'Hammy WOD' Honors Fallen Kent Soldier

SPC Crossfit hosts annual fitness event to support Adam Hamilton scholarship fund

'Hammy WOD' Supports Adam Hamilton Scholarship

SPC Crossfit raising money for athletic-scholastic scholarship in memory of 2007 Kent Roosevelt graduate

Members of SPC Crossfit will hold their annual "Hammy WOD" Sunday at Dix Stadium to raise money for the Adam Hamilton Memorial Academic and Athletic Scholarship Fund. Hamilton, a 2007 Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate, died May 28, 2011, while serving in Afghanistan. SPC Crossfit designed a special work-out in Hamilton's honor and invites people from all over with all fitness abilities to take part in the event, which is from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. at Kent State University's football stadium on Summit Street. The event is open to individuals, teams or groups and spectators. SPC Crossfit asks for a $25 donation to the scholarship for participants. Toby Jurging, owner of SPC Crossfit, said Hamilton's dad, Scott, works out there. "And he was …

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SPC Crossfit Dominates Regional Crossfit Competition, Headed to L.A. for 2012 Games

Kent gym ranked top team in world following win in Columbus at regionals

Some of the fittest people in the world are working out right here in Kent. Six members who work out at SPC Crossfit dominated the team competition this past weekend at the Reebok CrossFit Games Central East Regional Competition in Columbus. The team had qualified first in the region of five states heading into the competition and walked away first out of 30 teams that competed. Toby Jurging, owner of SPC Crossfit and the team's coach, said he's proud of the way the team finished and earned a spot at the 2012 Reebok Crossfit Games in Los Angeles later this summer. "We set three world records and ended up first in the world, as of right now," Jurging said. The SPC Crossfit team is comprised of Danielle Sidell, Craig Charton, Julianne …

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