Male Athletes
Matt Campione
Nathan Palmer
Evan Perperis
Cody Peyton
Lucas Pfannenstiel
Bryce Robinson
Matt Willis
Female Athletes
Christina Armstrong
Nicki Bruckmann
Nikki Call
Brenna Calvert
Randi Lackey
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Male Athletes
Matt Campione
Jay Flores (added late 2017)
Nathan Palmer
Evan Perperis
Cody Peyton
Lucas Pfannenstiel
Bryce Robinson
Matt Willis
Jeff Yanda (added late 2017)
Female Athletes
Christina Armstrong
Nikki Call
Brenna Calvert
Randi Lackey
Lisa Nondorf (added late 2017)
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Lauren Woodcock (added late 2017)
Male Athletes
Jay Flores
Nathan Palmer
Evan Perperis
Bryce Robinson
Doug Snyder (added late 2018)
Matt Willis
Jeff Yanda
Female Athletes
Christina Armstrong
Brenna Calvert
Randi Lackey
Lisa Nondorf
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Lauren Woodcock
Male Athletes
Ashton Abraham (added late 2019)
Jay Flores
Nathan Palmer
Evan Perperis
Bryce Robinson
Doug Snyder
Matt Willis
Female Athletes
Brenna Calvert
Randi Lackey
Lisa Nondorf
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Michelle Warnky
Ashton Abraham
Jay Flores
Brint Hastert (added late 2020)
Nathan Palmer
Evan Perperis
Doug Snyder
Scott Wierzycki
Matt Willis
Miranda Huber (added late 2020)
Randi Lackey
Lisa Nondorf
Jenny Overstreet
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Michelle WarnkyAshton Abraham
Jay Flores
Brint Hastert
Evan Perperis
Doug Snyder
Scott Wierzycki
Miranda Huber
Randi Lackey
Jenny Overstreet
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Michelle WarnkyAshton Abraham
Jay Flores
Brint Hastert
Evan Perperis
Doug Snyder
Scott WierzyckiMiranda Huber
Randi Lackey
Jenny Overstreet
Amy Pajcic
Ashley Samples
Michelle WarnkyAshton Abraham
Jay Flores
Brint Hastert
Evan Perperis
Thomas Plush
Doug Snyder
Miranda Huber
Randi Lackey
Jenny Overstreet
Amy Pajcic
Ashton Abraham
Jay Flores
Brint Hastert
Kendall Ortez
Evan Perperis
Thomas Plush
Miranda Huber
Jenny Overstreet
Amy Pajcic
When it comes to all time greats, Conquer The Gauntlet only knows one G.O.A.T., Randi Lackey. Randi was on the CTG Pro Team since it’s inception in 2016 and remained on the team until the end of 2022 making her one of the longest active members of the team. With 13 CTG wins and counting (along with another 10 2nd/3rd elite finishes), she remains the most decorated male or female CTG athlete ever. Randi is still active in the racing community but stays mostly local doing road races in Oklahoma and OCRs that pass through her area. Randi along with her husband and two daughters are still out there staying fit, they just aren’t as active in the OCR scene as they used to be.
Doug Snyder has been the team’s primary Masters athlete since joining the teamv back in late 2018. With 9 Conquer The Gauntlet Masters wins (7 of which occurred in back to back races) and an additional three 2nd/3rds, he remains the most decorated CTG Masters athlete of all time, male or female. Besides racing in OCR he is also still active in the ninja community regularly qualifying for the world finals. While you won’t find Doug racing in our team colors anymore, you will find him traveling the world racing events like the European OCR Championships and more with his partner in crime, another former pro team athlete, Lisa Nondorf.
The Pro Team has had a lot of great athletes over the years, but arguably the best of all time on our roster has been Master of the Rig World Champion and Ninja Warrior Michelle Warnky Buurma (check out here website here). Michelle made it to the Las Vegas National Finals 6x times over her career (so far) while being the 2nd women ever to make it up the warped wall to hit a city qualifiers buzzer (which she's done 3x) and the 2nd women ever to hit a city finals buzzer. She also competed on Ninja Warrior's All-Star team for Matt Iseman with fellow ninjas Ryan Stratis and Karsten Williams. Michelle was the final leg on stage 1, hitting that buzzer as a team, and completed the first 3 obstacles on stage 3 to help her team clinch the championship! If you think she's just a very short course specialist you would be wrong because she's finished 3rd at 2019 North American OCR Championships (3k Pro), 4th at 2014 OCR World Championship (15k Pro), 4th at 2016 OCR World Championships (3k Pro), won a CTG, won a Savage Race and even 9th at 2013's 24 hour long World's Toughest Mudder. Michelle still owns her epic obstacle gym, Movement Lab Ohio (Check out their website here) but is currently busy growing her family. We love Michelle's positive attitude and the work she has done making her an inspiration in our sport! We hope to see her back to racing more in the future!
