Dani Speegle

Early life

Dani Elle Speegle spent her childhood in Houston, Texas, before moving to Colorado. She went to Conifer High School in Conifer, Colorado.

She became involved in a number of sports, including volleyball, track, diving and rowing, and she earned five varsity letters in high school. In her senior year in college in 2015, she was introduced to CrossFit.

Speegle had her best individual result in 2020 when she reached 13th. She also finished in the top 10 at the 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Rogue Invitational.

Television

In 2020, Speegle took part in the second season of Dwayne Johnson's game show The Titan Games. She won the regional finals in episode 3, before she was crowned the champion in the finale.

In 2025, Speegle was chosen to be a gladiator in the Amazon Prime reboot of the American Gladiators, taking the nickname "Crush".

Social media Speegle is a social media fitness influencer with 1.9 million followers on Instagram. She introduced the "Girls Who Eat" movement to highlight women's positive relationship with food and their body image.