Results for 2012 NANBF Nutri-Sport Natural Iowa & Central Midwest Championships
May 15, 2012 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
2012 NANBF Nutri-Sport Natural Iowa & Central Midwest
Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini & Xtreme Fit Championships
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, IA
5/12/12
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| Iowa Women Bodybuilding | |
| 1st | Takes, Lisa |
| 2nd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| Iowa Men short | |
| 1st | Michels, Scott **Overall winner |
| 2nd | Bird, Tim |
| 3rd | Rhiner, Trevor |
| 4th | Mauer, Brian |
| 5th | VanDraska, Scott |
| 6th | Gentry, Damon |
| 7th | Woock, Steve |
| 8th | Fouad, Mark |
| Iowa Men Tall | |
| 1st | Floyd, Casey |
| 2nd | Barnes, Ryan |
| 3rd | Harris, Zachary |
| 4th | Becker, Scott John |
| 5th | Smith, Kyle |
| 6th | Murillo, Jacob |
| 7th | Gorton, Brian |
| 8th | Malloy, Dustin |
| Teen Men | |
| 1st | Cordova, Elliott |
| 2nd | Fouad, Mark |
| Collegiate Men | |
| 1st | Mc Bride, Derek |
| 2nd | Rutter, Frank |
| 3rd | Fouad, Mark |
| 4th | Shiels, Tyler |
| Masters 40+ Men | |
| 1st | Wright, Ryan |
| 2nd | Harmon, Gene |
| 3rd | Gorton, Brian |
| 4th | Marzen, Michael |
| 5th | Jackson, Bob |
| Masters 40+ Women | |
| 1st | Takes, Lisa |
| 2nd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 3rd | Kern, Terre |
| Masters 50+ Men | |
| 1st | Marzen, Michael **Most Entertaining Routine award |
| 2nd | Erickson, Don |
| 3rd | Jacobs, Frank |
| 4th | Robertson, Bill |
| 5th | Jackson, Bob |
| Masters 50+ Women | |
| 1st | Kern, Terre |
| Submasters Women Bodybuilding | |
| 1st | Huegle, Lara Kimberly |
| Submasters Men | |
| 1st | McGilbray, Tywan |
| 2nd | Brungardt, John |
| 3rd | Jackson, Matt |
| Novice Women Bodybuilding | |
| 1st | Stenberg, Melissa |
| Novice Men Short | |
| 1st | Mc Bride, Derek |
| 2nd | Obermier, Taylor |
| 3rd | Woock, Steve |
| 4th | Jackson, Bob |
| 5th | Pudic, Mensur |
| Novice Men Med | |
| 1st | Rhiner, Trevor |
| 2nd | Beck, Matthew |
| 3rd | Jackson, Matt |
| 4th | Harmon, Gene |
| 5th | Gentry, Damon |
| 6th | Fouad, Mark |
| Novice Men Tall | |
| 1st | Barnes, Ryan **Overall winner |
| 2nd | Murillo, Jacob |
| 3rd | Harris, Zachary |
| 4th | Rutter, Frank |
| 5th | Malloy, Dustin |
| 6th | Flanigan, Ian |
| 7th | Shiels, Tyler |
| Iowa Figure Short | |
| 1st | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 2nd | Coats, Ashley |
| 3rd | Fevold, Peggy |
| 4th | Pike, Nicole |
| 5th | Johnson, Joelyn Renee |
| 6th | Adams, Serena |
| Iowa Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Roehlk, Beth **Overall winner |
| 2nd | Bullard, Heather |
| 3rd | Worthington, Heather |
| 4th | Veenstra, Kristi |
| 5th | DeLaughter, Katie |
| 6th | Mosher, Jennifer |
| 7th | Robbins, Amy |
| 8th | Anderson, Jessica |
| Beginner Figure Short | |
| 1st | Williams, Jen |
| 2nd | Bowermaster, Kate |
| 3rd | Harper, Dianne |
| 4th | Coats, Ashley |
| 5th | Shivvers, Magdalena |
| 6th | Butz, Teri |
| 7th | Johnson, Joelyn Renee |
| 8th | Pederson, Dixie |
| 9th | Nichols, Amara |
| Beginner Figure Med | |
| 1st | Embury, Mandy **Overall winner, **Best Presentation award |
| 2nd | Sexton, Lisa |
| 3rd | Starmer, Angie |
