Coaches

  • Dan Schmieding (coachD)
    [dan@crossfitsc.com]

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    Dan Schmieding is the owner of CrossFit Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, a CrossFit Games competitor, a Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer a USA Gymnastics Certified Coach, and the only Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer in Sonoma County.

    He was a competitive sprinter and gymnast, and has continued his competitive athletic career by competing in CrossFit competitions since 2007.

    Dan has been a member of the CrossFit community since early 2002 and was happy to open and run the first CrossFit facility in Sonoma County.

  • Sarah Pierce
    [sarah@crossfitsc.com]

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    Coming from a high school sports background, Sarah’s competitive nature fits in well with CrossFit’s prescription of intensity.

    Having spent years with the old Globo Gym routine of cardio , abs, cardio, abs, Sarah found CrossFit in late 2007.  “Fight Gone Bad” was her first workout. Sarah went on to compete at the 2008 CrossFit Games, the 2009 CrossFit NorCal Regional Qualifiers, the 2010 NorCal Regional Qualifiers, placed 7th in NorCal during the Sectional Qualifiers and competed in the 2011 NorCal Regional Qualifiers.

    Sarah earned a B.S. in Biology (with a focus on Physiology), as well as a Minor in Chemistry, from Sonoma State, allowing her a rare perspective on the science behind Human physiology and nutrition.

  • Nate Libeu

    Nate Libeu is a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer, and has been CrossFitting since 2007. Finding CrossFit Sonoma County, the fitness regiment was a perfect compliment for Nate’s competitive wrestling and jiu jitsu training.

    Nate is currently training to be a Fire Fighter.

  • Eleanor McCall

    Eleanor is CrossFit Petaluma’s newest recruit – our in-house yoga instructor. Eleanor comes from a background of powerlifting since the age of 14 and was a cross-country and softball athlete all through her high school years, as well as an avid cyclist for the past 6 years. Through nutrition counseling provided by CF Petaluma, she was able to lose 50 lbs, and began CrossFitting with us in the summer of 2011.

    She is self taught in both Iyengar and Hatha yoga, and coaches our weekly Yoga program, which is open to members and the public.
    Eleanor has her Bachelors Degree in Psychology, and is currently attending a Masters Program for Kinesiology.