Pack Leaders
Coach Chris “Pags” Impagliazzo
Owner/Trainer/Coach Chris “Pags” has dedicated his life to physical activity and helping others in different capacities. Growing up in Minnesota, his journey started with hockey and lacrosse through grade school. With college offers for both hockey and lacrosse, he chose to play semi-professional hockey instead, playing in the Première B league in Italy in 2005-06. After his hockey career ended, he became a professionally endorsed Flowboarder, traveling the US on the Flow Tour for 3 years straight. When that career ended, he joined the military and attended US Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer School in 2014. Upon retiring from the service in 2021, he immediately opened Coach Pags Fitness and concurrently CrossFit Lupos.
His training/coaching/conditioning career started in 2009, getting his NASM CPT, PES, & CES, also NFPT CPT. In 2010, he was personal training full time and was the Strength & Conditioning coach for Bloomington Kennedy High school hockey and Lacrosse teams until joining the service in 2012.
His CrossFit career started in 2020, getting his L1 then six months later acquiring his L2.
Coach/Doctor Courtney Vanderpoel
With almost a decade of Physical Therapy experience under her belt, Courtney is able to seamlessly blend her clinical expertise with her passion for CrossFit. Courtney is dedicated to empowering those around her achieve their fitness goals and showing people they are capable of more than they think.
She has a competitive background in soccer, swimming, skiing and most recently CrossFit.
Courtney has been involved in the CrossFit community since 2020 and was hooked immediately. To her, the gym is her second home. When she is not helping others, you’ll find Courtney in the gym practicing her skills to crush her own goals.
Courtney has her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, CrossFit Level 1 Coach, and USAW Level 1 Coach.
Coach/City Councilwoman Jennifer Culp
Jen is a fitness enthusiast of all kinds! She has a background in swimming including coaching, long distance running, and Crossfit! Jen has been in the fitness industry for the last 20 years in some capacity and specifically in Crossfit for the last 8.
She is passionate about health, wellness, and longevity. She loves to push herself to see what she is capable of in all stages of life. Jen loves to help the people around her learn to love moving their bodies with purpose and fueling themselves properly to accomplish their goals.
Jen loves Crossfit because there is always something to work towards. She refuses to let age define her and preaches this to her clients. She believes any body can do any thing with hard work and determination.
Jen is a certified Crossfit Level 2 coach, NASM CPT, and Precision Nutrition Level 1 coach.
Coach Sarah Hankins
Sarah was born and raised in central Indiana, growing up as a multi-sport athlete between volleyball, men's ice hockey and softball. She received a scholarship to play softball at the collegiate level in Orlando, FL where she attended Rollins College, graduating with a Bachelor's in Psychology. After college, she returned to Indiana and took up Adventure Racing to fill the competitive void after 20 years of organized sports, but it still missed the comradery & community of a team sport. A friend eventually suggested CrossFit as an avenue to continue training to find that competitive support structure. After a 2 week on-ramp, Sarah was hooked.
With 6 years of Coaching Crossfit & personal training, Sarah’s main focus is to ensure members master the foundational movements of CrossFit for a safe and healthy progression along their fitness journey, and to be able to apply that knowledge of functional fitness for a lifetime of good health (mechanics, consistency, intensity) while having a fun time with friends!
Sarah and her husband Kyle live in Fishers, along with their 4-legged fur-babies Moose & Maple.
Sarah is certified in Crossfit Level 1, Burgener Strength Weightlifting, Crossfit Gymnastics Level 1, USAA Weightlifting
Coach/HR Professional Lauren “Lo” Young
Coach Lo is a seasoned athlete with over 20 years of experience in lifting and playing sports. She played baseball and softball, ran track and was a cheerleader growing up. Since college, she has been in the gym, training for bodybuilding, strength, endurance events, and CrossFit. Lo is passionate about staying active through activities like hiking and bike riding, especially with her family. She loves Olympic weightlifting and the "big three" movements (squat, bench, deadlift), and you'll often see her dancing to her favorite tunes between sets. Lo is a natural coach, both in and out of the gym. She finds joy watching others achieve their goals, especially when that "light bulb" moment occurs in the athletes she is coaching.
Coach Lo holds a certification from NASM and USA Weightlifting.
She is married 20 years and has two boys, ages 27 and 16. Outside of the gym, she is an HR professional focused on strategic compensation and HR initiatives for a global organization. She enjoys reading, gardening and watching her youngest play baseball.
Denisse Garcia
Denisse is a Wellness Director for senior communities since graduating from Ball State with an Exercise Science degree and a minor in Gerontology. She creates the exercise class programming and does personal training for older adults in independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing. Denisse works alongside physical and occupational therapists to continue patients’ exercise regimens after they “graduate” from therapy. This has given her a wide range of experience working with patients varying in levels of health conditions and diseases. She is certified in Rock Steady Boxing and The Climb which are workout programs that specialize in Parkinson’s Disease. Currently only coaching Ladies Happy Hour, she plans on gaining experience in the CrossFit world before coaching other classes. Denisse spends her free time playing soccer, walking her dog Kobee, taking care of her houseplants, and volunteering at various events.
Coach Mark Madden
Mark was introduced to CrossFit in 2017 after he found himself overweight and lacking confidence. In 2019 he found his passion for CrossFit, which led him to get his CFL-1, and he started coaching immediately.
Mark has moved with work quite a bit since 2017 and has coached at different CrossFit gyms around the country. He’s even coached and trained with CrossFit games athletes throughout his career! Mark has finally settled down in Fishers, and in addition to his CrossFit certification, he also brings both Level 1 and 2 Olympic Weightlifting Coaching Certification from Burgener Strength".
Certifications: CF-L1, Level 1 & 2 Olympic Weightlifting | Burgener Strength