Southern Muscle Plus

On The Cover: 2002 NPC Southern Classic Champions, from left to right: Tad McLarty, bodybuilding; Nancy Eades, Figure and bodybuilding; and Kimberly Becker, Fitness. (Cover Photo by Chip English) Insert Photo: 2002 NPC North Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Alison McCarthy, bodybuilding; Phil Farmer, bodybuilding; and Wendy Wolbert, Fitness and Figure. (Photo by J. M. Manion) (cover design by John Stevens)

July 2002

2002 NPC Southern Natural
2002 NPC Eastern Seaboard
2002 NPC North Carolina State
2002 NPC Southern Classic
2002 NPC Space Coast

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2002 NPC Southern Natural

..... The NPC Southern Natural, the NPC’s first drug tested event in North Carolina, was held on May 25 at the Raleigh Conference and Convention Center in Raleigh under the promotion of Charles Apperson and CCK Enterprises. ..... ..... Thirty-three-year-old John Dabbs of Eden, NC dominated the heavyweight division by taking the class unanimously and moved into the final comparisons and posedown to take the overall win. ..... ..... Janine Sams, 25, of Cary, NC was making her first contest appearance and took the lightweight class unanimously. Janine moved into the finals and was the choice of the judges for the overall title. ..... ..... The Fitness Division saw Amy Levesque, 34, of Wake Forest, making her first contest appearance, take the title - - she was unopposed. ..... ..... Amy is 5’2” tall and is the Fitness Director at the Spa and Health Clubs of Raleigh. ..... ..... The Figure Division had five entrants and Gina Baldwin, 32, of Wilmington won both rounds of competition to take the overall title. (Photos by Pat Collard)	John Dabbs heavyweight winner open overall champion	Janine Sams lightweight winner open overall champion
	Amy Levesque Fitness Champion	Gina Baldwin Figure Champion

2002 NPC Eastern Seaboard

..... The 2002 NPC Eastern Seaboard, a national qualifier, was held on May 11 under the promotion of the NPC Georgia State Chairman Ty Felder at the Georgia World Congress Center. ..... ..... Forty-three-year old George Turmon of Duluth, GA took the superheavyweight class with a unanimous decision and moved into the finals to take the overall title. ..... ..... Sonya McFarland, 35, of Chattanooga, TN, appearing in only her second contest, captured the heavyweight class win and after the final comparisons and posedown was the choice of the judges for the overall title. ..... ..... The Figure Division had four entrants and twenty-six-year-old Adrian Chastain of Norcross was the pick of the judges for the overall win. (Photos by Doc Neely)	George Turmon superheavyweight winner open overall champion	Adrian Chastain Figure Champion
	Sonya McFarland heavyweight winner open overall champion

2002 NPC North Carolina State

..... The 2002 NPC North Carolina State Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships were held on June 1 at the Guilford College Dana Auditorium in Greensboro under the promotion of Mike Valentino, North Carolina State NPC Chairman, and his brother Pat Valentino.
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..... Phil Farmer, 32, of Raleigh, was making his second contest appearance, took the heavyweight class by a unanimous decision and went into the finals to take the overall unanimously as well.
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..... Thirty-year-old Alison McCarthy of Randleman was the pick of the judges for the heavyweight class win and moved into the finals to take the overall title by a majority decision of the judges.
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..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes, short - under 5’3” and tall - over 5’3”.
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..... Wendy Wolbert, 34, of Smithfield was unopposed in the short class and went into the finals to take the majority decision of the judges for the overall win.

(Photo by Peter W. Potter)

2002 NPC North Carolina State Champions, from left to right: Alison McCarthy, bodybuilding; Phil Farmer, bodybuilding; and Wendy Wolbert, Fitness and Figure.

2002 NPC Southern Classic

..... The 19th Annual 2002 NPC Southern Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships, a national qualifier, was held on June 1 at the Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, MS under the promotion of Mississippi State Chairman Don Hollis.
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..... Tad McLarty, 39, of Tuscaloosa, AL took the middleweight class and moved into the finals to take the majority of the judges votes for the overall title.
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..... Nancy Eades of El Dorado, AR took the lightweight class title and after the final comparisons and posedown between the class winners was the choice of the judges for the overall title.
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..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes and twenty-nine-year-old Kimberly Becker of Bono, AR, in her first contest, took the tall class and after the final comparisons was the choice of the judges for the overall title.

(Photo by Chip English)

2002 NPC Southern Classic Champions, from left to right: Nancy Eades, bodybuilding and Figure; Tad McLarty, bodybuilding; and Kimberly Becker, Fitness.

2002 NPC Space Coast

..... The 5th Annual NPC Space Coast Bodybuilding and Figure Championships, a drug tested event and qualifier for the Team Universe, was held on May 18 at the Merritt Island High School Auditorium under the promotion of Sonny Molinelli and Uniquest.
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..... The first drug tested event for 2002 in Florida drew a total of 63 athletes.
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..... Chris Challenger, 29, of Altamonte Springs, faced the challenge of 5 other top competitors in the heavyweight class and took a unanimous decision to take the class title and moved into the finals to take a one point (8 - 9) decision over the lightheavyweight class winner, Randy Sims, to take the overall title.
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..... Thirty-two-year-old Kelly Washburn of Cape Canaveral was competing for the first time and also took a unanimous decision in the heavyweight class and after the final comparisons and posedown between the class winners was the unanimous choice of the judges for the overall title.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes, short (5’2” and under), medium (5’2” to 5’4”), and tall (over 5’4”), and Kelly Newton, 23, of Orlando, made her contest debut by dominating rounds one (two-piece swimsuit) and round two (one-piece swimsuit) with unanimous decisions to take the class win.
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..... Kelly moved into the final comparisons to once again take a unanimous decision to win the overall title.

(Doris Barrilleaux Photo)

2002 NPC Space Coast Champions, from left to right: Kelly Washburn, bodybuilding; Chris Challenger, bodybuilding; and Kelly Newton, Figure.

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