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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:21:54 GMT -5
Overall Winner:
Evan Centopani
Earned Pro Card:
1. Evan Centopani
1. Adorthus Cherry
1. Charles Dixon
1. Jose Raymond
1. Carlo Filippone
1. Leonardo Ortiz
1. Dave Candy
Super Heavyweight:
1. Evan Centopani
2. Grigori Atoyan
3. Real Johnson
4. Stephen Frazier
5. Edward Nunn
Heavyweight:
1. Adorthus Cherry
2. Brandon Curry
3. Lee Banks
4. Abbas Khatami
5. Darrell Terrell
Light Heavyweight:
1. Charles Dixon
2. Peter Putnam
3. Al Auguste
4. Monty Mabry
5. Manny Torres
Middleweight:
1. Jose Raymond
2. Guy Cisternino
3. Alan Bailey
4. Devon Bender
5. Lorenzo Jones
Welterweight:
1. Carlo Filippone
2. Stoil Stoilov
3. Tommie Robertson
4. Jocelyn Jean
5. Victor Del Campo
Lightweight:
1. Leonardo Ortiz
2. Travis Rogers
3. Jeff Olcsvary
4. James Williams
5. Leonardo Pacheco
Bantamweight:
1. Dave Candy
2. Fernando Abaco
3. John IV
4. Art Santellan
5. Andre Hill
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:24:31 GMT -5
Overall winner,Evan Centopani:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:26:24 GMT -5
Another shot of Evan:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:35:11 GMT -5
Heavyweight winner,Adorthus Cherry:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:38:24 GMT -5
Lightheavyweight winner,Charles Dixon:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:42:45 GMT -5
Middleweight winner,Jose` Raymond:  Since Jose` is from Massachusettes,here`s another pic of the man who won his pro-card at least 3 times now but turned it down every time.  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:44:23 GMT -5
Welterweight winner,Carlo Fillipone:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:46:13 GMT -5
Lightweight winner,Leonardo Ortiz:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:48:25 GMT -5
Bantamweight winner, Dave Candy:  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 7:51:07 GMT -5
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 8:19:17 GMT -5
If I was judging this contest,I`d give the whole thing to Jose` Raymond.
In my opinion,best overall physique in the whole show.
I`ve met and seen Jose` pose lots of times in Boston at the NPC New Englands and he has absoulutely no weak points whatsoever.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 9:00:19 GMT -5
Womens Bodybuilding Note: Winner in each class earns pro card
Overall: Kristi Hawkins (light-heavyweight)
Heavyweight
1 Beverly DiRenzo
2 Nekole Hamrick
3 Michele Neil
4 Kris Murrell
5 Gale Frankie
Light-Heavyweight
1 Kristy Hawkins
2 Britt Ashley Miller
3 Karen Choat
4 Elena Seiple
5 Amy Neal
Middleweight
1 Tina Chandler
2 Yasha (no last name given)
3 Janet Kaufman
4 Julia Korfhage
5 Terri Harris
Lightweight
1 Beni Lopez
2 Galina Serchtsev
3 Tammy Patnode
4 Tera Guzman
5 Kirsten Anne Haratyk
Fitness Note: Top two in each class earn pro card.
Overall: Tina Durkin (Class B)
Class A (short)
1 Kristina Rojas
2 Tonya Burkhardt
3 Breean Robinson
4 Mary Stockbridge
5 Victoria Larvie
Class B (medium)
1 Tina Durkin
2 Siene Silva
3 Lishia Dean
4 Jessica Clay
5 Colleen Baldwin
Class C (tall)
1 Tanya Merryman
2 Traci Redding
3 Jo Marriner
4 Violet Mundy
5 Pamela Drury-Graef
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Post by Tim Wescott on Nov 18, 2007 9:03:38 GMT -5
CENTOPANI CASHES IN
Written by: By Michael Berg, Editor
Evan Centopani proved to be the best of the best at the 2007 NPC National Championships November 17, as he earned the super-heavyweight and overall crown in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas.
