ON THE COVER: 2004 NPC Southern USA Champions, from left to right: Gina Crum, Fitness; Melba Davila and Roger Ferrer, Bodybuilding; and Diane Stewart, Figure. (Cover Photo by Photography bu Heather) (Cover Design by John Stevens)  June 2004 2004 NPC XTreme Fitness and Figure Championships 26th Annual NPC Southern USA 11th Annual NPC Metrolina 2004 NPC Center State Fitness & Figure Championships 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. 2004 NPC XTreme Fitness and Figure Championships ..... The inaugural 2004 NPC Xtreme Fitness and Figure Championships was held at the Orlando Expo Center on May 30 in conjunction with the Xtreme Pro Challenge IFBB Men’s Pro Bodybuilding Championships under the promotion of James Goad. ..... ..... Rebecca Thieneman, 19, of Tallahassee was competing in her first fitness contest and was unopposed. ..... ..... The Figure Division had four classes with entrants and it was Rebecca Thieneman taking the Class C title with a 2-round total of 11 points. ..... ..... Rebecca moved into the finals and was the unanimous pick of the judges for her second overall win of the evening. (Photo by Iaje Photography) Rebecca Thieneman Xtreme Fitness and Figure Champion 26th Annual NPC Southern USA ..... The 26th Annual NPC Southern USA was held on April 10 at the Edgewater Beach Convention Center in Panama City under the direction of Florida West District Chairman Patrick Sporer. ..... ..... Veteran competitor Roger Ferrer, 35, of Miami faced tough competition in the middleweight class against 9 top athletes and emerged as the class winner by a unanimous decision. ..... ..... Roger then moved into the finals and was the pick of the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... Fifty-two-year-old Melba Davila of Miami, who the previous week took the overall at the 2004 NPC Capital City Classic in Tallahassee, took a 2-point (7 - 9) margin of victory for the lightheavyweight class win and after the final comparisons and pose down was the choice of the judges for the overall. ..... ..... The Fitness Division had three entries and twenty-nine-year-old Gina Crum of Tallahassee continued her win streak, Gina won the 2004 NPC Capital City Classic in Tallahassee the previous week, by taking all three rounds by a unanimous decision to take the title. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into four height classes and it was first time competitor twenty-three-year-old Diane Stewart of Panama City taking Class B by a unanimous decision and then moving into the finals to take the overall win. (Photo by Heather Forrester - Photography by Heather) 2004 NPC Southern USA Champions, from left to right: Gina Crum, Fitness; Melba Davila and Roger Ferrer, Bodybuilding; and Diane Stewart, Figure. 11th Annual NPC Metrolina ..... The 11th Annual NPC Metrolina, the first show of the season for North Carolina, was held on April 24 at the A. L. Brown High School Auditorium in Kannapolis under the promotion of Roger Morrison of Morrison Productions and Nutrition Warehouse. ..... ..... Forty-year-old Thurman Campbell of Snow Hill took a one-point (9 -10) win over Ned Fretwell of Wake Forest for the lightheavyweight class win. ..... ..... Thurman went into the final comparisons and pose down and emerged with the majority of the judges votes for the overall win. ..... ..... Roslyn Maglione, 35, of Concord, was making her contest debut and took the middleweight class win by a three-point (6 -9) margin and moved into the finals to take the overall victory by a unanimous decision. ..... ..... The Figure Division was divided into three height classes and first time competitor Erin Beller, 26, of Huntersville and Angela Gallo Wilkinson of Charlotte were tied with two-round totals of 19 points for first place in the short class. ..... ..... The highs and lows were added back into the scores and Erin Beller emerged as the class winner. ..... ..... Erin then went into the final comparisons and was the unanimous pick of the judges for the overall title. (Photos by Patrick Collard) Thurman Campbell lightheavyweight winner open overall champion Roslyn Maglione middleweight winner open overall champion Erin Beller Figure Champion 2004 NPC Center State Fitness & Figure Championships ..... The 2004 NPC Center State Fitness and Figure Championships, the first ever solo NPC fitness and figure event in Florida, was held on April 24 at the Imperial Swan Hotel and Suites in Lakeland under the promotion of Michele Amidon and John Albritton. ..... ..... The inaugural event did not attract any fitness competitors. ..... ..... The Figure Division had a combined total of 31 entrants with 7 in the open; 19 in the novice; and 5 in the Masters. ..... ..... The open division was divided into three height classes and twenty-six-year-old Michelle Walker of Gibsonton was making her first contest appearance and took the short class win with a 2-round total of 14 points. ..... ..... Michelle then moved into the finals and after the comparisons took a two-point (7 - 9) decision for the overall win. (Photo by Iaje Photography) Michelle Walker Figure Champion Click Images for Larger View Copyright © 1999 - 2004 Southern Muscle Plus, All Rights Reserved