Southern Muscle Plus

ON THE COVER: 2004 NPC All South Champions, from left to right: Jeannie Colesanti, Figure; Nekole Hamrick and Lee Banks, Bodybuilding; and Cheryl Reiser, Fitness. (Cover Photo by Iaje Photography) (Cover Design by John Stevens) (Insert Photo: Dexter Jackson wins the 2005 Arnold Classic) (Photo by Pete Fancher)	April 2005
	2004 NPC All South Championships 2004 NPC Florida Gold Cup 2004 NPC 25th Annual 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.

2004 NPC All South Championships

..... The 2004 NPC All South Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships, the last national qualifier for 2004 in Florida, was held at the Pedro Menendez High School Auditorium in St. Augustine on November 13 under the promotion of Gene Schlossberg and the World Gym of St. Augustine and Southern Muscle Plus.
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..... Two veteran competitors walked away with the overall wins in bodybuilding.
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..... Lee Banks, 33, of Jacksonville captured the lightheavyweight class win by scoring all first place votes from the judges and went into the final comparisons and pose down and took a majority decision for the overall title.
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..... Nekole Hamrick, 34, of Orlando continued her win streak after winning the 2004 NPC Florida State on September 18 by taking the heavyweight class by a unanimous decision and after the final comparisons and pose down once again took all first place votes for the unanimous win.
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..... The Fitness Division had two entries and it was Cheryl Reiser, 44, of Port Orange taking a three-round total of 18 points for the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division had a total of 20 athletes competing with 8 in the short class and 12 in the tall class.
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..... Veteran competitor Jeannie Colesanti, 31, of Jacksonville took a two-round total of 15 points to take the tall class win.
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..... Jeannie then went into the final comparisons and was the unanimous choice of the judges for the overall title.

(Photo by Iaje Photography)

2004 NPC All South Champions, from left to right: Jeannie Colesanti, Figure; Lee Banks, Bodybuilding; Cheryl Reiser, Fitness; and Nekole Hamrick, Bodybuilding.

2004 NPC Florida Gold Cup

..... The NPC Florida Gold Cup has been a leader for six years in providing a statewide open contest that is tested. ..... ..... Promoted by Frank Dalto and Bart Berling the 2004 NPC Florida Gold Cup took place on November 13 in the William T. Dywer Auditorium in Palm Beach Gardens. ..... ..... Richard A. Long took the lightheavyweight class win and after the final comparisons and pose down was the choice of the judges for the overall title. ..... ..... Dina Diana was unopposed in the lightweight class and was the solitary entrant in the women's open and was declared the overall champion. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into four height classes and Susana Oatmeyer was the choice of the judges for the Class A win. ..... ..... Susana went into final comparisons and once again was the favorite of the judges and took the overall title. (Photos by Adams Photo Studio)	Richard A. Long lightheavyweight winner open overall champion	Dina Diana lightweight winner open overall champion
	Susana Oatmeyer Figure Champion

2004 NPC 25th Annual Gainesville Championships

..... The 25th Annual NPC Gainesville Bodybuilding and Figure Championships were held on December 11 at the Lincoln Middle School Auditorium in Gainesville under the promotion of John Babb, and his Gainesville Gym along with Clovis Watson.
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..... Frank Sapienza, 42, of Gainesville took all first place votes from the judging panel to take the middleweight class win.
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..... Frank then moved into the final comparisons and pose down and once again collected all first place votes from the judges for the overall win.
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..... Ava Hughes, 39, of Gainesville was competing for the first time and was unopposed in the lightweight class.
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..... Ava went into the final comparisons and pose down and collected all first place votes from the judging panel for the unanimous victory.
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..... The Figure Division had three athletes competing for the title and it was thirty-one-year-old Michelle Smith of Gainesville taking a two-round total of 11 points for the overall win.

(Photo by Pete Fancher)

2004 NPC Gainesville Champions, from left to right: Michelle Smith, Figure; Frank Sapienza and Ava Hughes, Bodybuilding.

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