Border States Classic 2003
Border States Classic 2003 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Michael Palanca.
- Year
- 2003
- Date
- Oct 15, 2003
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 20
- Competitors
- 97
Results by Division
Border States Classic 2003
Border States Classic 2003 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Michael Palanca.
Defending Figure Medium champion Rebecca Wheeler, who won in 2002, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Border States Classic 2003 contested 19 divisions across 97 athletes, 13 open and 6 age-restricted Masters. Michael Palanca took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 19 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
14 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 6
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Palanca | United States |
| 2nd | Doug Bransfield | United States |
| 3rd | Troy Ostgaard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Reyes | United States |
| 2nd | Ronny Camacho | United States |
| 3rd | Willy Ramos | United States |
| 4th | Nito Gomez | United States |
| 5th | James Cross | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rob Kailany | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Velasquez | United States |
| 3rd | Peter Ciccone | United States |
| 4th | Matt Cegliet | United States |
| 5th | Matt Drizen | United States |
| 6th | Eric Vance | United States |
| 7th | Daniel Osle | United States |
| 8th | John Pressley | United States |
| 9th | Tobias Young | United States |
| 10th | Cesar Arce | United States |
| 11th | Perry Alston | United States |
| 12th | Frankie Ward | United States |
| 13th | Dave Depew | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Regenwether First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dave Bonner | United States |
| 3rd | Harold Mason | United States |
| 4th | Stephen Toupin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bryant Zamora First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brian Citron | United States |
| 3rd | D J Green | United States |
| 4th | Brian Poirier | United States |
| 5th | Guillermo Escalante | United States |
| 6th | Stephen Williams | United States |
| 7th | Bobby Florence | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Nicholes First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sam Tonikian | United States |
| 3rd | Jeff Yagher | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edwin Bororquez First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melissa Bickman | United States |
| 2nd | Sunshine Fritzges | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ofelia Ogren First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Cecilia Tholl | United States |
| 3rd | Georgia Perry | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dora Sanchez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lisa Job | United States |
| 2nd | Gina DeBenedeto | United States |
| 3rd | Angelica Moore | United States |
| 4th | Vivian Xu Dan | United States |
| 5th | Ana Tigre | United States |
| 6th | Melanie Nakaji | United States |
| 7th | Sheri Varrelman | United States |
| 8th | Sunshine Fritzges | United States |
| 9th | Cheryl Grosso | United States |
| 10th | Laci Weddle | United States |
| 11th | Sarah Kemp | United States |
| 12th | Sherry Johnson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Waliska Granger | United States |
| 2nd | Sonia Adcock | United States |
| 3rd | Ginger Armosilla | United States |
| 4th | Brandi Halbert | United States |
| 5th | Brandy Nerney | United States |
| 6th | Lisa Gates | United States |
| 7th | Valerie Stephens | United States |
| 8th | Jennifer Sheetz | United States |
| 9th | Leigh Ann Chapman | United States |
| 10th | Diana Wydo | United States |
| 11th | Maria Cavalle | United States |
| 12th | Megan Harms | United States |
| 13th | Magdalena Hatanaka | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christina Golden First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Fay Schneider | United States |
| 3rd | Vanessa Cordova | United States |
| 4th | Kristen Hough | United States |
| 5th | Delene King | United States |
| 6th | Shelley Callagy | United States |
| 7th | Susan Schultz | United States |
| 8th | Brigette Clark | United States |
| 9th | Jana Oliveri | United States |
| 10th | Kimberly Alexy | United States |
| 11th | Crystal Young | United States |
| 12th | Nicole Mier | United States |
| 13th | Tina Linden | United States |
| 14th | Julie Ann Baxter | United States |
| 15th | Dana Lewis | United States |
| 16th | Sandra Alekis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Grand Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vida Spear First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sue Zallar | United States |
| 3rd | Cecilia Tholl | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ofelia Ogren | United States |
| 2nd | Georgia Perry | United States |
| 3rd | Patricia Buddie | United States |
| 4th | Kathy Sorenson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kristen Hough | United States |
| 2nd | Leigh Ann Chapman | United States |
| 3rd | Lisa Gates | United States |
| 4th | Susan Schultz | United States |
| 5th | Monica Lopez | United States |
| 6th | Sherry Johnson | United States |
| 7th | Magdalena Hatanaka | United States |
| 8th | Dana Lewis | United States |
| 9th | Sandra Alekis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Regenwether | United States |
| 2nd | Edward Myska | United States |
| 3rd | Bud Ravenscroft | United States |
| 4th | Rick Lebleu | United States |
| 5th | James Cross | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Velasquez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brian Citron | United States |
| 3rd | Hugo Rivas | United States |
| 4th | Perry Alston | United States |
| 5th | Bob Horine | United States |
| 6th | Eric Deverill | United States |
| 7th | Simon Castillo | United States |
| 8th | Steve Caylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Ultra Grand Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Harry Teegarden 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Thomas Krusic | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 97
- Divisions
- 19
- Size rank
- 3 of 19
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dawn Nasta | Physique |
| 2015 | Cathy Ruff | Physique |
| 2011 | Robyn Hargrove | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Sonia Miranda | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Lizette Pegueros | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Shana Skillstad | Bodybuilding |
| 2007 | Jennifer Gutierrez | Bodybuilding |
| 2004 | Dianne Solomons | Open |
| 1994 | Mohamed Mohsen | Light-HeavyWeight |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
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