UNK CrossFit is a part of the UNK Wellness Program. We are located in Cushing Field house. We currently offer two classes open to the UNK community and also offer a PE 110 course during the Spring and Fall Semesters. We currently have one CrossFit Level 1 Certificate holder (Bryce Abbey, See below) that coaches all of our classes.
Trainers
Bryce Abbey
CrossFit Level 1 Coach
Bryce Abbey is a former 4X NCAA Division II All-American wrestler at
UNK. Bryce was also a scholar athlete being select three times to the
NCAA Division II Academic All-American First Team. Bryce has been
training CrossFit for over a year and became a CrossFit Level 1
Certificate Holder in August of 2011. Bryce works as the Employee Health
and Wellness Director and Associate Lab Director in the Human
Performance Lab at UNK. There he coordinates employee wellness
programming, conducts research in the area of childhood obesity
treatment and prevention, and has been teaching group fitness classes
for over 3 years. Bryce also works with the Nebraska State Activities
Association as a Wrestling Weight Management Assessor and Wrestling
Official. Bryce can also be found in area high schools presenting
healthy
nutrition presentations to student athletes, coaches and parents. Bryce
lives in Kearney with his wife, Erin, their son, Kade (4), and
daughter, Sloane (2). Bryce has lived in Kearney for the past 11 years
and enjoys all of the recreational opportunities that the community
provides for him and his family.