Meet The Team
Founder, CEO & Head Coach
Chase Taylor
My name is Chase Taylor, founder and CEO of TaylorMade Fitness: Starkville CrossFit. I grew up running cross country and playing soccer. In college, I found weight training and started my health and fitness journey. I began CrossFit in 2011 in an attempt to better my strength and conditioning as a full time firefighter. I received my CrossFit Level 1 Certificate in 2013 and opened TaylorMade Fitness in March of 2015. Since then, I have coached CrossFit classes, elite CrossFit competitors and youth athletes.
Education:
Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology
Certification:
CrossFit Level 2
USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
Favorite Lift:
Snatch
Head Coach
Houston Wooten
I'm Houston Wooten, Head Coach here at TaylorMade. I joined the team here after graduating from Mississippi State in 2020 where I fell in love with the sport and community. While coaching here, I began nutrition with Chase and found another outlet to help improve people's health and fitness. I began taking nutrition clients in the beginning of 2022 and was named head coach shortly after. I am looking forward to meeting and helping you with your fitness journey!
Education:
Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning
Certification:
CF-L1
CPR Certified
Favorite Lift:
Clean & Jerk
Coach
Morgan Rich
My name is Morgan Rich, and I am a coach here at TaylorMade Fitness. I began my fitness journey in 2010 and have a gymnastic background. After my gymnastic years, I began training in countless ways. In 2021, I discovered CrossFit where I fell in love with the training style, intensity, sport and community. I loved the workouts, but I stayed for the people. I became a member at TaylorMade Fitness: Starkville Crossfit in 2021 where I began my training and nutrition with Chase Taylor. The TMF community really is a once-in-a-lifetime community. In 2022, I received my CF L1 and began coaching while also working as Public Relations and Marketing director for TMF. I love serving others through health and fitness, and I cannot wait to meet you. Welcome to the special family that is TaylorMade Fitness!
Education:
Bachelors of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations
Minor in Religion
Certification:
CF-L1
CPR Certified
Favorite Lift:
Front Squat
Coach
Landon Renfrow
My name is Landon Renfrow, and I'm one of the trainers here at TaylorMade Fitness. I began doing Crossfit in 2018, and I loved everything about it. I love the community and the style of fitness. This passion led me to eventually becoming a trainer in August of 2020 following my senior year of high school. After a year of coaching experience, I became a trainer here in August of 2021. I can't wait to meet and help you pursue your fitness goals!
Education:
Major of Kinesiology with a concentration in Neuromechanics
Certification:
CF-L1
CPR Certified
Favorite Lift:
Snatch
Coach
Russ Lowell
I'm Russ Lowell. It was a blessing to discover the TaylorMade Fitness community in 2015 and an even bigger blessing to become a coach in 2021. I am currently earning my PhD in Exercise Science from Mississippi State University. I have always had a passion for health and fitness. Through my college years, I have fell in love with learning and helping people. It has been a privilege to learn from owner, Chase Taylor, and witness the growth of TaylorMade Fitness. I have been taking personal clients since 2020, and I am eager to help you in whatever way I can. I hope to see you soon!
Education:
Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science
Masters of Science in Exercise Science
Currently earning PhD in Exercise Science
Certification:
NASM CPT
CPR Certified
Favorite Lift:
Back Squat
Coach
Ashley Perry
Hi, I'm Ashley! I got my CrossFit Level 1 in October of 2017 after being in love with CrossFit for 5 years. My favorite thing about CrossFit is that I have days that I win, days that I am humbled, and every kind of day in between, but I am never able to leave the gym without a smile on my face, and I always feel better than I did when I entered.
The CrossFit community at TaylorMade is unmatched, and I have never seen another fitness program in which truly everyone is welcome. It has taught me that strength is beautiful, and it has more than anything else made me appreciate my body for not just it’s appearance but the remarkable things it can do. I have made lifelong friends in my gyms; I have attended weddings, performed weddings, and traveled to foreign countries to visit friends I’ve made in the gym, and it has changed - and I believe extended - my life for the better. I love being able to help pass that gift on to my members and nutrition clients, and be an agent for the improvement of the health of the people around me.
Education:
PhD of Sociology
Certification:
CF-L2
NCI Level 1 Nutrition Certified
Favorite Lift:
Deadlift