Post by oldnavy on Nov 21, 2008 21:40:55 GMT -5
2008 NGA Pro Universe Men's Championship
2008 NGA Pro Universe Figure Championship
2008 NGA American International Bodybuilding Championships (Pro Qualifier)
2008 NGA Florida Natural Championships
Coral Springs, Florida, November 15, 2008
Once again, the talented duo of NGA President Andy Bostinto and his wife, Fran brought a classy show to Southern Florida where more than 50 outstanding men and women natural athletes vied for top honors in the NGA’s season-ending national contest held at the Coral Springs Charter School in Coral Springs.
Rico Browning of Maple Heights, OH took top honors for the second time in the Men’s Pro Universe Championship and Megan May of Atlanta, GA was the winner in the Pro Universe Figure Championship. It was Megan’s first Pro show after winning the NGA NOPI Overall Figure title in Atlanta last September.
Pro Universe Men's Championship
Rico Browning, Maple Heights, OH, 1st
Ed Silva, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2nd
Cleveland Graham, Snellville, GA, 3rd
Derrick Rosser, Newman, GA, 4th
Christopher Zangari, Saunderstown, RI, 5th
Kyle Harris, Clyde, OH, 6th
Craig Toth, Kuna, ID, 7th
Eric Broser, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 8th
Joshua Trentine, Beachwood, OH, 9th
Troy Johnson, Ojai, CA, 10th
Pro Universe Figure Championship
Megan May, Atlanta, GA, 1st
Cydney Gillon, Doughborill, GA, 2nd
Stacie Andrews, Atlanta, GA, 3rd
DeBlair Tate, Smyma, GA, 4th
Marina Fabrizio, Burlington, MA, 5th
Denise Zingale, Bedford, OH, 6th
The senior circuit was well represented with seven outstanding athletes. Anthony Stinchcomb of Decatur, GA captured the Men’s Masters 40+ Class and later won the Overall Masters title and a NGA Masters Pro Card.
Men's Masters 40+ Class
Anthony Stinchcomb, Decatur, GA, 1st and new NGA Master Pro
Keith Groninger, Winter Parks, FL, 2nd
Victor Garcia, Hialeah, FL, 3rd
Thomas Baggot, Hollywood, FL, 4th
Reggie Storman, Snellville, GA, 5th
Men's Masters 50+ Class
Robert Pierre-Louis, Boynton Beach, FL, 1st
Men's Masters 60+ Class
Bill Long, Bradenton, FL, 1st
Twelve beautiful Figure ladies graced the stage in three age classes. Jimmese Clark of Atlanta, FL won the 25+ Class, Sherry Andre of Hollywood, FL the 35+ Class and Nadine Lopez of Ft. Lauderdale the 45+ Class. In a tight competition, the Florida Figure Overall trophy was won by Jimmese Clark who was also awarded her NGA Figure Pro Card.
Florida Figure 25+ Class
Jimmese Clark, Atlanta, GA, 1st and New NGA Figure Pro
Doreen Horton, Coral Springs, FL, 2nd
Melissa Bell, Jacksonville, FL, 3rd
Florida Figure 35+ Class
Sherry Andre, Hollywood, FL, 1st
Marilyn Garcia, Hialeah, FL, 2nd
Vickie Preece, Pinkerington, OH, 3rd
Florida Figure 45+ Class
Nadine Lopez, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1st
Sanda Brown, Coral Springs, FL, 2nd
Pam Correia, Coral Springs, FL, 3rd
Women's bodybuilding had one contestant, Toni Johnson from North Lauderdale, FL, who was named the Champion and two Novices shared the stage with Tyler Forbes of Boca Raton, FL edging Ryan Medeiros of Ft. Lauderdale for the Novice title. The Junior Mens Class was won by Jared Hazel of Boynton Beach, FL, who was unopposed.
The Open competition was fierce with great competition in all four weight classes. Carlos Cortez of Hollywood, FL took the Open Lightweight class, Scott Bittner of West Palm Beach, FL the Middleweight class, Jeff Marlett of Doral, FL the Light Heavyweight class and Masters Overall winner, Anthony Stinchcomb of Decatur, GA the Heavyweight Class. After a long live judging and pose down, Jeff Marlett won the Open Overall and a NGA Pro Card.
Men's Open Lightweight Class
Carlos Cortes, Hollywood, FL, 1st
Victor Garcia, Hialeah, FL, 2nd
Jared Hazel, Boynton Beach, FL, 3rd
Reggie Stroman, Snellville, GA, 4th
Men's Open Middleweight Class
Scott Bittner, Westin, FL, 1st
Tyler Forbes, Boca Raton, FL, 2nd
Robert Pierre-Louis, Boynton Beach, FL, 3rd
Robert Cassaro, Coral Springs, FL, 4th
Men's Open Light Heavyweight Class
Jeff Marlett, Doral Fl, 1st, and New NGA Pro
Adell Pickens, Atlanta, GA, 2nd
Steven Chip, West Palm Beach, FL, 3rd
Jason Kuno, Deerfield Beach, FL, 4th
Men's Open Heavyweight Class
Anthony Stinchcomb, Decatur, GA, 1st
Shawn Shelly, Des Moines, WA, 2nd
Juan Mateus, Coral Springs, FL, 3rd
Alex Tripp, Jacksonville, FL, 4th
Paul Hendricks of New Jersey headed the judge’s panel and Scott Hults of Birmingham, AL acted as Master of Ceremonies.
The nearly packed house at the night show was enthusiastic and the audience made a lot of noise as each class hit the stage. Many competitors afterwards said they enjoyed competing here and would come back next year.
At the start of the show, NGA President, Andy Bostinto, told the crowd that since 1979 the NGA has stood for integrity, honesty, consistency, professionalism and as an inspiration to athletes who are "naturally" competitive.