| 4th | Pike, Nicole |
| 5th | DeLaughter, Katie |
| 6th | Aalborg-Glenn, Susan |
| 7th | Adams, Serena |
| Beginner Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Schiermeister, Ashley |
| 2nd | Lund, Jennifer |
| 3rd | Krengel, Kelsey |
| 4th | Robbins, Amy |
| 5th | Mosher, Jennifer |
| 6th | Anderson, Jessica |
| Novice Figure Short | |
| 1st | Beck, Theresa |
| 2nd | Michelson, Sarah |
| 3rd | Williams, Jen |
| 4th | Jerulle, Pamela |
| 5th | Shivvers, Magdalena |
| 6th | Wolken, Stephanie |
| 7th | Rausch, Amy |
| Novice Figure Med | |
| 1st | Hamilton, Julie |
| 2nd | Adams, Tracy |
| 3rd | Coats, Ashley |
| 4th | Fevold, Peggy |
| 5th | Nichols, Amara **Dedication Award |
| 6th | Pederson, Dixie |
| Novice Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Glyn, Judith **Overall winner |
| 2nd | Embury, Mandy |
| 3rd | Dudas, Nicole |
| 4th | Sexton, Lisa |
| 5th | Schiermeister, Ashley |
| 6th | DeLaughter, Katie |
| 7th | Aalborg-Glenn, Susan |
| 8th | Wolff, Amanda |
| 9th | Krengel, Kelsey |
| 10th | Robbins, Amy |
| 11th | Anderson, Jessica |
| 12th | Allison, Shelly |
| Figure 40+ Short | |
| 1st | Brattain, Lisa **Overall winner |
| 2nd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 3rd | Michelson, Sarah |
| 4th | Jerulle, Pamela |
| 5th | Wolken, Stephanie |
| 6th | Rausch, Amy |
| Figure 40+ Tall | |
| 1st | Roehlk, Beth |
| 2nd | Worthington, Heather |
| 3rd | Sexton, Lisa |
| 4th | Fevold, Peggy |
| 5th | Aalborg-Glenn, Susan |
| 6th | Adams, Serena |
| 7th | Pederson, Dixie |
| 8th | Allison, Shelly |
| Figure 50+ | |
| 1st | Brattain, Lisa |
| 2nd | Reaumond, Julie |
| 3rd | Butz, Teri |
| Figure 35+ Short | |
| 1st | Michelson, Sarah |
| 2nd | Harper, Dianne |
| 3rd | Fevold, Peggy |
| 4th | Reaumond, Julie |
| 5th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 6th | Williams, Jen |
| 7th | Jerulle, Pamela |
| 8th | Rausch, Amy |
| Figure 35+ Tall | |
| 1st | Embury, Mandy **Overall winner, IFPA Masters Pro Card recipient |
| 2nd | Starmer, Angie |
| 3rd | Adams, Tracy |
| 4th | Worthington, Heather |
| 5th | Bullard, Heather |
| 6th | Richer, Sonya |
| 7th | Veenstra, Kristi |
| 8th | Lund, Jennifer |
| 9th | Allison, Shelly |
| Open Figure Short | |
| 1st | Brattain, Lisa **IFPA Pro Card recipient |
| 2nd | Beck, Theresa |
| 3rd | Feldman, Sheila |
| 4th | Harper, Dianne |
| 5th | Reaumond, Julie |
| 6th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 7th | Wolken, Stephanie |
| 8th | Shivvers, Magdalena |
| 9th | Rausch, Amy |
| Open Figure Medium | |
| 1st | Widmeyer, Amy |
| 2nd | Michelson, Sarah |
| 3rd | Hamilton, Julie |
| 4th | Bowermaster, Kate |
| 5th | Adams, Tracy |
| 6th | Fevold, Peggy |
| 7th | Shemek, Jill |
| 8th | Coats, Ashley |
| 9th | Nichols, Amara |
| Open Figure Medium-Tall | |
| 1st | Glyn, Judith **Overall winner, IFPA Pro Card recipient |
| 2nd | Embury, Mandy |
| 3rd | Dudas, Nicole |
| 4th | Sexton, Lisa |
| 5th | Richer, Sonya |
| 6th | DeLaughter, Katie |
| 7th | Aalborg-Glenn, Susan |
| 8th | Wolff, Amanda |
| 9th | Adams, Serena |
| Open Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Schmuecker, Lora |
| 2nd | Roehlk, Beth |
| 3rd | Burke, Angela |
| 4th | Bullard, Heather |
| 5th | Veenstra, Kristi |
| 6th | Schiermeister, Ashley |
