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August 2004
ON THE COVER: 2004 NPC South Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Angie Jackson, Fitness; Sherry Howard and Thomas Kelly, Bodybuilding; and Amanda Platt, Figure. (Cover Photo byPatrick Collard) (Cover Design by John Stevens)
 August 2004
2004 NPC South Carolina State
2004 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic
2004 NPC Carolina Clash
2004 NPC Battle On The Bluff
2004 Mid-Florida Classic
2004 NPC Body Tech Classic

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2004 NPC South Carolina State
..... The 2004 NPC South Carolina State Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships were held at the Koger Center in Columbia on June 5 under the promotion of South Carolina State Chairman Ken Taylor and Vice-chairman Tres Bennett.
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..... Thomas Kelly of Leesville took the majority of first place votes from the judges for the middleweight class win and moved into the final comparisons and pose down to take the overall win.
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..... Thirty-six-year-old Sherry Howard of Moore took a one-point decision (7 - 8) for the lightweight class win.
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..... Sherry moved into the finals and took the majority of first place votes from the judges for the overall win.
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..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes.
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..... Thirty-year-old Angie Jackson of Charleston took a three-round total of 18 points to take the short class win.
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..... Angie moved into the final comparisons and was the pick of the judging panel for the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes with a total of 19 athletes competing.
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..... Twenty-seven-year-old Amanda Platt of Charleston took a two-round total of 18 points to take the short class win.
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..... Amanda went into the final comparisons and was the pick of the judges for the overall win.

(Photos by Patrick Collard)
2004 NPC South Carolina Champions, from left to right:  Angie Jackson, Fitness;  Sherry Howard and Thomas Kelly, Bodybuilding;  and Amanda Platt, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2004 NPC South Carolina Champions, from left to right: Angie Jackson, Fitness; Sherry Howard and Thomas Kelly, Bodybuilding; and Amanda Platt, Figure.

2004 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic
..... The 2004 NPC Southeastern Gold’s Classic Bodybuilding and Mak Attack Fitness and Figure Championships, a national qualifier, was held on June 19 at the Wallace Hall in Gadsden, AL under the promotion of Stace Beech and his Gold’s Gym on Rainbow City.
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..... Thirty-eight-year-old Mike Horn of Mobile, AL took all first place votes from the judging panel for a unanimous win in the superheavyweight class.
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..... Mike then moved into the final comparisons and pose down and once again took all first place votes from the judges for the overall win.
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..... Sabrina Gaddy, 38, of Hoover, AL took the middleweight class win by a unanimous decision and went into the final comparisons and pose down for the overall title and took the majority of first place votes from the judges for the title.
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..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes and thirty-two-year-old Edith Driver of Sarasota, FL took a three-round total of 21 points to take the short class win.
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..... Edith then moved into the finals and was the unanimous choice of the judging panel for the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes with a total of 17 athletes.
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..... Thirty-nine-year-old Tammy Hamner of Columbus, GA took a two-round total of 12 points to take the short class win.
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..... Tammy then went into the final comparisons and was the unanimous choice of the judging panel for the overall win.

(Photo by Bob Mayfield)
2004 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic Champions, from left to right:  Edith Driver, Fitness;  Tammy Hamner, Figure;  Mike Horn and Sabrina Gaddy, Bodybuilding. - Click for Larger Image
2004 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic Champions, from left to right: Edith Driver, Fitness; Tammy Hamner, Figure; Mike Horn and Sabrina Gaddy, Bodybuilding.

2004 NPC Carolina Clash
..... The inaugural 2004 NPC Carolina Clash was held at the Forestview High School Auditorium in Gastonia under the promotion of Roger Morrison and Morrison Productions.
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..... Thirty-five-year-old Ulysses Duckett of Greer, SC dominated the lightheavyweight class by taking all first place votes from the judges for the win.
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..... Ulysses moved into the finals and took the majority of first place votes for the overall win.
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..... Tina LaLonde, 27, of Gover, NC took a unanimous decision for the lightweight class win and went into the finals and scored all first place votes from the judging panel for the unanimous victory.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes with a total of 8 competitors.
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..... Sarah Corcoran, 20, of Charlotte, NC took first place votes in both rounds of competition for a total of 6 points for the tall class win.
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..... Sarah went into the finals and again took all first place votes from the judges for the overall win.

