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ON THE COVER: 2003 NPC Florida State Champions, from left to right: LeLe, Figure; Randy Chaney and Yamile Marrero, Bodybuilding; and Laticia Jackson, Fitness. Insert Photo: 2004 Arnold Classic winner Jay Cutler being congratulated by promoter Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Cover Photo by Doris Barrilleaux) (Insert Photo by Pete Fancher) (Cover Design by John Stevens)	April 2004
	2003 NPC Florida State Championships 2003 NPC Florida Gold Cup 2003 NPC South Florida District Championships 24th Annual NPC Gainesville Championships More articles are available only in the printed magazine. Pick up a copy at your favorite gym, health club, fitness center or health food store; or to be sure of getting a copy each month, subscriptions are available.

2003 NPC Florida State Championships

..... The 2003 NPC Florida State Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships were held on Saturday, November 1, at the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach under the promotion of Florida West District Chairman Patrick Sporer.
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..... Twenty-six-year-old Randy Chaney of Deltona dominated the heavyweight class by taking all first place votes for the class win and moved into the finals to take the overall by a unanimous decision.
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..... Yamile Marrero, 42, of Miami captured the heavyweight class by a unanimous decision and after the fiThe Fitness Division had just one class and it was twenty-five-year-old Laticia Jackson of Pensacola taking all first place votes in the three rounds of competition to take the win.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes and it was veteran competitor LeLe, 35, of Ft. Walton Beach taking a two-round total of 10 points for the short class win.
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..... LeLe then moved into the final comparisons and took the overall win by a vote of 6 to 9 over the tall class winner.
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..... The pose down was exciting as each of the weight class winners had a good chance to take it all but when the dust settled; it was Chris Bancroft who was declared the overall champion.

(Photos by Doris Barrilleaux)

2003 NPC Florida State Champions, from left to right: LeLe, Figure; Randy Chaney and Yamile Marrero, Bodybuilding; and Laticia Jackson, Fitness.

2003 NPC Florida Gold Cup

..... Report by Peter W. Potter ..... ..... The 2003 NPC Florida Gold Cup Classic, promoted by Frank Dalto of Mother Nature’s Pantry Health Food Store with EAS as title sponsor, took place in the William T. Dwyer Auditorium in Palm Beach Gardens in late November. This contest is steroid tested for the competing bodybuilders and the overall title is one which is highly sought after from year to year. ..... ..... A phenomenal 41 years young Jennifer Micheli from South Daytona, a mother of three and Herbal life Distributor, won both rounds in Class C and subsequently the overall title. Trained by Masters Champion Lee Apperson. This was Jennifer’s first show and what a super way to celebrate the event with an overall victory. ..... ..... Choosing to enter the Women’s Open rather than the Masters, 45-year-old Abbe Newman from Vero Beach took the lightweight class while Lake Worth resident Lydia Vargas won the heavyweight class and the overall title. ..... ..... One-hundred-eighty-eight pound Chris Bancroft, an employee of the Department of Homeland Security, earned first place on every judge’s sheet in the light heavies. (Photo by Doris Barrilleaux)	Chris Bancroft lightheavyweight winner open overall champion	Lydia Vargas heavyweight winner open overall champion
	Liza Hughes Fitness Champion	Jennifer Micheli Figure Champion

2003 NPC South Florida District Championships

..... Report by Peter W. Potter ..... ..... The final contest in Florida for 2003 was the NPC South Florida District Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships held November 29th in the Milander Auditorium in Hialeah. ..... ..... In the tall class, 36 year young Elise Dillard-Gonzalez of Miramar scored near perfect results in both swimsuit rounds to take the class with no question. A police sergeant by profession, Elise is a cousin of IFBB Pro Fitness athletes Sherma and Lisha Dillard, both of whom made their career starts in South Florida. ..... ..... In the overall, Elise earned a unanimous decision. ..... ..... Cy Davis captured the middleweight class in her first bodybuilding contest and moved into the finals to take the overall win. ..... ..... Simon Gimenez took the heavyweight class win and moved into the final comparisons and pose down to take the overall title by a one-point decision. (Photos by Doris Barrillleaux)	Simon Gimenez heavyweight winner open overall champion	Cy Davis middleweight winner open overall champion
	Elise Dillard-Gonzalez Figure Champion

24th Annual NPC Gainesville Championships

..... The 24th Annual Gainesville Bodybuilding and Figure Championships were held on Saturday, November 22, at the Lincoln Auditorium under the promotional efforts of John Babb and the Gainesville Gym.
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..... Thirty-six-year old James Albury of Interlachen was unopposed in the middleweight class and moved into the finals to take the overall win by a unanimous decision.
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..... Dana Schoonamker, 32, of Gainesville was unopposed in the heavyweight class and after the final comparisons had a one-point (7 - 8) decision over the lightweight winner for the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division had three entrants and twenty-three-year-old Erin Stern of Gainesville took a two-round total of 11 points to take the win.

(Photo by Pete Fancher)

2003 NPC Gainesville Champions, from left to right: Erin Stern, Figure; James Albury and Dana Schoonmaker, Bodybuilding.

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