Crossfit Dover

Crossfit Dover

By Dakota Smith, The Whetstone

For a quarter of the usual price, students at Wesley can train and compete in CrossFit right here in Dover.

In the coming weeks, the Student Government Association (SGA) and George Dobbins, owner of CrossFit Dover, hope to bring Wesley students into the program.

“He wants to set up teams with Wesley,” said SGA President Savannah Durham.

Dobbins’ student price is $100 for a 4-week program and $200 for 8 weeks.

“However, for Wesley, since he really wants to get us involved in the whole fitness program, he’s going to do $50 for an 8-week program,” Durham said.

This is a deal meant only for Wesley students, she said. For that deal they can compete in a whole CrossFit season with their own teams.

“His goal was not to make a profit, it’s just to engage Wesley students in Fitness,” Durham said. “Students can have mixed gender teams and can compete with other Wesley teams. He is also looking into having faculty and staff being able to create teams.”

All of this for a quarter of what the CrossFit price usually is. And that price could get even lower.

“He is going to try and find outside sponsors to sponsor Wesley students,” Durham said. “So that $50 payment may decrease.”

There are a few ways Wesley students can learn more about this.

Students are happy with the idea of Wesley having such easy access to Crossfit.

“It’ll be nice,” said junior DaJahn Lowery. “A lot of people like to work out in the gym here. If people are really serious about lifting that would be a nice place for them to go.”

“That’s really exciting,” said junior Ahmad Crews. “This is like a new window for Wesley students to really explore what their talents are.

“This is a great opportunity for any students pursuing fitness,” said George Dobbins, owner of CrossFit Dover. “If you’re looking to be part of a team this is something to be part of.”

The CrossFit program for Wesley student’s starts March 21 for an initial 4-weeks season. Next year should be bigger.