| 7th | Krengel, Kelsey |
| 8th | Lund, Jennifer |
| 9th | Mosher, Jennifer |
| 10th | Allison, Shelly |
| Iowa Bikini | |
| 1st | Theobald, Lenore |
| 2nd | Broder, Stephanie |
| 3rd | Lane, Melony |
| 4th | Jungmann, Amy |
| Masters Bikini | |
| 1st | Theobald, Lenore |
| 2nd | Albright, Diane |
| Open Bikini | |
| 1st | Goergen, Nichole **IFPA Pro Card recipient |
| 2nd | Theobald, Lenore |
| 3rd | Broder, Stephanie |
| 4th | Lane, Melony |
| 5th | Burke, Amy |
| 6th | Jungmann, Amy |
| Open Women | |
| 1st | Starmer, Angie **IFPA Pro Card recipient, Female Best Poser |
| 2nd | Takes, Lisa |
| 3rd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 4th | Huegle, Lara Kimberly |
| 5th | Kern, Terre |
| Open Men Short | |
| 1st | Michels, Scott |
| 2nd | Mc Bride, Derek |
| 3rd | Wright, Ryan |
| 4th | McGilbray, Tywan |
| 5th | VanDraska, Scott |
| 6th | Woock, Steve |
| 7th | Robertson, Bill |
| 8th | Jackson, Bob |
| Open Men Med | |
| 1st | Bird, Tim **Male Best Poser |
| 2nd | Rhiner, Trevor |
| 3rd | Beck, Matthew |
| 4th | Mauer, Brian |
| 5th | Brungardt, John |
| 6th | Jackson, Matt **Karl Schneider Sportsmanship Award |
| 7th | Fouad, Mark |
| Open Men Tall | |
| 1st | Myers, Joe **Overall winner and IFPA Pro Card recipient |
| 2nd | Barnes, Ryan |
| 3rd | Floyd, Casey |
| 4th | Robinson, Tyler |
| 5th | Becker, Scott John |
| 6th | Murillo, Jacob |
| 7th | Smith, Kyle |
| 8th | Maloney, Brett |
Results of NANBF Nutri-Sport Natural Iowa & Central Midwest Championships
May 17, 2011 by Ryan Irwin · Leave a Comment
This was the 17th year of the NANBF Nutri-Sport Natural Iowa & Central Midwest Championships and it was the best year ever!! With a record 114 competitors and a packed house full of spectators, the energy was high and the physiques were impressive! For more information check out the website: www.naturaliowamuscle.com
| Iowa Women | |
| 1st | Johnson, Brooke |
| 2nd | Lovan, Kelly |
| 3rd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 4th | Kramer, Amy |
| 5th | Myers, Barbara |
| Iowa Men Short | |
| 1st | Bennett, Eric |
| 2nd | Morrell, Andy |
| 3rd | Eliason, Kevin |
| 4th | Ashley, Jim |
| 5th | Michels, Scott |
| 6th | Wook, Steve |
| 7th | Robertson, Bill |
| Iowa Men Medium | |
| 1st | Bird, Tim Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Floyd, Casey |
| 3rd | Lynch, Chris |
| 4th | Puttmann, Ben |
| 5th | Beaty, Brian |
| 6th | Wirth, Travis |
| 7th | King, Ryan |
| Iowa Men Tall | |
| 1st | Yilek, Brandon |
| 2nd | Soltis, Marc |
| 3rd | Sickerson, Darren |
| 4th | Taylor, Adrian |
| 5th | Witte, Justin |
| 6th | Johnson, Matt |
| 7th | Noe, Dan |
| 8th | Emerson, Scott |
| Teen Men | |
| 1st | Morrissey, Cory |
| Collegiate | |
| 1st | Flanigan, Ian |
| 2nd | Griffith, John |
| Mixed Pairs | |
| 1st | Johnson, Brooke |
| 1st | Johnson, Matt |
| 35+ Women | |
| 1st | May, Christyn |
| 2nd | Sasek, Tami |
| 3rd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 4th | Kramer, Amy |
| 5th | Brenner, Jenni |
| 6th | Ebeck, Terry |
| 40+ Men | |
| 1st | Yilek, Brandon |
| 2nd | Noe, Brian |
| 3rd | Ashley, Jim |
| 4th | Morrell, Andy |
| 5th | Lynch, Chris |
| 6th | Balder, Terry |
| 7th | Harmon, Gene |
| 8th | Jacobs, Frank |
| 9th | Shchultz, Randy |
