Continental USA Championships 2016
Continental USA Championships 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to John Hermsen.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Jan 1, 2016
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 16
- Competitors
- 59
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | John Hermsen | Cain Sandoval |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Christopher Vitro | Joshua Giegerich |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Antoine Kaleta | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Mark Kane | Cody McElheny |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Matt Kornick | Zachary Gough |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Jeremy Kaplan | Chanceller Johnson |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | William Sloan | Don Bryant |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class C | Zachary Gough | Nicholas Ziedonis |
| Women's Physique | Stephanie Waggoner | Samara Desroches |
| Women's Physique - Class C | Kelly Gunderson | Kristin Heipp |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Kate Alex | Jill DeMarco |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Karita Tutwiler | Chantel Webb |
| Women's Figure - 35+ | Ashley Scheiner | Jill DeMarco |
| Women's Figure - 45+ | Mercedes Soto | Chantel Webb |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Michael Hoffman | Guy Marsh |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Michael Star | – |
Continental USA Championships 2016
Continental USA Championships 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to John Hermsen.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Brittni Ice, who won in 2014, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Continental USA Championships 2016 contested 16 divisions across 59 athletes, 12 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. John Hermsen took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 16 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Hermsen First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Cain Sandoval | United States |
| 3rd | Matthew Wolfe | United States |
| 4th | Corey Newingham | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christopher Vitro First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joshua Giegerich | United States |
| 3rd | Taylor Shipley | United States |
| 4th | Steve Gunderson | United States |
| 5th | Levi Top | United States |
| 6th | Brandon Mills | United States |
| 7th | Michael Potts | United States |
| 8th | Tyler Lawniczak | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antoine Kaleta First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Kane First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Cody McElheny | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Kornick First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Zachary Gough | United States |
| 3rd | Ray Krishock | United States |
| 4th | Jaimis DeMartini | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremy Kaplan First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chanceller Johnson | United States |
| 3rd | Carlos Lopez | United States |
| 4th | Evan Gregory | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Sloan First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Don Bryant | United States |
| 3rd | Cody McElheny | United States |
| 4th | Kyle Hopkins | United States |
| 5th | Zachary Metzger | United States |
| 6th | Edward Ambre | United States |
| 7th | Kyle Seibert | United States |
| 8th | Byron Marshall | United States |
| 9th | Kilen Haywood | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zachary Gough First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nicholas Ziedonis | United States |
| 3rd | Grant Barnes | United States |
| 7th | Danielle Crubel | United States |
| 8th | Chelsea Cooper | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephanie Waggoner 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Samara Desroches | United States |
| 3rd | Susan Racz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kelly Gunderson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kristin Heipp | United States |
| 3rd | Mercedes Soto | United States |
| 4th | Amanda Johnston | United States |
| 5th | Ashley Scheiner | United States |
| 6th | Wendi O'Brien | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kate Alex First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jill DeMarco | United States |
| 3rd | Michelle Mueller | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karita Tutwiler First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chantel Webb | United States |
| 3rd | Maria Carroll | United States |
| 4th | Erica Freneey | United States |
| 5th | Wendy Boyd | United States |
| 6th | Kate Koznarek | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ashley Scheiner First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jill DeMarco | United States |
| 3rd | Erica Freneey | United States |
| 4th | Wendi O'Brien | United States |
| 5th | Jeanne Hahn | United States |
| 6th | Amy Brown (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mercedes Soto First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chantel Webb | United States |
| 3rd | Michelle Mueller | United States |
| 4th | Wendy Boyd | United States |
| 5th | Trudy Altman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Hoffman First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Guy Marsh | 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 | Michael Star First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 59
- Divisions
- 16
- Size rank
- 3 of 8
The biggest field since 2013.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stephanie Waggoner | Physique |
| 2014 | Brittni Ice | Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Juanita Martun | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Kimberly Rabar | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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