2008 NGA Pro Universe Figure Championship
2008 NGA American International Bodybuilding Championships (Pro Qualifier)
2008 NGA Florida Natural Championships
Coral Springs, Florida, November 15, 2008
Once again, the talented duo of NGA President Andy Bostinto and his wife, Fran brought a classy show to Southern Florida where more than 50 outstanding men and women natural athletes vied for top honors in the NGA’s season-ending national contest held at the Coral Springs Charter School in Coral Springs.
Rico Browning of Maple Heights, OH took top honors for the second time in the Men’s Pro Universe Championship and Megan May of Atlanta, GA was the winner in the Pro Universe Figure Championship. It was Megan’s first Pro show after winning the NGA NOPI Overall Figure title in Atlanta last September.
Pro Universe Men's Championship
Rico Browning, Maple Heights, OH, 1st
Ed Silva, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2nd
Cleveland Graham, Snellville, GA, 3rd
Derrick Rosser, Newman, GA, 4th
Christopher Zangari, Saunderstown, RI, 5th
Kyle Harris, Clyde, OH, 6th
Craig Toth, Kuna, ID, 7th
Eric Broser, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 8th
Joshua Trentine, Beachwood, OH, 9th
Troy Johnson, Ojai, CA, 10th
Pro Universe Figure Championship
Megan May, Atlanta, GA, 1st
Cydney Gillon, Doughborill, GA, 2nd
Stacie Andrews, Atlanta, GA, 3rd
DeBlair Tate, Smyma, GA, 4th
Marina Fabrizio, Burlington, MA, 5th
Denise Zingale, Bedford, OH, 6th
The senior circuit was well represented with seven outstanding athletes. Anthony Stinchcomb of Decatur, GA captured the Men’s Masters 40+ Class and later won the Overall Masters title and a NGA Masters Pro Card.
Men's Masters 40+ Class
Anthony Stinchcomb, Decatur, GA, 1st and new NGA Master Pro
Keith Groninger, Winter Parks, FL, 2nd
Victor Garcia, Hialeah, FL, 3rd
Thomas Baggot, Hollywood, FL, 4th
Reggie Storman, Snellville, GA, 5th
Men's Masters 50+ Class
Robert Pierre-Louis, Boynton Beach, FL, 1st
Men's Masters 60+ Class
Bill Long, Bradenton, FL, 1st
Twelve beautiful Figure ladies graced the stage in three age classes. Jimmese Clark of Atlanta, FL won the 25+ Class, Sherry Andre of Hollywood, FL the 35+ Class and Nadine Lopez of Ft. Lauderdale the 45+ Class. In a tight competition, the Florida Figure Overall trophy was won by Jimmese Clark who was also awarded her NGA Figure Pro Card.
Florida Figure 25+ Class
Jimmese Clark, Atlanta, GA, 1st and New NGA Figure Pro
Doreen Horton, Coral Springs, FL, 2nd
Melissa Bell, Jacksonville, FL, 3rd
Florida Figure 35+ Class
Sherry Andre, Hollywood, FL, 1st
Marilyn Garcia, Hialeah, FL, 2nd
Vickie Preece, Pinkerington, OH, 3rd
Florida Figure 45+ Class
Nadine Lopez, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1st
Sanda Brown, Coral Springs, FL, 2nd
Pam Correia, Coral Springs, FL, 3rd
Women's bodybuilding had one contestant, Toni Johnson from North Lauderdale, FL, who was named the Champion and two Novices shared the stage with Tyler Forbes of Boca Raton, FL edging Ryan Medeiros of Ft. Lauderdale for the Novice title. The Junior Mens Class was won by Jared Hazel of Boynton Beach, FL, who was unopposed.
The Open competition was fierce with great competition in all four weight classes. Carlos Cortez of Hollywood, FL took the Open Lightweight class, Scott Bittner of West Palm Beach, FL the Middleweight class, Jeff Marlett of Doral, FL the Light Heavyweight class and Masters Overall winner, Anthony Stinchcomb of Decatur, GA the Heavyweight Class. After a long live judging and pose down, Jeff Marlett won the Open Overall and a NGA Pro Card.
Men's Open Lightweight Class
Carlos Cortes, Hollywood, FL, 1st
Victor Garcia, Hialeah, FL, 2nd
Jared Hazel, Boynton Beach, FL, 3rd
Reggie Stroman, Snellville, GA, 4th
Men's Open Middleweight Class
Scott Bittner, Westin, FL, 1st
Tyler Forbes, Boca Raton, FL, 2nd
Robert Pierre-Louis, Boynton Beach, FL, 3rd
Robert Cassaro, Coral Springs, FL, 4th
Men's Open Light Heavyweight Class
Jeff Marlett, Doral Fl, 1st, and New NGA Pro
Adell Pickens, Atlanta, GA, 2nd
Steven Chip, West Palm Beach, FL, 3rd
Jason Kuno, Deerfield Beach, FL, 4th
Men's Open Heavyweight Class
Anthony Stinchcomb, Decatur, GA, 1st
Shawn Shelly, Des Moines, WA, 2nd
Juan Mateus, Coral Springs, FL, 3rd
Alex Tripp, Jacksonville, FL, 4th
Paul Hendricks of New Jersey headed the judge’s panel and Scott Hults of Birmingham, AL acted as Master of Ceremonies.
The nearly packed house at the night show was enthusiastic and the audience made a lot of noise as each class hit the stage. Many competitors afterwards said they enjoyed competing here and would come back next year.
At the start of the show, NGA President, Andy Bostinto, told the crowd that since 1979 the NGA has stood for integrity, honesty, consistency, professionalism and as an inspiration to athletes who are "naturally" competitive.