| 10th | Emerson, Scott |
| 11th | Rosburg, Rod |
| 40+ Women | |
| 1st | Sasek, Tami |
| 2nd | Takes, Lisa |
| 3rd | Myers, Barbara |
| 50+ Men | |
| 1st | Robertson, Bill |
| 2nd | Jackson, Rick |
| Submasters Men | |
| 1st | Messerly, Ben |
| 2nd | Taylor, Adrian |
| 3rd | Witte, Justin |
| 4th | McGilbray, Tywan |
| Novice Women | |
| 1st | Takes, Lisa |
| 2nd | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 3rd | Myers, Barbara |
| 4th | Ebeck, Terry |
| Novice Men Short | |
| 1st | Bennett, Eric |
| 2nd | Michels, Scott |
| 3rd | Abdul Rahim, Maitham |
| 4th | Dvorak, Bill |
| 5th | McAuliff, Taylor |
| 6th | Robertson, Bill |
| 7th | Schultz, Randy |
| Novice Men Medium | |
| 1st | Pugh, Robert Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Beck, Matthew |
| 3rd | Sharp, Scott |
| 4th | Eliason, Kevin |
| 5th | Beaty, Brian |
| 6th | Jackson, Matt |
| 7th | Coleman, Maurio |
| 8th | Wook, Steve |
| Novice Men Medium Tall | |
| 1st | Messerly, Ben |
| 2nd | Noe, Dan |
| 3rd | Puttmann, Ben |
| 4th | Harmon, Gene |
| 5th | King, Ryan |
| 6th | Cox, Curt |
| 7th | Perry, Conway |
| 8th | Rosburg, Rod |
| Novice Men Tall | |
| 1st | Soltis, Marc |
| 2nd | Jones, Chris |
| 3rd | Flanigan, Ian |
| 4th | Reyes, Elvin |
| 5th | Griffith, John |
| 6th | Hartman, Matt |
| 7th | Hornbrook, Aaron |
| 8th | Emerson, Scott |
| Iowa Figure Short | |
| 1st | Ervin, Jessica **Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Lovan, Kelly |
| 3rd | Henning, Lori |
| 4th | Johnson, Elicia |
| 5th | Martinolich, Tara |
| 6th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 7th | Dykstra, Michelle |
| Iowa Figure Medium | |
| 1st | Foster, Jennifer |
| 2nd | Grimes, Marissa |
| 3rd | Armstrong, Connie |
| 4th | Stechalin, Brit |
| 5th | Theobald, Lenore |
| 6th | Anderson, Ariel |
| 7th | Kouba, Moriah |
| Iowa Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Johnson, Brooke |
| 2nd | Wente, Kimberly |
| 3rd | Yilek, Geni |
| 4th | Veenstra, Kristi |
| 5th | Worthington, Heather |
| 6th | Bullard, Heather |
| 7th | Mueller, Tiffany |
| Beginner Figure Short | |
| 1st | Beck, Theresa |
| 2nd | Feldman, Sheila |
| 3rd | Dykstra, Michelle |
| 4th | Wilson, Abby |
| 5th | Jerulle, Pam |
| 6th | Chicken, Karen |
| Beginner Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Foster, Jennifer Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Rausch, Renee |
| 3rd | Doran, Angela |
| 4th | Edwards, Danielle |
| 5th | Anderson, Ariel |
| 6th | Allison, Shelly |
| 7th | Stull, Susan |
| Novice Figure Short | |
| 1st | Roberts, Kari |
| 2nd | Beck, Theresa |
| 3rd | Stechalin, Brit |
| 4th | Martinolich, Tara |
| 5th | Anderson, Ariel |
| 6th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 7th | Johnson, Elicia |
| 8th | Kouba, Moriah |
| Novice Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Davis, Chelcea Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Doran, Angela |
| 3rd | Wente, Kimberly |
| 4th | Stull, Susan |
| 5th | Veenstra, Kristi |
| 6th | Koch, Heidi |
| 7th | Mueller, Tiffany |
| 8th | McGuire, Cindy |
| 40+ Figure | |
| 1st | Brattain, Lisa |
| 2nd | Theobald, Lenore |
| 3rd | Worthington, Heather |
| 4th | Doran, Angela |
| 5th | Wente, Kimberly |
| 6th | Jerulle, Pam |
