ON THE COVER: 2002 South Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Debbie Ryan, Figure; Lee Lipscomb, Bodybuilding; Misti Sturki, Figure; and kneeling, Angela Counts, Bodybuilding. (Photo by Pat Collard) Insert Photo: 2002 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic Champions, from left to right: Krista Edmundson, Figure; Pamela Molinari, Bodybuilding; Promoter Stace Beechum; Tad McLarty, Bodybuilding; and Patricia Gaskin, Figure. (Photo by www.christianmichaelphoto.com) (Cover Design by John Stevens)  August 2002 2002 NPC Mid-Florida Classic 2002 NPC South Carolina State 2002 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic 2002 NPC Tampa Bay Classic - 20th Anniversary 2002 NPC Superior Championships 2002 NPC Body Tech Classic 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. 2002 NPC Mid-Florida Classic ..... The 2002 NPC Mid-Florida Classic under the promotion of Central Florida vice-chairman Deke Warner was held on June 15 at the Dr. Phillips High School auditorium. ..... ..... Lloyd Dollar, 29, of Orlando, fresh from his overall victory at the 2002 NPC Tampa Bay Classic just one week earlier, continued his winning streak by taking the lightheavyweight class by a close decision (7 - 8) over second placed Gokman Meyrili of Brandon for the lightheavyweight class win and moved into the finals to take the majority of the first place votes from the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... Thirty-six-year-old Sherri Enos of Bonita Springs, who one week earlier at the NPC Tampa Bay Classic had taken the middleweight class win, took the middleweight class unanimously and after the final comparisons and posedown was the choice of the judges for the overall. ..... ..... The Figure Division had a total of 15 entrants divided into two height classes. ..... ..... Brandi Gardner, 29, of Tampa took the tall class title with a total of 14 points, 8 points in round one and 6 points in round two, and moved into the finals to take the division title by a one-point (7 - 8) decision. (Doris Barrilleaux Photo) 2002 NPC Mid-Florida Classic overall champions, from left to right: Mary Haviean, Fitness; Lloyd Dollar and Sheri Enos, Bodybuilding; and Brandi Gardner, Figure. 2002 NPC South Carolina State ..... The 2002 NPC South Carolina State Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships under the promotion of NPC State Chairman Ken Taylor were held on June 8 at the Koger Center in Columbia, SC. ..... ..... Forty-one-year-old Lee Lipscomb of Columbia faced tough competition in the lightheavyweight class against 8 other competitors to take the class win by a unanimous decision and moved into the finals to take the overall my a majority decision of the judges. ..... ..... Angela Counts, 31, of Taylors was making her first contest appearance and took the lightweight class by a unanimous decision and moved into the finals and after the comparisons of the class winners was declared the overall champion of the women’s division. ..... ..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes and twenty-six-year-old Debbie Ryan of Charleston dominated all three rounds of competition to take the short class win by a unanimous decision and then went into the finals comparisons and was the choice of the judges for the overall title . ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes and twenty-four-year-old Misti Sturkie of Charleston took a very close two-point (16 - 18) decision over second placed Christy Duffell of Chapin to take the tall class win and went into the finals to take a 7 to 1 decision for the overall title. (Photo by Pat Collard) 2002 NPC South Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Debbie Ryan, Figure; Lee Lipscomb, Bodybuilding; Misti Sturki, Figure; and kneeling, Angela Counts, Bodybuilding. 2002 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic ..... The 2002 NPC National Qualifier Southeastern Gold’s Classic Bodybuilding and Mak Attack Fitness and Figure Championships were held on June 22 at the Wallace Hall Auditorium in Gadsden, AL under the promotion of Stace Beecham and Gold’s Gym. ..... ..... Thirty-nine-year old Tad McLarty of Tuscaloosa, AL, fresh from his Body Tech victory the previous week, once again dominated the middleweight class with a unanimous decision and moved into the final comparisons and posedown to again score a unanimous decision for the overall title. ..... ..... Pam Molinari, 35, of Marietta, GA, the 2001 NPC Georgia State Champion, faced tough competition in the heavyweight class and pulled a unanimous decision for the class win and took the overall decision by a two-point (7 - 