Beau Wills reaches HYROX World level

BOXROX said on May 21 that Beau Wills had reached HYROX’s world-level tier after a run of results that included solo wins in Frankfurt and St. Gallen. The profile, written by Robbie Wild Hudson, described the New Zealander as one of HYROX’s most consistent elite competitors and said he had broken into the sport’s global elite by 2025 and 2026. It also said Wills had competed in 37 HYROX events across five seasons and eight divisions. A separate BOXROX race report published on January 19 said Wills opened 2026 by winning the Men’s Pro race in St. Gallen. ### How did BOXROX frame Beau Wills’ rise? BOXROX said Wills’ résumé now spans both solo and doubles racing at a high level. The May 21 profile said he had produced victories in Frankfurt and St. Gallen, along with multiple top-10 finishes against what it called the deepest fields in HYROX racing. It also said he had moved from early podium finishes in 2022 to the global elite by 2025 and 2026. (boxrox.com) A June 12, 2025 BOXROX statistical profile of Elite 15 athletes had already listed Wills among the men’s field, citing a third-place finish at the 2025 Las Vegas Major in 57:08 and fourth at Glasgow 2025 in 55:02. That profile said he had competed in 28 HYROX events across multiple continents at that point, offering an earlier marker of his move into top-level competition. (boxrox.com) ### What is verified about the St. Gallen win? BOXROX reported on January 19 that Wills won the Men’s Pro race at HYROX St. Gallen despite a 30-second penalty for an infringement in the Burpee Broad Jumps. The report said he still finished more than a minute ahead of second-placed Tiziano Pedrocchi. The same race report published Wills’ splits and station placings. (boxrox.com) BOXROX said he placed in the top five at seven of the eight workout stations, including first on the sled pull, second on the sled push and wall balls, and third on sandbag lunges. His eighth run split was listed at 3:19. ### What do the Frankfurt and world-level references tell readers? (boxrox.com) The May 21 BOXROX feature did not provide a date or finishing time for the Frankfurt solo win in the excerpt available through search, but it explicitly grouped Frankfurt and St. Gallen as headline victories in Wills’ individual racing record. It also tied those wins to multiple top-10 finishes and said Wills had become a standout athlete on the world stage. (boxrox.com) BOXROX also linked Wills’ world-level standing to his doubles record. The May 21 profile said partnerships with Eugenio Bianchi, Jon Wynn and Gil Nicola produced some of the fastest doubles times in the sport, including a 50:29 finish in Paris and a 51:02 performance at the 2025 HYROX World Championships. ### What training themes did Wills highlight? (boxrox.com) Wills told BOXROX that his CrossFit background gave him the ability to tolerate high lactate levels and switch movement patterns while maintaining power output. He said that background helped his efficiency through functional movements and his strength endurance across multiple patterns. (boxrox.com) BOXROX said the practical lessons from Wills’ approach center on sustainable pacing, compromised running and station efficiency rather than treating HYROX as a pure strength event. That framing matches the publication’s description of him as a competitor who stays composed under pressure while racing deep international fields. (boxrox.com) ### Where can readers track what comes next? HYROX maintains official race listings on its event platform and publishes rankings and race outcomes on its results site. Those pages are where future Wills entries, qualifiers and finish times would appear as the 2026 calendar continues. (hyrox.com) (boxrox.com)