| 7th | Allison, Shelly |
| 8th | Koch, Heidi |
| 9th | Chicken, Karen |
| 35+ Figure Short | |
| 1st | Brattain, Lisa ** Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Young, Susan |
| 3rd | Roberts, Kari |
| 4th | Ingersoll, Lisa |
| 5th | Shurtz, Krista |
| 6th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 7th | Koch, Heidi |
| 35+ Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Buffa, Christina |
| 2nd | Theobald, Lenore |
| 3rd | Takes, Lisa |
| 4th | Wente, Kimberly |
| 5th | Onken, Dendra |
| 6th | Veenstra, Kristi |
| 7th | Bullard, Heather |
| 8th | Yilek, Geni |
| Open Figure Short | |
| 1st | Bishop, Susan ** Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Brattain, Lisa |
| 3rd | Edwards, Emiliy |
| 4th | Roberts, Kari |
| 5th | Lovan, Kelly |
| 6th | Young, Susan |
| 7th | Henning, Lori |
| 8th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 9th | Shurtz, Krista |
| 10th | Martinolich, Tara |
| 11th | Johnson, Elicia |
| Open Figure Med | |
| 1st | Foster, Jennifer ** |
| 2nd | Ingersoll, Lisa |
| 3rd | Grimes, Marissa |
| 4th | Ervin, Jessica |
| 5th | Armstrong, Connie |
| 6th | Theobald, Lenore |
| 7th | Stechalin, Brit |
| 8th | Yilek, Geni |
| 9th | Wiese, Rachelle |
| 10th | Anderson, Ariel |
| 11th | McGuire, Cindy |
| Open Figure Tall | |
| 1st | Johnson, Brooke ** |
| 2nd | Kluttz, Abigail |
| 3rd | Davis, Chelcea |
| 4th | Buffa, Christina |
| 5th | Norris, Emely |
| 6th | Stark, Sheri |
| 7th | Onken, Dendra |
| 8th | Doran, Angela |
| 9th | Bullard, Heather |
| 10th | Takes, Lisa |
| 11th | Worthington, Heather |
| 12th | Edwards, Danielle |
| Bikini Iowa | |
| 1st | Barta, Lisa |
| 2nd | Leddy, Michon |
| 3rd | Hamerlinck, Kristine |
| 4th | Brazelton, Jen |
| Bikini Open | |
| 1st | Barta, Lisa |
| 2nd | Beeson, Kristin |
| 3rd | Leddy, Michon |
| 4th | Hamerlinck, Kristine |
| 5th | Brazelton, Jen |
| Open Women | |
| 1st | May, Christyn ** |
| 2nd | Johnson, Brooke |
| 3rd | Lovan, Kelly |
| 4th | Sasek, Tami |
| 5th | Stenberg, Melissa |
| 6th | Brenner, Jenni |
| 7th | Myers, Barbara |
| 8th | Kramer, Amy |
| 9th | Ebeck, Terry |
| Open Men Short | |
| 1st | Doris, Ryan** Overall Champion |
| 2nd | Pugh, Robert |
| 3rd | Boswell, Nick |
| 4th | Bennett, Eric |
| 5th | Michels, Scott |
| 6th | Morrell, Andy |
| 7th | Beck, Matthew |
| 8th | Edwards, DJ |
| 9th | Abdul Rahim, Maitham |
| 10th | McGilbray, Tywan |
| 11th | Jackson, Matt |
| Open Men Med | |
| 1st | Bird, Tim ** |
| 2nd | Floyd, Casey |
| 3rd | Armstrong, Ryan |
| 4th | Noe, Dan |
| 5th | Lynch, Chris |
| 6th | Ashley, Jim |
| 7th | Sharp, Scott |
| 8th | Balder, Terry |
| 9th | Wirth, Travis |
| 10th | Puttmann, Ben |
| 11th | King, Ryan |
| Open Men Tall | |
| 1st | Yilek, Brandon ** |
| 2nd | Soltis, Marc |
| 3rd | Sickerson, Darren |
| 4th | Agosto, Andrew |
| 5th | Witte, Justin |
| 6th | Taylor, Adrian |
| 7th | Johnson, Matt |
| 8th | Noe, Brian |
| 9th | Jones, Chris |
| 10th | Donegan, Ryan |
| 11th | Emerson, Scott |
| **Denotes IFPA Pro card winner | |
| Best Figure Presentation: Elicia Johnson | |
| Most entertaining routine: Maurio Coleman | |
| Best Female Poser: Tami Sasek | |
| Best Male Poser: Nick Boswell | |
| Karl Schneider Award: Nick Boswell |
Natural USA Contest results and summary!!
