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Sport performance is affected by physical as well psychological traits. The psychological trait grit has been shown to effect athletic performance. This study attempted to identify the level of grit in novice and advanced Crossfit athletes in order to determine if levels of grit play a role related to performance in the sport of fitness known as Crossfit. Male and female Crossfit athletes (n=50) completed the 12-Point Grit Scale test. The 12-Point Grit Scale is a 12-question instrument with two subscales (Perseverance of Effort, PE; Consistency of Interest, CI). The subscale scores and total grit scale scores were compared between the novice and advanced Crossfit athletes with independent t-tests (α≤0.05). The advanced Crossfit athletes (n=23) scored significantly greater than the novice athletes (n=27) for both the 12-Item Grit scale as well as the CI subscale (p