| Age: 27 | Instagram: @colten_mertens |
| Height: 5ft 4in/163 cm | Weight: 180 lbs /82 kg |
| Country: United States | Continent: North America West |
| Affiliate: CrossFit Kilo | Fran Lung Ranking: 25th (24,705 Points) |
| 2025 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Invitational | 9 | 10.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Crash Crucible | 1 | 3.5 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| World Fitness Project Tour Event 2 | 11 | 12.9 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| CrossFit Games | 12 | 14.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| NorCal Classic | Withdrew | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| World Fitness Project Tour Event 1 | 9 | 11.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mayhem Classic | 2 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| World Fitness Tour - Challenger Qualifier 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| CrossFit Open | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2024 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash Crucible | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| NorCal Classic | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| West Coast Classic | 11 | 12.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| World Wide Quarterfinals | 66 | 140.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Individual Quarterfinals | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| CrossFit Open | 19 | 61.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Wodapalooza | 13 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash Crucible | 2 | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Rogue Invitational - The "Q" | 16 | 19.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CrossFit Games | 18 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Wide Semifinals | 40 | 67.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| North America West Semifinal | 8 | 15.9 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Individual Quarterfinals | 16 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Wide Quarterfinals | 58 | 186.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CrossFit Open | 3 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrossFit Games | 32 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Granite Games | 4 | 8.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Individual Quarterfinals | 35 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Wide Quarterfinals | 72 | - | - | - | |
| CrossFit Open | 4 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wodapalooza | 12 | 14.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2021 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrossFit Games | 31 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granite Games | 5 | 8.3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Individual Quarterfinals | 21 | 90.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CrossFit Open | 18 | 155.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rogue Invitational | 9 | 9.4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| CrossFit Mayhem Classic | 16 | 16.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CrossFit Open | 108 | 243.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Granite Games | 26 | 23.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| The Rogue Invitational | 11 | - | - | - | |
| Crossfit Open | 403 | 904 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2018 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai CrossFit Championship | 31 | 27.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crossfit Open | 434 | 1093 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Competitions | Overall | Average Event Finish | Event Wins | Event Top 5 Finishes | Event Top 10 Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossfit Open | 5923 | - | - | - |