Mid USA 2002
Mid USA 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Vernon Koonce.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Jan 1, 2002
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 14
- Competitors
- 50
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Vernon Koonce | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | James Keller | Christopher Baca |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Rod Ludington | Frederick Branch |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Jon Felix | John Mesmer |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Scott Stein | Levi Benitiz |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Justin Kapla | Judah Hout |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Kelly Tekin | Sheri Dearing |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Margaret Negrete | Zara Bell |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | DeeDee Lindeberry | Mary Lagenfeld (2) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Margaret Negrete | Jill Langham |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ | Danny Samaniego | Daniel Lemus |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Scott Stein | Sam Dearing |
| Other Divisions - Masters 45+ | Tim Osking | Steve Langham |
Mid USA 2002
Mid USA 2002 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Vernon Koonce.
Defending Figure champion Nicole Backes, who won in 2001, did not return.
Mid USA 2002 contested 13 divisions across 50 athletes, 9 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. Vernon Koonce took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 13 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 - Bantamweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vernon Koonce First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Keller First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Christopher Baca | United States |
| 3rd | Jim Sosa | United States |
| 4th | Vince Shivers | United States |
| 5th | Chris Perez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rod Ludington First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Frederick Branch | United States |
| 3rd | Adam Chavez | United States |
| 4th | Tim Osking | United States |
| 5th | Danny Samaniego | United States |
| 6th | Sam Dearing | United States |
| 7th | Arnold DeCastro | United States |
| 8th | Phil Lineberry | United States |
| 9th | Jerry Vallianos | United States |
| 10th | Jody Lee Howlett | United States |
| 11th | Josh Rangel | United States |
| 12th | Mason Henderson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jon Felix First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | John Mesmer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Stein First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Levi Benitiz | United States |
| 3rd | Lee Schaffer | United States |
| 4th | John Gilbreth | United States |
| 5th | Ben Woosley | United States |
| 6th | Packy Tournquist | United States |
| 7th | Oscar Gonzales | United States |
| 8th | Nathan Rodriguez | United States |
| 9th | Brian Bagon | United States |
| 10th | Todd Souffrou | United States |
| 11th | David Proctor | United States |
| 12th | Richard Ortiz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Kapla First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Judah Hout | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kelly Tekin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sheri Dearing | United States |
| 3rd | Emilie Wicker | 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 | Margaret Negrete First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Zara Bell | United States |
| 3rd | Carol Hansen | United States |
| 4th | Tawnia Holder | United States |
| 5th | Marcy Monteil | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | DeeDee Lindeberry First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mary Lagenfeld (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Jill Langham | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Margaret Negrete | United States |
| 2nd | Jill Langham | United States |
| 3rd | Marcy Monteil | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Samaniego First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Daniel Lemus | United States |
| 3rd | Brian Bagon | United States |
| 4th | Chris Perez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Stein | United States |
| 2nd | Sam Dearing | United States |
| 3rd | David Proctor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 45+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Osking First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Langham | United States |
| 3rd | Vernon Koonce | United States |
| 4th | Jamie Miranda | United States |
| 5th | Martin Mandrill | United States |
| 6th | Henry Diaz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 50
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 2 of 5
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nicole Backes | Figure |
| 1985 | Susan Stralen | Open |
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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