Top Earners Update đź’°
With the close of the third Major, it is now time to update the Top Earners list for the 2025/2026 season.
These totals simply represent the prize money earned directly from HYROX in competition. Athletes also earn through sponsorships, podium bonuses, and other incentives. But what this makes clear is that HYROX is becoming a legitimate professional pursuit for the best of the Elites.
Women’s Top 10 Earners
| Rank | Athlete | Earnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joanna Wietrzyk | $56,400 |
| 2 | Lauren Weeks | $36,400 |
| 3 | Jess Pettrow | $22,500 |
| 4 | Vivian Tafuto | $20,600 |
| 5 | Seka Arning | $12,500 |
| 6 | Lucy Procter | $12,200 |
| 7 | Linda Meier | $11,700 |
| 8 | Melanie Maurer | $7,700 |
| 9 | Sinead Bent | $7,400 |
| 10 | Gabrielle Nikora-Baker | $7,000 |
Men’s Top 10 Earners
| Rank | Athlete | Earnings (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Roncevic | $35,000 |
| 2 | Tim Wenisch | $24,400 |
| 3 | James Kelly | $24,000 |
| 4 | Hunter McIntyre | $14,600 |
| 5 | Sean Noble | $13,200 |
| 6 | Rich Ryan | $12,800 |
| 7 | Dylan Scott | $12,500 |
| 8 | Charlie Botterill | $11,800 |
| 9 | Alen Ploj | $11,800 |
| 10 | Jake Dearden | $11,300 |
By virtue of her sweep of the Individual races, Joanna has cleared $20,000 more than the next closest competitor, Lauren Weeks. Both of them have earned more than the top male so far, Alexander Roncevic.
Those three — plus Vivian Tafuto and James Kelly — all cleared over $10,000 for their weekend of work in Phoenix.
Up next are the Regional Championships. Prize purses are yet to be announced, but it has been rumored that we could see something close to the Major payouts. Let’s hope.
What’s On This Weekend
We have racing in Nice, plus the debut of HYROX in Turkey with the first ever event in Istanbul.
Racing has already begun, and there are a few early highlights:
- In Istanbul, Jannik Czapla took the win by a minute for the men (55:46)
- Danél Louw entered the exclusive sub-60 club for women with a 59:44
- Jess Towl and Roisin Egan won by over 6 minutes in the Women’s Pro Doubles (56:19)
- In Nice, Xavier Dufour is currently leading with a 55:51
- Willy Georges also became the first athlete to qualify for the CrossFit Games individually and complete a sub-60 HYROX, finishing in 58:53
Keep an eye out as there are more Pro Heats being run on Sunday in Nice as well.
This Week on the Pod 🎙️
We had to show some love to the Doubles teams in Phoenix. Matt and RawDeebo teamed up to share their takes:
Another good listen is this podcast with triathlon legend Jan Frodeno and HYROX co-founder Moritz FĂĽrste. Check it out to hear more about how his Olympic experience helped shape HYROX:
That’s it for this week. The cut off for times going into the Washington D.C Major is officially February 16th, so hopefully we will have a clearer picture of the field by next week.
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