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NPC Virginia Classic

April 22, 2023
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Years: 2024 2023 2022
Divisions: MEN'S BODYBUILDING MEN'S CLASSIC PHYSIQUE MEN'S PHYSIQUE WOMEN'S PHYSIQUE FIGURE WOMEN'S WELLNESS BIKINI

MEN'S BODYBUILDING

overall winner
Benjamin Bembry
super heavyweight
1 Marques Speight
heavyweight
1 Benjamin Bembry 2 John Rumcik 3 Tanner Johnson
light heavyweight
1 Robert Lee Brown 2 John Sokolowski Iii
middleweight
1 Rodney Hughson
true novice
1 Robert Lee Brown 2 Rodney Hughson 3 Tanner Johnson
bantamweight
1 Matthew Harris
masters 40+
1 Benjamin Bembry 2 John Rumcik
masters 50+
1 Kenneth Woelk
masters 60+
1 Joseph Bastardi
armed forces
1 Benjamin Bembry
first responder
1 Robert Lee Brown
lightweight
1 Joseph Bastardi

FIGURE

overall winner
Christina Merry
novice
1 Christina Merry
true novice
1 Brooke Burgos 2 Ariskelda Southworth 3 Theresa Nguyen 4 Tara Nieves 5 Cynthia Russell
masters 35+
1 Rugiatu Turay 2 Ariskelda Southworth 3 Tonja Haskins
masters 40+
1 Christina Merry 2 Rugiatu Turay 3 Tara Nieves 4 Tonja Haskins
masters 50+
1 Cynthia Russell
armed forces
1 Tonya Reynolds 2 Rugiatu Turay
class a
1 Christina Merry 2 Tonya Reynolds 3 Natasha Clark 4 Rugiatu Turay 5 Tonja Haskins
class b
1 Brooke Burgos
class c
1 Ariskelda Southworth 2 Theresa Nguyen 3 Christina Richardson
first responder
1 Ariskelda Southworth

BIKINI

overall winner
Marley Sodikoff
novice a
1 Cassie Smink
true novice a
1 Stephanie Peloso 2 Oyungerel Davaatseren 3 Iris Alonso 4 Greyci Lopez 5 Jordonna Hailey 6 Lucy Foeckler 7 Chelsea John
true novice b
1 Marley Sodikoff 2 Stephanie Silk 3 Robin Gwaltney 4 Beatrix Pollak
masters 35+
1 Stephanie Silk 2 Robin Gwaltney 3 Nikki Curnutte 4 Greyci Lopez 6 Beatrix Pollak
masters 40+
1 Oyungerel Davaatseren 2 Stephanie Silk 3 Robin Gwaltney 4 Rattima Yager 6 Beatrix Pollak
masters 50+
1 Jordonna Hailey
armed forces
1 Chelsea John
class a
1 Stephanie Peloso 2 Nikki Curnutte 3 Greyci Lopez 4 Jordonna Hailey
class b
1 Cassie Smink 2 Oyungerel Davaatseren 4 Lucy Foeckler
class c
1 Marley Sodikoff 2 Stephanie Silk 3 Robin Gwaltney 4 Beatrix Pollak
class d
1 Rattima Yager
first responder
1 Stephanie Peloso

MEN'S PHYSIQUE

overall winner
Gowkaran Roopnarine
novice a
1 Christian Zamora 2 Jozell Balibay 3 Juan Carrillo
novice b
1 Tyrell Whitcher 2 Evin Dishman 3 Aaron Lehner 4 Colton Clark 5 Matthew Broomer 6 Joshua Ward 7 Craig McCullough
true novice a
1 Gowkaran Roopnarine 2 Nicholas Laferte
true novice b
1 Evin Dishman 2 Alexander Li 3 Ray Luckey 4 Shaun Clark 5 Xander Spees 6 Chris Grzelak 7 Joshua Ward 8 Jay Ho 9 Michael Thomas
masters 35+
1 Gowkaran Roopnarine 2 Tyrell Whitcher 3 Michael Cave 4 Lester Arnold 5 Christopher Watts 6 Chris Grzelak 7 Yannick Mbakop 8 Michael Thomas
masters 40+
1 Palmer Griffin Jr. 2 Michael Cave 3 Nicholas Laferte 4 Lester Arnold 5 Ray Luckey 6 William Hytche 7 Matthew Broomer 8 Bob Sherwood 9 Juan Carrillo 10 Chris Harris
masters 50+
1 Lester Arnold 2 Bob Sherwood
armed forces
1 Tyrell Whitcher 2 Christian Zamora 3 Alexander Li 4 Colton Clark 5 Xander Spees 6 William Hytche 7 Matthew Broomer 8 Joshua Ward
class a
1 Jomil Rodriguez 2 Christian Zamora
class b
1 Gowkaran Roopnarine 2 Santiago Medrano 3 Jozell Balibay 4 Juan Carrillo
class c
1 Tyrell Whitcher 2 Ray Luckey 3 Chris Harris
class d
1 Tristan Huseby 2 Evin Dishman 3 Palmer Griffin Jr. 4 Mal Grantham 5 Michael Cave 6 Aaron Lehner 7 Lester Arnold 8 Alexander Li 9 Christopher Watts 10 Yannick Mbakop 11 Michael Thomas
first responder
1 Evin Dishman 2 Santiago Medrano 3 Chris Grzelak 4 Michael Thomas

MEN'S CLASSIC PHYSIQUE

overall winner
Rodney Hughson
novice
1 Ryan Cordova 2 Jacob Rannenberg 3 James Fouts 4 Joseph Stewart
true novice
1 Michael Brandt 2 Miles Shealy 3 Jeremiah Young 4 Kuly Kimba 5 Johnnie Boone 6 Carlos Ortega 7 Michael Hawthorne 8 Mekhi Woolridge 9 Ryan Cordova 10 Xander Spees 11 Jacob Rannenberg 12 Jacob Hernandez 13 James Fouts 14 Joseph Stewart
masters 40+
1 Johnnie Boone
masters 50+
1 James Hancock
armed forces
1 Ryan Cordova
class a
1 Rodney Hughson 2 Matthew Harris 3 Ryan Cordova
class b
1 Michael Brandt 2 Carlos Ortega 3 Jacob Rannenberg
class c
1 Miles Shealy 2 Tristan Huseby 3 Jeremiah Young 4 Mekhi Woolridge 5 Michael Hawthorne 6 Jacob Hernandez 7 James Fouts 8 Joseph Stewart
first responder
1 Johnnie Boone
teenage
1 Joseph Saros 2 Jacob Rannenberg

WOMEN'S PHYSIQUE

open
1 Christina Richardson

WOMEN'S WELLNESS

overall winner
Christina Tran
novice
1 Amanda Blanchard 2 Iris Alonso 3 Lucy Foeckler
true novice
1 Amanda Blanchard 2 Iris Alonso 3 Lucy Foeckler
armed forces
1 Nikki Curnutte
class a
1 Christina Tran 2 Skylar Cossaboon 3 Iris Alonso 4 Nikki Curnutte 5 Lucy Foeckler
class b
1 Amanda Blanchard

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