IHT, and have been a Licensed Massage therapist for four years. Undoubtably this has helped tremendously with athletes and clients alike on their health journey.
Jeff Lowery
Coach
As a coach, Jeff wants to equip you to reach the goals you have. He’ll bring a combination of nearly a decade training in CrossFit and a CrossFit Level 1 certification to help you reach those goals. Jeff has been married to his wife, Olivia, for 12 years and has 2 dogs. He has a background in a number of team & individual athletics, obsesses over his next hiking trip, has recently taken up running and pickleball, and enjoys pizza as much as the next guy.
MaryFrances Brantley
Coach
MaryFrances Brantley is an L1 CrossFit coach and a PN L1 nutrition coach. She began her fitness journey in 2014, and since then she’s gained experience through bodybuilding, powerlifting, and CrossFit training. After years of learning all things nutrition, she has now began coaching others through their nutrition and health journey.
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Outside of the gym, she works as a behavior specialist in the public school system.
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Josh Harper
Coach
Josh Harper is happily married with 3 children. He started CrossFit in August of 2021 and received his CFL-1 in October of 2022. Josh enjoys not only the physical benefits that CrossFit provides, but also the great impact it has on mental health and well being. It’s a great way to keep both your body and mind in tip-top shape! Through his own experience, he has come to strongly believe that many ailments that afflict most of our population, both physical and mental, can be curbed by simply giving your body what it needs to thrive. Eat clean, pick up heavy stuff and throw in some intense cardio!
Casey Stevens
Coach
Casey started her relationship with CrossFit back in 2010 when there were a whopping two CrossFit gyms in the state of Mississippi. She loved the intensity and and unpredictability of it coupled with the amazing community it was a no brainer.
In 2021 Austin pushed her to get her Level 1 certification to coach. As a coach she puts a lot of importance on staying healthy physically and coming up with ways of working around injuries. Having suffered from many setbacks herself throughout her CrossFit journey. She loves coaching the early morning classes and has a killer playlist (or so she’s been told)
Maddie Walters
Coach
Maddie began CrossFit at her home gym, East Brandon CrossFit, in March 2020 when she was 14 years old. She obtained her CF-L1 certification in October 2022 and began coaching in January 2023. Since starting CrossFit, she has enjoyed competing in team and solo competitions. Through competition, she has made many friendships over the years.
After pursuing CrossFit for some time, Maddie was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma, which has been a challenge in her fitness journey. Maddie enjoys bodyweight and gymnastic movements and is always looking to improve her weightlifting technique. Her favorite movements include pistols, high box jump overs, and pull-ups!
Outside of the gym, Maddie is a college student and runs a small business called MW Designs, where she creates custom art pieces for clients. Through MW Designs, she has recently become a licensed crafter for Mississippi State University. She graduated from Hinds Community College in the spring of 2024 and plans to graduate from Mississippi College in 2026 with a B.S. in Graphic Design and a minor in Marketing.