In the super-heavyweight class, Centopani held off all challengers, taking the big step from second a year ago (behind 2006 overall champ Desmond Miller) to first. The Trumbull, Connecticut, resident enters the IFBB ranks needing some refinements to his back and legs (the latter of which are already improved significantly in the past year) to successfully rumble with the pros, but at a youthful 25 years old, has plenty of time to mature into a force to be reckoned with. Meanwhile, runner-up Grigori Atoyan, the 2007 USA super-heavy second-place finisher, could only equal his best-ever showing at the Nationals (in 2004, he was runner-up as a heavyweight).
Speaking of heavyweights, Adorthus Cherry finally tasted victory after a number of near misses, the most recent at the 2006 Nationals, where Lionel Brown edged him out in this division. Cherry, who has battled personal demons in the form of alcohol addiction (a fight which he continues to win thanks to bodybuilding), was able to fend off a young phenom, 2007 USA heavyweight runner-up Brandon Curry. A relatively new face on the national level, Curry may not have fulfilled his goal on this night, but he seems destined for the IFBB in short order with his potent blend of classic lines and impressive muscularity.
The light-heavyweight class was a row between 2005 and 2006 Nationals light-heavy runner-up Charles Dixon of Piedmont, South Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee’s Peter Putnam, with the former coming out on top. Both combatants displayed ample condition, but the thick muscularity of Dixon was perhaps the difference in the judges’ eyes over the refined lines of Putnam. If the 2007 USA heavyweight champion can take any solace in this five-point loss, it’s that often a gut-wrenching defeat at the National level might mean he has officially paid his dues, and heads into next year’s season as a favorite to earn a pro card.
The middleweights were ruled by a familiar name in NPC lore. Woburn, Massachusetts’ Jose Raymond added the 2007 NPC Nationals middleweight title to his list of accomplishments, which also include the 2007 USA middleweight, the 2005 Nationals welterweight and the 2005 Team Universe overall crowns.
In the lighter classes, Carlo Filippone of Fort Lee, New Jersey, won in welterweights, Leonardo Ortiz of Puerto Rico earned top honors among lightweights, and a familiar face, 2007 USA bantamweight runner-up David Candy, took the bantams.
In women’s bodybuilding, Beni Lopez (lightweight), Tina Chandler (middleweight), Kristy Hawkins (light heavyweight) and Beverly DiRenzo (heavyweight) each took home their respective divisions and earned pro cards. Hawkins, who is currently getting her PhD at Cal Tech in chemical engineering, won the overall after finishing third in the light-heavy class in the 2006 Nationals and fourth in 2005.
In fitness, Alexandria, Virginia’s Tina Durkin won the overall over the short class champ Kristina Rojas and the tall class victor Tanya Merryman, adding the trophy to the 2007 Junior Nationals fitness overall she claimed earlier this year. All three, along with second-place finishers in each division -- Tonya Burkhardt in short, Siene Silva in medium, and Traci Redding in tall -- are now eligible to turn pro. Thanks and accolades go out to Steve Karel, whose team put together a well-oiled (literally and figuratively) event. Next year, the Nationals move to Atlanta, Georgia, in their usual mid-November timeframe that caps off the competitive bodybuilding season.
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Post by mrky03 on Nov 18, 2007 11:10:39 GMT -5
Tim, I believe the man who placed 5'th in the superheavy's (Edward Nunn) is the guy who won the Ky. Muscle show that I was in last week. Super nice guy with super potential!
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Post by hossjob on Nov 18, 2007 21:42:36 GMT -5
Awesome. Thanks for the coverageTim!
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Post by GerryT on Nov 19, 2007 10:09:20 GMT -5
Agree, Nunn looked terrific and could well earn pro status in the near future.
Happy for Evan. Great guy, and he worked his tail off to make the improvemts he did from last year.
Jose Raymond always comes in great shape. But he is really a pro in amateur's trunks. He earned pro status in a few other shows and always declined it. Can understand his motives, that he loves to compete and would not be big enough to do damage as a pro.
But he is depriving other worthy athletes of a shot at a pro card.
Just my opinion, and no doubt he was the best of the group and deserved the win.
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