This hero WOD is dedicated to police Captain Vinny Liberto of the Mandeville Police Department in Louisiana, who was shot and killed on September 20, 2019 at the intersection of Causeway Boulevard and La. 22 while engaged in a vehicle pursuit. He was 58 years old at the time.
Capt. Liberto and another officer were pursuing a vehicle at the time of his death when it crashed. An occupant of the vehicle immediately exited and opened fire, killing Capt. Liberto and injuring the other officer.
In November 2019, Messina Street in Mandeville was renamed to Captain Vincent Liberto Jr. Drive in his honor.
Shelly Marano, Head CrossFit Coach and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer at Dauntless Athletic @dauntlessathletic (Covington, LA, USA), designed the workout.
The CrossFit “Vinnie” WOD is as follows:
Perform the prescribed work in the order written as quickly as possible with a running clock. Before moving on to 7 rounds of Double-Unders, Pull-Ups, Box Jumps, and Thrusters, the athlete must complete the Row buy-in. To finish the workout, the athlete must complete the Row cash-out.
For Time
Buy-In: 1,961-meter Row
Then, 7 Rounds of:
- 25 Double-Unders
- 7 Pull-Ups
- 5 Box Jumps (30/24 in)
- 8 Thrusters (105/75 lb)
Cash-Out: 2,019-meter Row
