California Governor's Cup 2019
California Governor's Cup 2019 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to James Simmons.
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- May 25, 2019
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | James Simmons | Dustin Sommerdyke |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jose Chavez | Christian Pan |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Edward Tadman | – |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | Henry Nwoko | David Parson |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Adrian Barajas | Tracy Garcia |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Amirah Glynn | Kelly Smith (1) |
| Men's Classic Physique - Masters 40+ | David Parson | John Soulier |
| Women's Figure - 35+ | Adrian Barajas | Kelly Smith (1) |
| Women's Figure - 40+ | Rebecca Valbuena | Traci Pena |
| Women's Figure - 45+ | Rebecca Valbuena | Aimee Pourroy |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | John Soulier | – |
California Governor's Cup 2019 Results
California Governor's Cup 2019 was held in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to James Simmons.
Defending Physique champion Michelle Dehner, who won in 2018, did not return.
California Governor's Cup 2019 contested 11 divisions across 26 athletes, 6 open and 5 age-restricted Masters. James Simmons took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 11 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 5
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Simmons First California Governor's Cup title | United States |
| 2nd | Dustin Sommerdyke | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Chavez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Christian Pan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Tadman First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Henry Nwoko First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | David Parson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adrian Barajas | United States |
| 2nd | Tracy Garcia | United States |
| 3rd | Destiny Butcher | United States |
| 4th | Traci Pena | United States |
| 5th | Aimee Pourroy | United States |
| 6th | Priscilla Lucci | United States |
| 7th | Claudio Martinez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amirah Glynn First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kelly Smith (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Marina Hanna | United States |
| 4th | Sandy Blakley | United States |
| 5th | Katelyn James | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Men's Classic Physique - Masters 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Parson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Soulier | United States |
| 3rd | Stephen Grajeda | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adrian Barajas | United States |
| 2nd | Kelly Smith (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Rebecca Valbuena | United States |
| 4th | Ire Wardlaw | United States |
| 5th | Jenn Goodwin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rebecca Valbuena Title defense, 5th win here | United States |
| 2nd | Traci Pena | United States |
| 3rd | Aimee Pourroy | United States |
| 4th | Socorro Lee | United States |
| 5th | Claudio Martinez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rebecca Valbuena | United States |
| 2nd | Aimee Pourroy | United States |
| 3rd | Socorro Lee | United States |
| 4th | Claudio Martinez | United States |
| 5th | Sandy Blakley | United States |
| 6th | Erin Moody | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Soulier First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 11
- Size rank
- 8 of 8
The biggest field since 2018.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michelle Dehner | Physique |
| 2016 | Heidi Worrell-Osborne | Physique |
| 2015 | Nesha Ward | Physique |
| 2014 | Tina Guadarrama | Physique |
| 2013 | Sabrina Carol Francois | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Giovanna Mason | Bodybuilding |
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.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.