Junior USA 1997
Junior USA 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Gennaro Brigante.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- May 15, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 56
Results by Division
Junior USA 1997
Junior USA 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Gennaro Brigante.
Defending BantamWeight champion Ronnie Davis, who won in 1996, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Junior USA 1997 contested 8 divisions across 56 athletes. Gennaro Brigante took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 8 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 | Gennaro Brigante | United States |
| 2nd | Jeff Clementi | United States |
| 3rd | R D Noren | United States |
| 4th | George McGinnis | United States |
| 5th | Pasquale Grieco | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leon Parker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joseph Patterson | United States |
| 3rd | Darryl James | United States |
| 4th | Thomas Rudowsky | United States |
| 5th | Eddie Estis | United States |
| 6th | Heath Malpass | United States |
| 7th | Alex Bartoli | United States |
| 8th | Roger Morrison | - |
| 9th | Levi Reed | United States |
| 10th | Patrick Frantz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Troy Alves First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Wood Jr | United States |
| 3rd | John Haines | United States |
| 4th | Robert Butler | United States |
| 5th | Leonardo Pita | United States |
| 6th | William Owens | United States |
| 7th | Clyde Norris | United States |
| 8th | Edward Mosely | United States |
| 9th | James Bass | United States |
| 10th | Jon Voryes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Chrysanthus First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James Allen (1) (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Mike Goodwin | United States |
| 4th | Neko Roberson | United States |
| 5th | Jose Fortuna | United States |
| 6th | Todd Brown | United States |
| 7th | Kevin Hughes | United States |
| 8th | Stephen Scott | United States |
| 9th | David Esquibel | United States |
| 10th | Rick Courchene | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rene Endara First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Scott Plaisance | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Gregg | United States |
| 4th | David Davis | United States |
| 5th | Don Davidson | United States |
| 6th | Dwayne McDaniel | United States |
| 7th | Marvin White | United States |
| 8th | Bill Moschelle | United States |
| 9th | Barry Clothier | United States |
| 10th | Leslie Toda | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Trisha Edwardson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jayne Trcka (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Yvonne Edmunds | United States |
| 4th | Shari Tucker | United States |
| 5th | Jayne Jorgensen | United States |
| 6th | Kathy Booker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maureen Davidson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Stephanie Rosenlund | United States |
| 3rd | Francesca Garnet | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kathryn Connors First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Stacey Nunn | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 29, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 56
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 31 of 40
The biggest field since 1996.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Priscila Kavaliausku | Bodybuilding |
| 2020 | Crystal Shelnutt | Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Jessica McKenzie | Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Rebecca Andrades | Bodybuilding |
| 2001 | Rhonda Costello | Figure |
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.