Southern Muscle Plus

ON THE COVER: 2003 NPC All South Champions, from left to right: Deborah Mahaffey and Chris Eaddy, Bodybuilding; and Heather Craven, Figure. (Cover Photo by Iaje Photography) (Cover Design by John Stevens)	March 2004
	2003 NPC All South 2003 NPC Hurricane Bay 2003 NPC Typhoon Bay 2003 NPC Elite Muscle Classic - Record 114 Competitors 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.

2003 NPC All South

..... The 2003 NPC All South, a national qualifier, was held on October 18 at the Pedro Menendez High School Auditorium in St. Augustine under the promotion of Gene Schlossberg and his World Gym and Southern Muscle Plus.
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..... Thirty-one-year-old Chris Eaddy of Oviedo took the lightheavyweight class win by a unanimous decision then moved into the finals to take a 2-point (7 - 9) decision for the overall title.
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..... Deborah Mahaffey, 47, of Jacksonville was unopposed in the lightweight class and took the overall decision for the title by a unanimous decision.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes with a total of 9 competitors and it was Heather Craven, 25, of Jacksonville taking the short class win with a 2-round total of 10 points.
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..... Heather moved into the finals and once again took all first place votes to take the overall win by a unanimous decision.

(Photos by Iaje Photography)

2003 NPC All South Champions, from left to right: Heather Craven, Figure; Deborah Mahaffey and Chris Eaddy, Bodybuilding.

2003 NPC Hurricane Bay

..... The 2003 NPC Hurricane Bay, under the promotion of Tim Gardner, was held at the Walter L. Sickles Auditorium on Saturday, September 20.
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..... Thirty-four-year-old Sean Mong of Tampa scored a unanimous win in the lightheavyweight class and moved into the finals to take the majority of first place votes from the judges for the overall title.
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..... Annette Lopez, 39, of Tampa took all first place votes for the lightweight class win and after the final comparisons and pose down was the unanimous choice of the judges for the overall.
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..... The Fitness Division had just three entrants and it was thirty-one-year-old Edith Driver of Sarasota taking a 20 point three round total for the overall win.
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..... Edith is 5’2” tall and weighed 126 pounds for this event.
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..... The Figure Division was divided into two height classes with a total of 11 athletes competing for their class win and the overall.
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..... Edith Driver, 31, of Sarasota, winner of the Fitness Championship, continued her winning streak by taking a 12-point total for both rounds of competition for the short class win.
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..... Edith moved into the final comparisons to take the majority of the judges votes for the overall Figure title.

(Photos by Iaje Photography)

2003 NPC Hurricane Bay Champions, from left to right: Edith Driver, Fitness and Figure; Sean Mong and Annette Lopez, Bodybuilding; and Jessika Coelho, Teen Figure.

2003 NPC Typhoon Bay

..... The 2003 NPC Typhoon Bay, a drug-tested event, was held in conjunction with the NPC Hurricane Bay at the Walter L. Sickles Auditorium in Tampa on September 20 under the promotion of Tim Gardner.
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..... Thirty-six-year-old Willie Vegas of Parrish faced a tough field in the middleweight class against 8 other athletes and emerged as the class winner via a unanimous decision.
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..... Willie moved into the final comparisons and pose down and was declared the overall champion by the judges.
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..... Anna Clements, 39, of Lutz scored a majority decision for the lightweight class win and moved into the finals to take the overall.

2003 NPC Typhoon Bay Champions Anna Clements and Willis Vegas.

2003 NPC Elite Muscle Classic - Record 114 Competitors

..... The last national qualifier in North Carolina for 2003 had a record turnout of competitors with a total of 114 and a sold-out audience. ..... ..... The 2003 NPC Elite Muscle Classic was held at the Carolina Theatre on November 8 under the promotion of Quincy Roberts and his Elite Fitness Center. ..... ..... Thirty-seven-year-old Perry McRae of Wagram, NC took the lightweight class and moved into the finals to take the majority of first place votes from the judges for the overall win. ..... ..... Veteran competitor Teresa Moore, 49, of Columbia SC dominated the middleweight class and moved into the finals to take a majority decision for the overall title. ..... ..... The Figure Division had three height classes and it was veteran competitor Amy Huber, 30, of Durham, NC taking the Class B win and after the final comparisons was the choice of the judges for the overall win. (Photos by Brian Dasto - Quality Action Photography)	Perry McRae lightweight winner open overall champion	Teresa Moore middleweight winner open overall champion
	Amy Huber Figure Champion

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