9) margin of victory over the middleweight class winner, Misty Tidmore of Albertville, AL. ..... ..... The Fitness Division had two height classes and no entrants were in the short class and the tall class, over 5’3”, had three entrants and thirty-nine-year-old Patricia Gaskin of Atlanta, GA took round one with 5 points, round two with 8 points and round three with 5 points for a 18 point total for the tall class and overall win. ..... ..... The Figure Division had seven entrants and thirty-one-year-old Krista Edmundson of Birmingham, AL took a 3 point (21 - 24) decision over second placed Michelle Fisher, 24, of Vestavia, AL for the overall title. (Photo by www.christianmichaelphoto.com) 2002 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic Champions, from left to right: Krista Edmundson, Figure; Pamela Molinari, Bodybuilding; Tad McLarty, Bodybuilding; and Patricia Gaskin, Fitness. 2002 NPC Tampa Bay Classic - 20th Anniversary ..... The NPC Tampa Bay Classic under the promotion of John Schleicher and Superior Sports Productions celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 8 at the University of South Florida’s Special Events Center. ..... ..... Lloyd Dollar, 29, of Orlando took the lightheavyweight class in a field of seven competitors by a unanimous decision and moved into the finals to once again gain a unanimous decision of the judges for the overall title. ..... ..... Sherri Enos, 26, of Bonita Springs, was unopposed in the middleweight class and after the final comparisons and posedown earned the overall title by a unanimous decision. ..... ..... Eight contestants competed for the Figure Division title and twenty-four-year-old Krisha Moore of Safety Harbor was the choice of the judges for rounds one and two to take the overall title with a total of 17 points. (Doris Barrilleaux Photo) 2002 NPC Tampa Bay Classic promoter John Schleicher congratulates overall champions, from left to right: Lloyd Dollar, Bodybuilding; Krisha Moore, Figure; and Sherri Enos, Bodybuilding. 2002 NPC Superior Championships ..... The first ever NPC Superior Bodybuilding and Figure Championships took place on May 25 in the Milander Auditorium in Hialeah thanks to the promotional efforts of co-promoters Adolfo Robles of Oaktree Artistic Productions and Dr. Peter John Rhoden of the Natural Healthcare Clinic. This contest was previously known as the NPC Miami Beach but with new promoters came the new name and new location. ..... ..... A rousing and enthusiastic crowd coupled with quality athletes made this a successful event for its first year and already the promoters are planning for 2003. ..... ..... A twenty-year-old student who trains at Gold’s Gym in Pembroke Pines, Lani Kunishige was the unanimous winner of the short class Figure and subsequently went on to win the overall title. ..... ..... The Women’s Open featured 27-year-old Stephanie Bachoo of Miami, who trains at the Olympia Gym. ..... ..... Stephanie is a student and weighed in at 132 pounds and took the middleweight class and the overall title. ..... ..... The Over 35 Division winner Manny Neyra took the victory in the lightheavyweight class and then took the overall title. (Peter W. Potter Photo) 2002 NPC Superior Champions, from left to right: Stephanie Bachoo, Bodybuilding; Lani Kunishige, Figure; and Manny Neyra, Bodybuilding. 2002 NPC Body Tech Classic ..... The 2002 NPC Body Tech Classic and Collegiate Alabama was held on June 15 at the Bama Theater in Tuscaloosa under the promotion of Ron Wedgeworth and Tim Smithson and the Body Tech Fitness Facility. ..... ..... Tad McLarty, 39, of Tuscaloosa continued his winning streak (he won the Southern Classic two weeks prior) by taking the middleweight class by a unanimous decision and moved into the finals to take the overall once again by a unanimous decision. ..... ..... Andrea Hirst, 38, of Northport, AL was unopposed in the lightweight class and moved into the finals as was the unanimous choice of the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... The Figure Division had three entrants and twenty-four-year-old Michelle Fisher of Vestavia Hills, AL was making her competitive debut and took both rounds of competition for a unanimous decision and the win. ..... ..... The Fitness Division had just one entrant and Kristi Pugh, 24, of Tuscaloosa, AL was the winner of the title. (Photos by Scotty Jones) Tad McLarty middleweight winner open overall champion Andrea Hirst lightweight winner open overall champion Michelle Fisher Figure Champion Kristi Pugh Fitness Champion Click Images for Larger View Copyright © 1999 - 2001 Southern Muscle Plus, All Rights Reserved