About WODGODZ Founders

Zeus

Ken Sanders

Kenneth Sanders is a Facial Plastic Surgeon in Shreveport, LA. He and his wife, Lynn, have two sons Dane, and Lance.

When not at work or with his family, Ken can usually be found with his second love, CrossFit, which he began in 2010 after a friend challenged him to try it out. He is the other half of CrossFit Medicus One (with Poseidon), a virtual affiliate with a mission to guide patients out of chronic disease and into CrossFit.

Now in the Master's 55-59 division, he trains 5 days a week, and competes regularly. When asked why he wanted to start a large-scale competition he said, "I have competed locally and regionally, I know what a quality competition should look like, I know what I would have changed about others I have been to, and I know we can deliver all of the above at an event here in Shreveport."

Ken is also addicted to other high-adrenaline high-speed activities, such as high-performance driver's education events and team endurance car racing, water skiing, jet skiing, and wake boarding.

Ken is primary contact for: Everything...if you can't find it elsewhere, contact Zeus!

Kratos

Tim Adams

Tim Adams is an entrepreneur with more than 25 years experience in managing, operating, and owning businesses within the real estate, finance, and vehicle remarketing industries. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, and is a graduate of ADESA's Leadership Development Program. Most recently, Tim broke out of the corporate mainstream to start his own auction company, and is owner of Alliance Auto Auction, which now includes 5 auction locations in Texas.

For health, fun, and clarity, Tim relies on and loves CrossFit! He is a "Master" age-group athlete now at the young age of 55, and he loves to compete. Since his start in 2014, he has taken his passion for fitness to the next level, competing in several local and regional competitions, and, of course, the Open. He also enjoys high performance driving and team endurance racing with Zeus!

Finally, he is passionate about his family, including his lovely wife, Carolina, his children, step children, and grandchild.

Tim is the primary contact for: Media and communications.

Hades

Fred Passin

Fred Passin, is proudly retired from the USAF after over 27 years of faithful service. He is a past-owner of CrossFit SBC in Shreveport who now lives in Arkansas, but he still takes time out every year to stay involved in planning our competition. He has been married to his beautiful wife Licia, for over 25 years and they have 3 children.

Fred found CrossFit in 2009 while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He received his Level 1 credentials that same year and has been coaching and competing ever since. Having attended many competitions both overseas and here at home he knows what a quality competition should look and feel like.

When he is not coaching or working out Fred loves all activities outdoors, Especially mountain biking and anything active.

Fred is the primary contact for: Judging /Workout development and equipment

Apollos

Jeff Dixon

Jeff Dixon, a retired Captain of the Shreveport Fire Department. He can talk for hours about his love of his job, but the only things he loves more are his beautiful wife, Michelle, his three daughters, and his grandchildren.

To say he also loves fitness and the outdoors would be an incredible understatement. If not at work or outdoors "chasin' some critter," as he would say, he can be found at CrossFit SBC, working out himself or helping someone else improve their level of fitness... something everyone knows and respects about Jeff.

His love of fitness began over 40 years ago, but it was only in 2012, when a friend asked him to help him open a CrossFit box, CrossFit SBC, that he truly found the level of fitness that he had been searching for his entire life.

Jeff is the primary contact for: Rig and equipment

Poseidon

Tom Siskron, IV

A Shreveport native, Tom is a local physician, and husband to Elizabeth, father to two grown sons, Thomas and Campbell, and stepfather to Jacob. His love of health and fitness and his passion for helping others come together almost every day, as he tries to guide his patients away from chronic illness and toward a healthy lifestyle through his private Urology clinic. He and Ken also founded the now dormant CrossFit Medicus One, the first "virtual" CrossFit affiliate devoted entirely to changing "The Mess" that our health care system has become, one patient at a time. He also tries to lead his friends and family by example to CrossFit and health and fitness in general (sometimes to their annoyance, he is sure!).

Tom fell in love with CrossFit in 2012 and believes in the long-term goal of being "better than yesterday" in every aspect of his fitness. His favorite aspects of CrossFit, though often thought of as being on different ends of the spectrum, are Oly lifting and gymnastic movements. Through his perspective as a physician, he has observed countless people age into progressive inactivity, rigid immobility, and chronic debilitation, and he is determined to stay strong and supple for years to come.

When not at work, with family, or in the gym, he enjoys high performance driving (with track mates Zeus and Kratos), construction projects, being a garage mechanic, travel, being on the water, shooting, and other outdoor activities.

Tom is the primary contact for: Event schedule, vendor village, post-event equipment sales.

Ares

Geoff Westmoreland

Geoff's full time day job is as an attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is married to his loving wife, Stephanie, and he has a son and daughter. Another 55+ competitor, Geoff recalls that it was at the age of 43 that he lost over 50 pounds and began the road to getting in the best shape of his life through clean eating, hard exercise and CrossFit. Now, he understands that age is only a number, and he firmly believes he is only scratching the surface of his CrossFit potential. Being an avid Cross Fitter for almost five years now, he trains at CrossFit SBC five to six days a week. He continues to train and compete in as many local and regional competitions as he can, constantly trying to improve his own level of fitness.

He also has a passion for helping other "40 and overs" achieve their fitness goals, saying, "CrossFit is now my vehicle to help other masters realize that life at 40 is just beginning and that they can achieve anything - including being incredibly fit - that they put their mind and effort to, even at age 40 above."

Geoff's extensive experience with CrossFit competitions, both large and small, will definitely be useful in making WodGodz one of the best competitions in the South!