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August 2005
ON THE COVER: 2005 NPC South Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Yolando Legarre, Figure; Heidi Bagwell and John Schneider, Bodybuilding; and Sharon Parks, Fitness. (Cover Photo by Patrick Collard) (Cover Design by John Stevens)
 August 2005
2005 NPC South Carolina State Championships
2005 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic
2005 NPC Mid-Florida Classic Championships
2005 NPC Central Florida District Championships
2005 NPC Tampa Bay Classic


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2005 NPC South Carolina State Championships
..... The Koger Center in Columbia was the site for the 2005 NPC South Carolina State Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships on June 4 under the promotion of South Carolina State Chairman Tres Bennett.
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..... John Schneider, 26, of Greenville dominated the lightheavyweight class by taking all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous class win.
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..... John then moved into the final comparisons and pose down and once again captured the attention of the judges to take the overall win.
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..... Heidi Bagwell, 29, of Spartanburg was fresh from her overall win at the 2005 NPC Palmetto Cup and scored all first place votes to take the middleweight class win.
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..... Heidi went into the final comparisons and pose down and was the choice of the judging panel for the overall victory.
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..... Twenty-seven-year-old Sheron Parks of Columbia was unopposed in the Fitness Division.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes with a total of 17 competitors.
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..... Yolanda Legarre, 34, of Goose Creek took a two-round total of 12 points to take the short class win.
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..... Yolanda then went into the final comparisons between the class winners and was the pick of the judges for the overall win.

(Photo by Patrick Collard)
2005 NPC South Carolina State Champions, from left to right:  Yolando Legarre, Figure;  Heidi Bagwell and John Schneider, Bodybuilding;  and Sharon Parks, Fitness. - Click for Larger Image
2005 NPC South Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Yolando Legarre, Figure; Heidi Bagwell and John Schneider, Bodybuilding; and Sharon Parks, Fitness.

2005 NPC Southeastern Gold's Classic
..... Wallace Hall Auditorium in Gadsden, AL was the site for the 2005 NPC Southeastern Gold’s Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships on June 18 under the promotion of Stace Beecham and his Gold’s Gym of Rainbow City.
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..... Mike Rice, 31, of Marietta, GA was making a comeback after a nine-year layoff from competition and was unopposed in the superheavyweight division.
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..... Mike went into the final comparisons and pose down between the class winners and emerged with all first place votes from the judging panel for the unanimous overall victory.
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..... Veteran competitor Angela Rayburn, 31, of Columbia, MS was unopposed in the heavyweight class.
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..... Angela went into the final comparisons and pose down and dominated with all first place votes from the judges to take the overall title by a unanimous decision.
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..... The Fitness Division had two athletes competing for the title.
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..... Hollie Stewart-Dyer, 31, of Calhoun, GA scored a three-round total of 21 points for the overall win.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes with a total of 23 athletes entered.
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..... The short class had the most entries with 13 athletes and it was twenty-eight-year-old Kristie Newsome of Smyrna, TN taking a two-round total of 13 points to capture the class win in her second competition.
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..... Kristie then went into the finals and after the comparisons emerged with all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous win.

(Photos Courtesy of Promoter)
Mike Rice - Click for Larger Image Mike Rice
Southeastern Gold's Classic Men's Champion
Angela Rayburn - Click for Larger Image Angela Rayburn
Southeastern Gold's Classic Women's Champion
Hollie Stewart-Dyer - Click for Larger Image Hollie Stewart-Dyer
Fitness Champion
Kristie Newsome - Click for Larger Image Kristie Newsome
Figure Champion

2005 NPC Mid-Florida Classic Championships
..... The 2005 NPC Mid-Florida Muscle Classic was held on June 18 at the Dr. Phillips High School Auditorium in Orlando under the promotion of Central Florida vice-chairman Deke Warner.
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..... Thirty-year-old Ismael Marin of Davenport was tied for first place after the conclusion of prejudging with a total of nine points. The highs and lows were added back into the scoring and Ismael emerged as the class winner.
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..... Ismael then moved into the final comparisons and pose down and took the majority of first place votes from the judges for the overall title.
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..... Making her first contest appearance after an 8-year absence Galina Serdtsev, 29, of Orlando faced seven other competitors in the lightweight class and took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous decision.
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..... Galina went into the final comparisons and pose down and once again took all first place votes from the judges for the overall victory.
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..... The Fitness Division had two entries and Sandi Stuart, 30, of Rockledge took all first place votes in the three rounds of competition for a total of 15 points for the overall victory in her first fitness competition.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes with a total of 14 entries.
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..... Corey Block, 35, of Merritt Island took a two-round total of 13 points for the tall class win.
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..... Corey went into the final comparisons and was tied for first with 8 points. The highs and lows were added back into the scoring and Corey emerged as the overall winner.

(Photo by Iaje Photgraphy)
2005 NPC Mid-Florida Classic Champions, from left to right:  Sandi Stuart, Fitness and Figure medium class winner;  Ismael Marin and Galina Serdtsev, Bodybuilding;  and Corey Block, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2005 NPC Mid-Florida Classic Champions, from left to right: Sandi Stuart, Fitness and Figure medium class winner; Ismael Marin and Galina Serdtsev, Bodybuilding; and Corey Block, Figure.

2005 NPC Central Florida District Championships
..... Lakewood Ranch High School Auditorium in Bradenton was the site of the 2005 NPC Central Florida District Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships on June 5 under the promotion of Son and Kirsten Tran.
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..... Thirty-two-year-old Cheung Teav of Bradenton took all first place votes from the judges to take the lightweight class win.
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..... Cheung moved into the finals and after the comparisons and pose down once again took all first place votes for the unanimous decision for the overall win.
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..... Stacy Meyer, 30, of Bradenton, who was competing for the first time, was the unanimous choice of the judges for the lightweight class win.
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..... Stacy went into the finals and after the comparisons and pose down managed to take 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.
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..... First time competitor Ildiko McShea, 37, of Port Orange took a two-round total of 12 points for the tall class win.
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..... Ildiko went into the final comparisons and took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous victory.

(Photo by Iaje Photography)
2005 NPC Central Florida District Champions, from left to right:  Stacy Meyer and Cheung Teav, Bodybuilding;  and Ildiko McShea, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2005 NPC Central Florida District Champions, from left to right: Stacy Meyer and Cheung Teav, Bodybuilding; and Ildiko McShea, Figure.

2005 NPC Tampa Bay Classic
..... The 23rd Annual 2005 NPC Tampa Bay Classic was held on June 11 at the Chamberlin High School auditorium in Tampa under the direction of promoter John Schleicher.
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..... First time competitor Johnny Walker, 32, of Tampa took all first place votes from the judges for the heavyweight class win.
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..... Johnny went into the final comparisons and pose down and took a one-point (7 - 8) decision for the overall win.
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..... Sandy Hiddeman, 38, of Valrico was unopposed in the lightweight class and after the final comparisons and pose down took all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous decision for the overall title.
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..... The Figure Division had a total of 13 entrants that were divided into two height classes.
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..... Twenty-nine-year-old Karyn Brantley of West Melbourne took a two-round total of 13 points to take the short class win.
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..... Karyn then moved into the finals and after the comparisons emerged with all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous win.

(Photo by Iaje Photography)
2005 NPC Tampa Bay Classic Champions, from left to right:  Sandy Hiddeman and Johnny Walker, Bodybuilding;  and Karyn Brantley, Figure. - Click for Larger Image
2005 NPC Tampa Bay Classic Champions, from left to right: Sandy Hiddeman and Johnny Walker, Bodybuilding; and Karyn Brantley, Figure.

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