Flying below the radar most of the time, Scott Wierzycki has been racing in the sport since 2012, accumulating podium after podium, year after year. With over 30 podiums total, Scott became the first to hit several notable Conquer The Gauntlet milestones include first triple podium for a single CTG race (2nd Overall\1st Master's in the elite wave, 3rd for the Continuum), first to win Elite/Masters/Continuum (Elite- Wichita 2017, Masters and Continuum multiple times each) and 2nd most Continuum wins of all time (4x). This US Age Group National Champion (15k, 35-39 in 2017) is now a Masters athlete whose consistency with obstacles always makes him a threat for both the Masters and the Elite podiums. Although no longer on the team, he is still out there racing and being a consistent performer in the wider OCR community.
When it comes to big names in OCR, there are few as well known as Brenna "Red Beast" Calvert. One of the original members of the CTG Pro Team, she was on the team from 2016-2019 tearing up the course both in the US and internationally including countries like Lebanon and Kuwait. With 45 OCR podium finishes and counting she is always in contention for the win. She currently has six CTG gauntlets, the second most out of any female, and another four podium finishes. She's also one of the few female athletes with both a Continuum win as well as an Elite CTG win. A regular on the podium she is perhaps best known for her appearances on three different televised OCR related shows including CMT's Steve Austin Broken Skull Challenge (season 3 and
season 5 all-stars) and in ESPN's BattleFrog
League Championships. Expect to see her focusing more on the media side of the industry in the future but don't count her out just yet, she'll still be racing and dropping everyone in the female field back one placement in the final standings.
Nicki Bruckmann was added to the initial roster of the team due to her performance in 2015, which included a win at the notoriously difficult BattleFrog Xtreme Cincinnati course. Although she spent much of her only year on the team, 2016, injured she was a valuable part of helping stand things up. By the end of 2016 she was immersed in her blossoming business, Explorer Chick, an adventure travel company that offers women only small group tours and workshops. She now works full time running the company and empowering women.
Nikki Call was very active in OCR starting in 2015. She had a lot of strong finishes on the podium at both Conquer The Gauntlet and other race brands like BattleFrog. She is best known for her podium finishes at two different BattleFrog events in 2016 with a broken arm for the first and two broken arms for the second (don't worry she finally went to the hospital afterwards and got treated). She was also the female champion of OCR Warrior Kansas City (shown below). Nikki left the sport in 2017 to spend more time with her family after winning her final Conquer The Gauntlet race earning her first Gauntlet in Oklahoma City 2016. She dedicated the win to her father who had recently passed away.
Lucas "Mohawks Win Races" Pfannenstiel
Lucas Pfannenstiel was known for his mohawk and fun personality as much as his top level race results. He could regularly be seen at the front of the field of CTG races as well as behind the microphone sending athletes down the Torpedo slide to earn their finishers medal. In 2017, he had an epic year appearing on both Steven Austin's Broken Skull Ranch as well as competing in Season 9 of American Ninja Warrior. He also co-founded Kansas City Obstacle Course Racers (KCOCR) a group created to unite the OCR crowd in the Kansas City area, provide a training group for all level athletes and to help bring new series to KC. Although still involved in the sport, he now races less frequently and spends more time with his family while working as an engineer.
Hear from the Mohawk himself on the Strength & Speed podcast:
Ep25: Lucas Pfannenstil & The KCOCR Broken Skull Ninja Warrior
Christina "Honey Badger" Armstrong was on the CTG Pro Team for the first three years and played a vital role in standing the team up. During the day she is a special education teacher but on the weekend's she is an ultra-distance athlete with an impressive race resume including finishing The Death Race and 23+ career podium finishes. HB is still involved in OCR but is focusing on ultra-endurance as well as getting more involved in the media side of OCR with Mud Run Guide for the foreseeable future. Look for her at CTG Continuum events, other Ultra-OCRs and coaching high school Cross Country runners.
Hear about HB's endurance experience in Death Race on the Strength & Speed podcast:
Ep 54: Death Race Finisher Christina "HB" Armstrong & OCR Marriage
Jeff Yanda stormed into the OCR scene with an impressive rookie year in 2017 walking away with 11 podium finishes including a 1st place win at CTG-XTC. 2018 was plagued with injuries including two torn muscles. Even with the injuries, he managed to finish 2nd at his hometown course Conquer The Gauntlet Iowa. He took 2019 off to recover but plans on coming back better than ever in 2020. Although no longer on the team, he is still involved in OCR and in the process of recovering from injuries for another epic year.