October 27, 2009 by Ryan Irwin · 5 Comments
After 17 weeks of dieting (since the beginning of July), my precontest preparations for the NANBF Natural USA finally got me to the day of the event! Below are details of the day and pictures, but to save you time, I ended up WINNING MY CLASS AND EARNING MY PRO CARD!!!
My wife, kids and I packed up the car and left Friday morning for IL. Got there around 4:30 and got right in after eating my afternoon meal of oatmeal and Elite 12 protein to take my polygraph (lie detector test) for banned substances (steroids, Rx diuretics, GH, prohormones, etc). After that, we got checked into the hotel and I went back to get my first spray tan application, then took my urine test. After all that, headed back and tried to get some sleep.
Of course woke up at 3 AM and couldn’t go back to sleep, so began my contest day preparations, got my food lined up and stuff packed. We got there at 7:30, had the competitors meeting and then prejudging started at 9:30. There was a great turnout, especially for bodybuilders! In the USA, there were 4 classes of men. Figure numbers were down a bit, so those of you in figure, look at this show for next year!
My class was going on around noon. There were 5 individuals in my class and since you had to place in the top 5 in a regional show to compete at the USA, all 5 were tough competition! One of them I had competed with at this same show 2 years prior where he placed ahead of me. As a competitor, you can’t get psyched out and worry about the others in your class. You need to go onstage, pose like you own it and let the judges make the decisions.
That is what I did. Went out there and nailed my posing!! Those posing sessions paid off as everyone said I looked very polished and not fatigued. The judges moved us around and I ended up in the middle for a while, which is always a good feeling. Towards the end, I got put on an end, but by that point I felt they were looking for other placements.
Long story short, went back to the hotel after prejudging, crashed and got regrouped for finals. Had people come up and tell me I looked great and that they thought it was mine, but I never let that get into my head as the judges look at everything and I don’t want to get over confident or set myself up for disappointment.
At about 10:00, they called our class up and I nailed my posing routine to the tune of Mortal Kombat (thanks to Joe Richards from Songsmythe Productions for cutting my music!) After the rest of the class did their routines, they called us out. Standing in the line up I was mentally ready to hear my name anywhere from 4th on up and just kept reminding myself that I looked my best ever (hit 4.5% bodyfat), which is always the goal (improving on my previous package), anything else was icing on the cake.
They started announcing placements for 5th and 4th, so far so good. Then when they announced 3rd to the guy that beat me 2 years ago, I started to think “is this really happening??” It was between me and another guy, who in the prejudging had a lot of people yelling his name and number, which means he was one of the favorites (or brought a fan club with him). Finally, they announced him as runner up and it hit me, I JUST WON MY PRO CARD!!!!!
