09/04/2026
ATHLETE OF THE MONTH: TRACI BOON
Sometimes the best athletes are the ones who never thought they were athletes in the first place. Traci Boon is a perfect example of that.
Traci grew up in Grand Haven and spent 32 years in Spring Lake before moving to Norton Shores three years ago. She didn’t grow up playing sports or participating in athletics. Juvenile arthritis kept her from being active as a kid, and although it eventually went into remission, an athletic lifestyle was never really something she had experienced.
Traci has spent the last 35 years in nursing and currently works as an Advanced Practice Nurse providing mental health services through the state. Outside of work, she’s happiest doing anything involving water—boating, water skiing, and swimming—along with hiking. She also has a 2½-year-old Pomsky named Zoe.
Traci actually watched MCF for about a year before stepping through the doors. Her husband, Doug, owns and operates House of Hobbies right across the street, so she had a front-row seat to everything happening in the gym. She was amazed by what she saw but assumed CrossFit was way beyond what she could do. Then a few stars aligned, she was invited to give it a try, and now she’s hooked.
You’ll usually find her in the noon class, although she’ll bounce around the schedule when life requires it. Since joining MCF, Traci has improved her body fat percentage by more than 7% while gaining healthy muscle mass. She’s also recently become more comfortable increasing the weights she uses and has really started to feel the difference.
What she loves most about CrossFit is the ability to learn new skills and do things she never thought were possible. Her recent “PR” wasn’t a weight on a bar—it was having the confidence to complete the Coast Guard 5K, her first 5K in probably more than 20 years.
That accomplishment says a lot about Traci’s mindset: show up, put in the work, and surprise yourself with what you’re capable of.
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