Florida Championships 1997
Florida Championships 1997 was held in Tampa, FL, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Billy Fraser.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Aug 15, 1997
- Location
- Tampa, FL, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 11
- Competitors
- 53
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Billy Fraser | Colin Skinner |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Luis Silva | John King (1) (2) |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen | Ryan Oliver | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Butch McCowen | Jeffery Scott |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Howard Steffensmeier | Tony DiCicco |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen | Dereck Capaz | Aaron Schrecengost |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Walid Alrashid | George Maiorano |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Christi Wolf (2) | Kimberly Rogers |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Kerri Crotty | Tera Guzman |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Dorita Traina | Aida Perez |
Florida Championships 1997
Florida Championships 1997 was held in Tampa, FL, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Billy Fraser.
Florida Championships 1997 contested 10 divisions across 53 athletes. Billy Fraser took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 10 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Billy Fraser First Florida Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Colin Skinner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Luis Silva First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John King (1) (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Jimmy Watson | United States |
| 4th | Maurice Green | United States |
| 5th | Robert Benavente | United States |
| 6th | Mark Wheeler | United States |
| 7th | Jimmy Williams (2) | United States |
| 8th | Robbie Aratari | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Oliver First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Butch McCowen First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jeffery Scott | United States |
| 3rd | Rick McMillan | United States |
| 4th | Jared Kirkland | United States |
| 5th | Jason Haddock | United States |
| 6th | Scott Fischer | United States |
| 7th | Owen Jaichon | United States |
| 8th | Chris Genkinger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Howard Steffensmeier First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tony DiCicco | United States |
| 3rd | Christopher Eaddy | United States |
| 4th | Ray Taboado | United States |
| 5th | Alfredo Acevedo | United States |
| 6th | Tony Lavandera | United States |
| 7th | Homero Diaz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dereck Capaz First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aaron Schrecengost | United States |
| 3rd | Tim Muriello | United States |
| 4th | Paul Scalph | United States |
| 5th | Danny Miller (2) (2) | United States |
| 6th | Jeffrey Matthews | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Walid Alrashid First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | George Maiorano | United States |
| 3rd | Mark Metzger | United States |
| 4th | Francky Mentor | United States |
| 5th | Corey Wysong | United States |
| 6th | Jason Cortez | United States |
| 7th | Cory Christiansen | United States |
| 8th | Alejandro Urbina | United States |
| 9th | Greg Sillcocks | United States |
| 10th | Lee Ellison | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christi Wolf (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kimberly Rogers | United States |
| 3rd | Mary Jo Oliveira | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kerri Crotty First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tera Guzman | United States |
| 3rd | Karen DePetro | United States |
| 4th | Vickie Morrissey | United States |
| 5th | Binny Nambiar (2) | United States |
| 6th | Gina Zagame-Keefe | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dorita Traina First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aida Perez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 53
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 9 of 21
The biggest field since 1983.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Catherine Barnes | Physique |
| 2016 | Amanda Conoman | Physique |
| 2015 | Jena Flores | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Jennifer Flores | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Rhonda Spicer | Bodybuilding |
| 2003 | Edina Hegedus | Figure Teen |
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.