After they announced the other class winners (and now new pros) they put the winners together for the overall comparisons. Of course, we’re all beaming at this point as we just won our pro cards, but they still want to get the overall champ. I started out on the end (being the short class winner), but I found myself again being moved to the middle! The judges drilled us throught the poses and I was feeling really good with how I was hitting them. In the end, the medium-tall class winner, Okechukwu Egungwu, won the overall, which is who I had picked (this man is amazing!) However, I learned later that I was only 1 point away from the overall title myself, which being competitive onstage with other new pros was a huge victory in itself!!
The moment was surreal and with the emotions, hard to put into words. Becoming a professional natural bodybuilder is a goal I set 17 years ago and to achieve it is just amazing. It still hasn’t fully sunk in yet, but every time I tell someone that knows the work I’ve put in, I get emotional.
I absolutely have to thank those that helped me realize this goal. First, my wonderful wife Mandee, who has put up with me all these years through the training, dieting and crankyness that comes with this sport. I do my best to try to not let it rule my life, but having her being so understanding and patient is invaluable!! I also want to thank everyone at Nutri-Sport, who stepped up and help me with making sure I got my training and meals in and for all their encouragement. Dr Tyler Molstre from True Life Chiropractic for not only his regular care and adjustments, but for helping me stay healthy (combining powerlifting and bodybuilding can take a toll if not careful), grounded and focused, IFPA Pro Layne Norton who was my coach and mentor over the last 2 years of off season and precontest work. I don’t care what sport or level you are at, having a coach pushing you past your normal limits is essential! Finally, to Cody Nour my training partner for being dedicated, reliable and pushing me in the gym, stepping up when my energy levels and intensity might not be where they needed to be (plus putting up with my attitude that last few weeks!) 
My next goals are to compete at the NASA Nationals on January 24th in Oklahoma and then I plan on making my pro bodybuilding debut in June at the IFPA Mr. Universe down south. Thank you again to EVERYONE for your support and encouragement!!!
Ryan Irwin, IFPA Pro Natural Bodybuilder
Ryan Irwin, Natural USA
Nutri-Sport & Full Potential Training
9992 Swanson Blvd
Clive, IA 50325
www.nutrisportFPT.com
NANBF Nutri-Sport Bodybuilding, Figure & Xtreme Fit Championships results
May 16, 2009 by Ryan Irwin · 8 Comments
The 15th annual Nutri-Sport Championships was an impressive event! Competitors from 15 different states, coast-to-coast, came in to compete for an IFPA pro card, plus many Iowans competed for the covented Mr/Ms Iowa title.
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1st Wendy Rees |
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1st Nick Noethe |
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2nd Kadhum Al-Yasseri |
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3rd Brian Carter |
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4th Okagbare Ono |
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5th Walter Reed |
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6th Ahmad Al-Hameed |
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7th Bill Koller |
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IA OPEN BB MEN Medium |
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1st Brent Huebbe |
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2nd Kenford Simon |
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3rd Kent Kearney |
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4th Gene Harmon |
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5th Sumit Lal |
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IA OPEN BB MEN Tall |
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1st Dennis Thielen |
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2nd Jason Kaiman |
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3rd Chris Lynch |
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4th Chris Maiden |
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5th Levi Soukup |
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6th Nick McGee |
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7th Jaymes Savage |
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Overall Iowa men |
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Dennis Thielen |
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Central Midwest TEEN WOMEN |
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1st Bailey Holtz |
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2nd Anna Parsley |
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3rd Kallie Reynolds |
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Central Midwest TEEN MEN |
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1st Nick Hawkins |
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2nd Kasey Rolow |
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3rd Seth Campbell |
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4th Austin Tonner |
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5th Michael Beiter |
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Central Midwest COLLEGIATE |
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1st Josh Odom |
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2nd Nick Noethe |
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3rd David Myers |
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4th Jaymes Savage |
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5th Benjamin Scott |
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6th Austin Tonner |
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Central Midwest SUBMASTERS |
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1st Wendy Rees |
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2nd Michelle Soldo |
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3rd Jennifer Long |
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Central Midwest SUBMASTERS |
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1st Dennis Thielen |
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2nd Jason Kaiman |
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3rd Jason Allar |
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4th Rene Martinez |
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5th Jon Salitros |
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6th Chris Lynch |
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7th Kenford Simon |
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Central Midwest MASTERS |
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1st Julie Bierman |
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2nd Terre Kern |
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Central Midwest GRANDMASTERS |
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1st Mark Block |
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2nd Mike Mealy |
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Central Midwest NOVICE |
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Terre Kern |
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Central Midwest NOVICE MEN Short |
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1st Okagbare Ono |
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2nd Jeremy Strohmayer |
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3rd Bill Dvorak |
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4th Walter Reed |
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5th Joe Antomori |
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Central Midwest NOVICE MEN medium |
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1st Josh Odom |
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2nd Nick Hawkins |