(Photo by Patrick Collard)
2004 NPC Carolina Clash Champions, from left to right:  Trina LaLonde and Ulysses Duckett, Bodybuilding;  and Sarah Corcorcan, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2004 NPC Carolina Clash Champions, from left to right: Trina LaLonde and Ulysses Duckett, Bodybuilding; and Sarah Corcorcan, Figure.

2004 NPC Battle On The Bluff
..... The 2004 NPC Battle On The Bluff Bodybuilding and Figure Championships were held on June 26 in Tunica, MS at the Gold Strike Casino under the promotion of Chris Caudy.
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..... Larry Wood took all first place votes from the judges for the heavyweight class win then went into the final comparisons and pose down to emerge as the choice of the judges for the overall title.
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..... Alissa Jones scored a unanimous win in the middleweight class and after the final comparisons and pose down was declared the women’s overall winner.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes with a total of eight athletes competing.
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..... Trish Rice took a two-round total of 10 points, scoring all first place votes in both rounds of competition, to take the short class win.
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..... Trish then went into the final comparisons and was the choice of the judges for the overall title.

(Photo by Quality Action Photography - Brian Dasto)
2004 NPC Battle On The Bluff Champions, from left to right:  Alissa Jones, Bodybuilding;  Joe Cole, Novice;  Larry Wood, Bodybuilding;  Adam Thornton, Junior;  and Trish Rice, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2004 NPC Battle On The Bluff Champions, from left to right: Alissa Jones, Bodybuilding; Joe Cole, Novice; Larry Wood, Bodybuilding; Adam Thornton, Junior; and Trish Rice, Figure.

2004 Mid-Florida Classic
..... The 11th Annual Mid-Florida Muscle Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships was held at the Dr. Phillips High School Auditorium in Orlando on June 19 under the promotion of Central Florida vice-chairman Deke Warner and attracted a record 97 athletes competing and a standing room-only, sold-out audience.
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..... Thirty-one-year-old Jim Schumaker of Casselberry dominated the middleweight class by taking all first place votes from the judging panel for the class win.
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..... Jim then moved into the finals and once again scored all first place votes for a unanimous decision for the overall win.
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..... Christie Bracciano, 47, of Odessa took the majority of first place votes for the lightweight class win.
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..... Christie went into the finals and after the comparisons and pose down took all first place votes for a unanimous victory for the overall win.
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..... The Fitness Division had two entries and twenty-seven-year-old Kim Swatts of Sarasota took first place votes from the judges in all three rounds of competition to take the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes with a total of 25 entrants.
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..... The short class had a total of 10 competitors and thirty-one-year-old Jennifer Yamada of Sarasota scored a total of 14 points in the two-rounds of competition to take the class win.
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..... Jennifer went into the finals and after the final comparisons took all first place votes from the judges for the overall win.

(Photo by Iaje Photography)
2004 NPC Mid-Florida Classic Champions, from left to right:  Kim Swatts, Fitness;  Jim Schumaker and Christie Bracciano, Bodybuilding;  and Jennifer Yamada, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2004 NPC Mid-Florida Classic Champions, from left to right: Kim Swatts, Fitness; Jim Schumaker and Christie Bracciano, Bodybuilding; and Jennifer Yamada, Figure.

2004 NPC Body Tech Classic
..... The 2004 NPC Body Tech Classic was held on June 12 at the Bama Theater in Tuscaloosa under the promotion of Ron Wedgeworth.
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..... Thirty-one-year-old Stephen Henslee of Gadsden, AL took all first place votes from the judging panel to take the lightheavyweight class win by a unanimous decision and moved into the finals and once again scored all first place votes to take the overall.
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..... Betty Hyche, 30, of Jasper, AL was unopposed in the heavyweight class.
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..... There were no other women entered in the other weight classes and Betty was declared the overall women’s champion.
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..... Veteran competitor Kristi Pugh, 26, of Tuscaloosa, AL was unopposed in the Fitness Division.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes and twenty-two-year-old Casey Taylor of Greensboro, AL took a two-round total of 8 points to take the short class win.
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..... Casey moved into the finals and took a one-point decision for the overall win.

(Photo by American Sports Video)
2004 NPC Body Tech Classic Champions, from left to right:  Kristi Pugh, Fitness;  Stephen Henslee and Betty Hyche, Bodybuilding;  and Casey Taylor, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2004 NPC Body Tech Classic Champions, from left to right: Kristi Pugh, Fitness; Stephen Henslee and Betty Hyche, Bodybuilding; and Casey Taylor, Figure.

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