Stephanie Evans & Cheyenne Rumgay
February’s Athletes of the Month
This month, we have TWO athletes that we want to highlight! Stephanie and Cheyenne attend the noon class together, always showing up to push each other. Be sure to check out both of their stories below!

The Journey.
We sat down with Stephanie and Cheyenne to learn more about them and their CrossFit journeys.
Stephanie Evans
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
I’m a mom to a spunky little 2 year old girl, Lily-Ann, and a wife to my amazing husband Zach! We moved to Blaine, TN a couple years ago to start our little homestead!
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH CROSSFIT FIRST CREEK?
I came to CFFC for a short stint in 2017-2018ish, and rejoined in July 2024!
WHAT MADE YOU START CROSSFIT? WHAT HAS KEPT YOU DOING IT? HOW HAS YOUR MOTIVATION CHANGED SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED?
After having my daughter, I was in a place where I realized I needed to invest in myself and my well-being physically and mentally. I wanted to model healthy habits for my family and be the best version of myself. CrossFit makes me challenge myself and when I complete a challenge, it gives me the confidence to do it again. I continue to be motivated by the people at CFFC. It is such an inspiration to see people push themselves and their limits. I love the hype during WODs and hearing names being shouted out, and knowing the feeling of wanting to slow down or give up, but having that little nudge to keep pushing. It’s awesome to be a part of something that has made such a positive impact on me in just seven short months.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SINCE JOINGING CFFC?
CrossFit is truly for EVERYBODY, No matter where you are on your fitness journey!
WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST CROSSFIT MOMENT?
My proudest CrossFit moment was stringing two KHSPU together without an ab mat!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LIFT, MOVEMENT OF WOD? LEAST FAVORITE?
My favorite lifts and movements are deadlifts, wall walks, box jumps, GHD’s, and any handstand work.
My least favorite lifts and movements are box step ups, wall balls, the echo bike and snatches ( I always dip with a muscle snatch…why???)
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT CFFC OR JUST CROSSFIT IN GENERAL?
I love the environment at CrossFit first Creek! I have felt so much kindness and encouragement from EVERYONE! Every coach I’ve had has been so amazing, helpful, and knowledgeable! I love the people and the sense of community our gym has! It’s really something special!
WHAT IMPACT HAS CROSSFIT HAD ON YOU IN AND OUT OF THE GYM?
CrossFit has impacted me by teaching me the importance of loving myself, loving where I am right now in my journey, and helping me fall in love with the process to get where I want to be!
WHAT ARE YOUR CROSSFIT GOALS? HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO REACHING THEM?
My CrossFit goals are to do ALL OF THE THINGS! I’m currently working on double unders (I have strung 6 together), stringing T2B together (I do singles) and doing free handstands!
WHEN YOU ARE NOT CROSSFITTING, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO?
My favorite thing to do outside of CrossFit is to spend time with my family! I just really love being with my people, no matter what we’re doing!
WHAT IS ONE FUN THING ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW YET?
One fun thing people may not know about me yet is that my husband and I have a mini farm! We have dogs, goats, chickens, and geese!
WHAT IS ONE TIP YOU WOULD GIVE SOMEONE CONSIDERING CROSSFIT OR WHO IS NEW TO CROSSFIT?
One tip that I’d give somebody considering CrossFit or who is new to CrossFit is YOU CAN DO IT! Just show up and be consistent!
WHAT IS YOUR DIET LIKE? HAS IT CHANGED SINCE STARTING CROSSFIT? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORKOUT FUEL?
With help and advice from Rebecca, I started tracking my macros in December. I mostly try to hit my protein goals daily! I’m not afraid of carbs anymore, I just try to go for the good ones! I try to eat mostly whole unprocessed foods!
FREE WRITE
I really appreciate the patience and kindness everyone has had with my daughter, Lily! I know it can be a bit distracting at times to have a two year old running around the gym, but no one has ever made us feel unwanted! I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to experience what you guys have created in this gym and I’m excited to grow in this community!
Thank you for being GREAT HUMANS!
Cheyenne Rumgay
TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
Hi! My name is Cheyenne Rumgay! I’m married to a pretty cool guy named Israel, and I have an 11 year old daughter who started as my step daughter but I got to adopt in 2023! I also have a golden doodle named Tilly who is a ham!!! I run a small scale bakery from my home which I dream to expand one day! I love Jesus and gardening, and I am totally a wannabe homesteader!
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH CROSSFIT FIRST CREEK?
I’ve been going to CrossFit at First Creek consistently since July 2024! (This is also the first time I’ve done ANY CrossFit)
WHAT MADE YOU START CROSSFIT? WHAT HAS KEPT YOU DOING IT? HOW HAS YOUR MOTIVATION CHANGED SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED?
I first started CrossFit with my amazing sister-in-law Stephanie! I started to go here and there with a punch card, and she asked if I’d like to be “accountabilibuddies”. It has been a huge motivator to have someone to go with! I started CrossFit personally because I have PCOS and have struggled with many side effects, so I decided to throw the gauntlet down to myself and do something about it! My motivation has changed from time to time, but I’d say my “goals” have changed the most though!! I have gone from “just do what you can” to “let’s see how far you can push yourself today”.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SINCE JOINGING CFFC?