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3rd Brent Huebbe |
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4th Kent Kearney |
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5th Daniel Yahnke |
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6th Hugo Barrientos |
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Central Midwest NOVICE MEN tall |
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1st Seth Campbell |
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2nd Levi Soukup |
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3rd Jaymes Savage |
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4th James Finney |
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5th Roman Rooney-Kozak |
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6th Benjamin Scott |
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Overall Novice Men |
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Josh Odom |
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Central Midwest TEEN FIGURE |
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1st Shelby Chapman |
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2nd Shannon Copple |
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3rd Megan Crawford |
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4th Cassidy Corey |
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Central Midwest BEGINNER FIGURE |
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1st Elicia Johnson |
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2nd Christine Lillis |
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3rd Kris Strohmeyer |
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4th Fatema Cannon |
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5th Angel Simon |
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6th Elizabeth Larsen |
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Central Midwest NOVICE FIGURE |
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1st Danita Ward |
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2nd Christine Lillis |
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3rd Kris Strohmeyer |
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4th Shelby Chapman |
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5th Angel Simon |
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Central Midwest MASTERS FIGURE |
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1st Leann VandeBerg |
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2nd Coreen Sweeney |
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3rd Kristin Newstrom |
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4th Heather Worthington |
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5th Michon Leddy-Hemmen |
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6th Lynda Nepinsky |
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7th Ann Drahos |
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CM OPEN FIGURE Short |
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1st Natasha Murtha |
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2nd Coreen Sweeney |
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3rd Tasha Armstrong |
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4th Kelly Lovan |
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5th Lenore Theobald |
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6th Lori Henning |
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7th Michon Leddy-Hemmen |
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8th Lynda Nepinsky |
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9th Malia Green |
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Central Midwest OPEN FIGURE Tall |
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1st Leann VandeBerg |
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2nd Sheri Hofhuis |
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3rd Beth McClelland |
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4th Kristin Newstrom |
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5th Kelsey Boe |
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6th Heather Worthington |
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7th Megan Knight |
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Overall Central Midwest Open Figure champion & |
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IFPA Pro Card recipient |
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Natasha Murtha |
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Central Midwest Masters 40+ bodybuilding |
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1st Jon Salitros IFPA pro card recipient |
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2nd Chris Maiden |
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3rd Cliff Talley |
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4th Kenford Simon |
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5th Brent Mielke |
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Central Midwest OPEN WOMEN |
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1st Wendy Rees IFPA pro card recipient |
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2nd Michelle Soldo |
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3rd Julie Bierman |
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4th Jennifer Long |
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5th Kerri Larsen |
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Central Midwest OPEN MEN Short |
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1st Chidi Ekebere |
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2nd Jason Allar |
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3rd Tywan McGilbray |
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4th Kadhum Al-Yasseri |
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5th Brian Carter |
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6th Bill Koller |
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Central Midwest OPEN MEN Medium |
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1st Okechukwu Egungwu |
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2nd Dave Balder |
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3rd Rene Martinez |
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4th David Myers |
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5th Cliff Talley |
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6th Kenford Simon |
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7th Gene Harmon |
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8th Todd Chapman |
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Central Midwest OPEN MEN Tall |
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1st Dennis Thielen |
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2nd Devran Brower |
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3rd Jason Kaiman |
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4th Tyler Mayer |
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5th Nick McGee |
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Overall Central Midwest open champion & |
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IFPA Pro Card recipient |
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Chidi Ekebere |
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Best Figure Presentation |
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Kelly Lovan |
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Best Female Poser |
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Michele Soldo |
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Best Male Poser |
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Brian Carter |
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Most entertaining routine |
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Kenford Simon |
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Karl Schneider Award |
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Jason Kaiman |
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