The people actually coaching you.
Experienced coaches who build the programming together, hold certifications well past the minimum, and learned the craft in collegiate sport. Meet the CrossFit coaching staff in Wheat Ridge.
Collaborative programming, not a template.
Programming built together.
Every workout at our Wheat Ridge gym is written in-house by coaches who compete, coach, and train on the floor with you. No franchise feed, no subscription template. It gets built, tested, and refined as a team.
Experience first.
Our coaches have spent years inside CrossFit as athletes, coaches, and gym owners, from the Open to Regionals, Semifinals, and Quarterfinals. That experience shapes every class and every program.
Beyond CrossFit.
Division I strength and conditioning across more than a dozen sports, former Division I and collegiate athletes, registered yoga teachers, and licensed clinicians. People who stay active in and outside the gym.
The experience behind the coaching.
Coaching and competition
- 5+ years as a Division I strength and conditioning director: softball, soccer, basketball, track & field, volleyball, and more
- Division I basketball, plus collegiate softball and rugby
- Ultrarunners, endurance athletes, and lifelong multi-sport competitors
- CrossFit Games Regionals, Semifinals, and Quarterfinals qualifiers
- Masters Semifinalist and Legends Masters gold medalist
- 10 to 15+ years of coaching per coach on the floor
Certifications
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS, NSCA)
- Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC, CSCCa)
- Advanced CrossFit trainer credentials
- CrossFit Programming, Running, and Nutrition courses
- Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) Candidate
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT, Yoga Alliance)
Experienced CrossFit coaches.
April DiGiannantonio
Owner · Former DI Director of Sports Performance
Ten-plus years in fitness and sports performance. Has owned CrossFit gyms on and off since 2013 and competed at CrossFit Games Regionals, individually and on a team. Spent over five years coaching Division I athletes across a dozen sports. Programs Alpine's in-house training alongside Megan Markee.
Certifications
BS Exercise Science · CSCS · SCCC · Multiple CrossFit certifications
Favorites
- Food
- Wood-fired pizza and sushi
- Drink
- A very cold beer
- Workout
- Anything outdoors, and Amanda
- Quote
- “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can do what others can’t.”
Tori DiGiannantonio
Co-Owner · Yoga Instructor · Mental Performance Coach · Mental Health Therapist
Former firefighter and paramedic turned therapist and mental performance coach, Tori helps athletes and first responders train the mind the way they train the body.
Certifications
LCSW · CMPC (Candidate) · RYT 200 · CF‑L1
Favorites
- Food
- Battered French fries, sushi, and wood-fired pizza
- Drink
- Pinot Noir, oat milk lattes, and a really cold beer after a long run
- Workout
- Distance running, Helen, or Eva
- Quote
- “Suffer well.”
Lisa Arcangel
Coach · 15+ years coaching · Masters Semifinalist
CrossFit Games Masters Semifinalist. A lifelong athlete who has competed in the CrossFit Open every year since 2012. Former collegiate basketball and softball player.
Certifications
Favorites
- Food
- Drink
- Workout
- Quote
Dean Weeks
Coach · 15+ years coaching · Active competitor
With 15+ years in CrossFit and strength and conditioning, Dean has coached athletes at every stage, from 7-year-olds and collegiate athletes to Olympic medalists and seniors over 80. Known at Alpine for his empathy and ability to motivate, he meets athletes where they are and helps them reach their full potential.
Certifications
CF‑L2 · CrossFit Aging Athlete · CrossFit Programming · CrossFit Anatomy · BirdBox Gymnastics
Favorites
- Food
- Pizza. Keep your pineapple away from my pizza!
- Drink
- Wine or sparkling water
- Workout
- Anything with ski/row sprints and power cleans or snatches
- Quote
- “Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”
Liz Kushner
Coach · 10+ years coaching · 2026 Quarterfinalist
A decade of coaching with a strength-and-barbell focus, and a 2026 Quarterfinals qualifier. Alpine’s resident class clown, the coach who makes every class memorable. Born and raised in Littleton as the youngest of four with three older brothers, so the competitive streak comes naturally. An indoor lady at heart: outside the gym, she’s cooking, doing puzzles, or tending her plant babies.
Certifications
CF‑L2
Favorites
- Food
- A large steak (emphasis on large) and a baked potato
- Drink
- Coffee or sparkling water
- Workout
- Anything with squat snatches
- Quote
- “Let go of the need to know how it will turn out. Trust that you’ll handle whatever comes.”
Megan Markee
Programmer · 2× Semifinalist · 2× Regionals
Designs every workout Alpine members follow, in collaboration with owner April. Twice qualified for the CrossFit Games Semifinals, and twice for CrossFit Games Regionals on a team. Started CrossFit in 2011.
Certifications
Favorites
- Food
- Drink
- Workout
- Quote
Maddy Portlock
Coach · Top 2% CrossFit Open · 2× Quarterfinalist
Mama, athlete, and coach, Maddy helps people become stronger, healthier humans. She’s also a personal trainer, certified nutritionist, kids strength and conditioning coach, and former gymnastics coach. Outside the gym, you’ll find her chasing her little boy, competing with her husband (yes, everything is a competition), baking way too much, cooking for her family, hunting for her next favorite coffee shop, or dragging everyone outside because they can’t sit still for long.
Certifications
CF‑L1 · CF‑L2 · Certified Nutritionist
Favorites
- Food
- A good charcuterie board (the more meat, the better) and maple doughnuts
- Drink
- Cold brew with extra cream, or kombucha
- Workout
- Nasty Girls 2.0 and Diane
- Quote
- “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”
Mike Reynolds
Coach · 14 years coaching · Outdoorsman
Coaching CrossFit and fitness since 2012, Mike believes any fitness is good fitness. Very competitive, but never at the expense of fun. Outside the gym, you’ll find him on the golf course or hitting snowboard jumps he admits he’s too old for. If it’s outside, he’s in.
Certifications
CF‑L2 · CPR/AED · Fall Prevention
Favorites
- Food
- Burgers
- Drink
- Old fashioned, one ice cube
- Workout
- Olympic lifting
- Quote
- “What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.”
Kelley Williams
Coach · 10+ years coaching · Mom · Social worker
Adolescent mental health by day, toddler wrangler by night. Kelley is here for the fun and to help you reach your goals, whatever they are. A self-described lifelong average athlete, she knows every scaling option in the book. Two babies in three years also gave her firsthand experience with pregnancy and postpartum training.
Certifications
CF‑L2 · LCSW
Favorites
- Food
- Deep-dish pizza. She’s from Chicago.
- Drink
- Coffee and a nice glass of wine
- Workout
- DT: 5 rounds of 12 deadlifts, 9 hang power cleans, 6 shoulder-to-overhead
- Quote
- “Something is better than nothing!”