I have learned that pushing myself is a GOOD thing! It’s okay to not be able to catch my breath for a moment, it’s okay for my heart to beat out of my chest, it’s okay for it to burn or hurt, it’s okay to work even while you’re sore! I’ve learned that pushing yourself is a form of trust you have to build with your body and that not everyone has that! I definitely didn’t!
WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST CROSSFIT MOMENT?
My proudest moment of CrossFit was coming in on Thanksgiving day to do the “Thanksgiving With The Girls” workout! It was the first time I didn’t let myself scale down out of fear and, particularly during the “Karen’s House” portion, I kept telling myself I could do “one more” and finished all 75 wall balls without changing weight or doing air squats. Steph and I made great time together, too!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LIFT, MOVEMENT OF WOD? LEAST FAVORITE?
My favorite lift are the power snatch and back squats! And my least favorite lift as of right now is anything I have to put over my head and squat with. The way my body is set up….I just need to work on that LOL.
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT CFFC OR JUST CROSSFIT IN GENERAL?
I LOVE CFFC. They have made me feel so comfortable and welcome! I feel encouraged every day I go, and I feel like they’re different than any other CrossFit gym! If you go on Reddit, you’ll see people complaining about the toxicity of CrossFit and the reasons not to do this form of exercise, but I have only had the best experiences here at this gym! I’ve never liked any other form of exercise the way I love this place!!
WHAT IMPACT HAS CROSSFIT HAD ON YOU IN AND OUT OF THE GYM?
Inside the gym, I think CrossFit has trained me to reimagine the way I work out and push myself past my own mental barriers now in a healthy way. And outside of the gym, some of the workouts make my simple chores feel like a breeze! Plus, I have more strength and energy afterwards to do more in one day than I used to do in a week!
WHAT ARE YOUR CROSSFIT GOALS? HOW CLOSE ARE YOU TO REACHING THEM?
My ultimate CrossFit goal would be to do at least some of the workouts RX.
WHEN YOU ARE NOT CROSSFITTING, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO?
when I am not CrossFitting, my favorite thing to do is spend time with my family, honestly! I love when we can get together and play games and laugh about our childhood and commune together!!
WHAT IS ONE FUN THING ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW YET?
It’s hard to pick something, but I’m going with my gut and go-to interview icebreaker that my first ever “real” job was being a clown. I painted kids faces at birthday parties and a few Smokey’s baseball games, and my now husband is terrified of clowns!
WHAT IS ONE TIP YOU WOULD GIVE SOMEONE CONSIDERING CROSSFIT OR WHO IS NEW TO CROSSFIT?
A tip I’d give someone who is thinking of joining or just joined CrossFit is keep going! Even if you start just doing half an exercise or scaling every thing down by half or more! The more you go, the more you’ll see improvements! And one day, it’ll just be a part of your normal schedule and you don’t even think about going. You just get up, stuff yourself into some leggings, and show up to CrossFit! (That’s my personal experience.) I also started out by not looking at the workouts online! I didn’t want to give myself the option to dread, complain or bail if I saw a particular movement that I didn’t like! I just came in blind, got it done and left! Now I love using the app and interacting with everyone though!
WHAT IS YOUR DIET LIKE? HAS IT CHANGED SINCE STARTING CROSSFIT? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORKOUT FUEL?
I try very hard to avoid added sugars as much as possible as my PCOS makes me insulin resistant, and that leads to the worsening of all of my symptoms if I’m eating too much sugar!! (A Low glycemic diet is what I try and stay in tune with.) It has definitely changed since I started CrossFit. I think a lot more about the thing I’m eating because if you put so much work in at CrossFit, you want to give your body the stuff it needs to do the right things with it! I am still searching for the right fit diet-wise, but I have my basics down like low sugar, high protein, low carb. I use MyFitnessPal to help me track what’s in the foods I eat as well!!
FREE WRITE
I could write a book about how much I love this gym! I started at zero, literally zero. I never played sports, I never went on walks or runs or hikes a majority of my life, and I was scared to start something as strenuous as CrossFit. But once I went the first time, I knew it was different than anything else I had tried. I went off and on for a few years, you know the whole “tomorrow is the day I’ll change my life” then by the next week I had no plans to continue. But this last time was different! Having a friend to start it with lent me the confidence to go more consistently, which led me to grow relationships with others within the gym and get excited for all the events and seeing these guys every day!
Rebecca will always push you and sometimes knows your limits better than you do. Kendra will always cheer you on and make you feel strong enough to finish the WOD!! Those are the two coaches I’ve been with so far on my journey but I’ve heard great things about them all!! I cannot wait to see what the future holds for me and to see how far I can go! And it’s been a complete joy to see Stephanie growing and pushing herself and becoming a complete beast, and I can’t wait to continue to root her on in her journey as well!!!