ON THE COVER: 2005 NPC Southern Classic Champions, from left to right: Dan Puckett, Junior Division; Darrell Hudson and Kim Buck, Bodybuilding; and Amanda Babin, Figure. (Cover Photo by Brian Dasto - Quality Action Photography) (Cover Design by John Stevens)  July 2005 2005 NPC Southern Classic 2005 NPC Metrolina 2005 NPC Eastern Seaboard 2005 NPC Palmetto Cup 2005 NPC American 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. 2005 NPC Southern Classic ..... Mississippi kicked off their contest schedule with the “Tradition of Excellence”, the 22nd Annual NPC Southern Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships on June 4 at the Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson under the promotion of Don and Betty Hollis. ..... ..... A total of 140 athletes competed with a capacity evening audience. ..... ..... Darrell Hobson, 31, of Pearl, MS scored all first place votes from the judges for the unanimous lightheavyweight class win. ..... ..... Darrell went into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and took a 2-point (8 - 10) margin of victory for the overall title. ..... ..... Thirty-six-year-old Kim Buck of Newnan, GA took the heavyweight class by a unanimous decision from the judging panel and after the final comparisons and pose down was completed once again took all first place votes from the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... The Fitness Division had just one class and it was twenty-one-year-old Jennifer Siskron of Shreveport, LA taking a three-round total of 21 points for the overall win. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes with a total of 25 entrants. ..... ..... Twenty-seven-year-old Amanda Babin of Metairie, LA was appearing in her third show and took a two-round total of 13 points for the short class win. ..... ..... Amanda then went into the final comparisons of the class winners and took all first place votes from the judging panel for the overall win. (Photos by Brian Dasto - Quality Action Photography) 2005 NPC Southern Classic Champions, from left to right: Dan Puckett, Junior Champion; Darrell Hobson and Kim Buck, Bodybuilding; and Amanda Babin, Figure. Jennifer Siskron Fitness Champion 2005 NPC Metrolina ..... The 12th Annual 2005 NPC Metrolina Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships was held at the A. L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC under the promotion of Roger Morrison on April 30. ..... ..... Thirty-five-year-old Nigel Cockroft of Cary, NC faced a strong field of competitors in the lightheavyweight class and managed to take all first place votes from the judges for the class win. ..... ..... Nigel moved into the final comparisons and pose down and once again took all first place votes for the unanimous overall decision. ..... ..... Allison Quinn, 36, of Tryon, NC was unopposed in the heavyweight class and after the comparisons and pose down of the class winners was the unanimous choice of the judges for the overall women’s title. ..... ..... The Fitness Division was divided into two height classes and first time competitor N’Keigh Lockwood, 24, of Salisbury, NC was unopposed in Class A and went into the finals to take the majority of first place votes from the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes. ..... ..... Ginger Hutchinson, 27, of Conover, NC took a two-round total of 15 points to take the Class B win. ..... ..... Ginger moved into the final comparisons and was tied with the Class A and C winners for the overall with six points each. The high and low scores were added back into the scoring and Ginger emerged as the overall winner. (Photos by Patrick Collard) 2005 NPC Metrolina Champions, from left to right: N’Keigh Lockwood, Fitness; Nigel Cockroft, Bodybuilding; and Ginger Hutchinson, Figure. Allison Quinn Women's Open Champion 2005 NPC Eastern Seaboard ..... The 2005 NPC Eastern Seaboard Bodybuilding and Figure Championships, a national qualifier, were held at the Sheraton in Atlanta on May 14 under the promotion of Georgia State Chairman Ty “Ropeman” Felder. ..... ..... Thirty-four-year-old Wendell Floyd of Smyrna, GA took all first place votes in the lightheavyweight class for the class win. ..... ..... Wendell went into the final comparisons and pose down and was the choice of the judging panel for the overall victory. ..... ..... Oliva Garner of Atlanta took the heavyweight class by a unanimous decision and after the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners was the choice of the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into four classes with a total of 15 competitors. Renikka Dingle, 26, of Marietta, GA was the unanimous choice of the judges for the class win. Renikka moved into the final comparisons of the class winners and was the pick of the judging panel for the overall win. (Photos Courtesy of Doc's Sports) Wendell Floyd Men's Champion Oliva Garner Women's Champion Renikka Dingle Figure Champion 2005 NPC Palmetto Cup ..... South Carolina’s first event for 2005, the NPC Palmetto Cup, was held at The District Auditorium at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia on May 14 under the promotional efforts of Tami and Lee Tucker. ..... ..... Twenty-six-year-old Jason Derrick of West Cola, SC took the lightheavyweight class by a unanimous decision then moved into the final comparisons and pose down to take the overall title. ..... ..... Heidi Bagwell, 29, of Spartanburg, SC was unopposed in the middleweight class and after the final comparisons and pose down between the class winners was the pick of the judges for the overall victory. ..... ..... Sheron Parks, 27, of Columbia, SC was unopposed in the Fitness Division. ..... ..... The Figure Division was broken down into three height classes. ..... ..... Thirty-year-old Kristy Stone of Charlotte, NC took a two-round total of 11 points to take the Class B win. ..... ..... Kristy moved into the final comparisons of the class winners and was the pick of the judges for the overall title. (Photo by Patrick Collard) 2005 NPC Palmetto Cup Champions, from left to right: Sheron Parks, Fitness; Jason Derrick and Heidi Bagwell, Bodybuilding; and Kristy Stone, Figure. 2005 NPC American Classic ..... Alabama’s first national qualifier for 2005, the NPC American Classic, was held on April 30 at the Auburn High School Auditorium in Auburn under the promotional efforts of Charlie Lindsey and Tim Goodwin. ..... ..... Forty-six-year-old Dale Daniel of Montgomery, AL took all first place votes from the judges to take the middleweight class win by a unanimous decision. ..... ..... Dale then went into the final comparisons and pose down of the class winners and scored all first place votes once again from the judges for the overall title. ..... ..... Kim Bergman, 40, of Scottsboro, AL was unopposed in the heavyweight class and was the only entrant in the women’s open and was automatically declared the overall champion. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes. ..... ..... Lucy Thrasher, 40, of Jonesboro, GA scored a total of 12 points in both rounds of competition to take the short class win. ..... ..... Lucy moved into the final comparisons and once again scored all first place votes from the judges for the overall title. (Photo by American Sports Video) 2005 NPC American Classic Champions, from left to right: Kim Bergman and Dale Daniel, Bodybuilding; and Kristi Pugh, Figure. Click Images for Larger View Copyright © 1999 - 2005 Southern Muscle Plus, All Rights Reserved