Mr New Jersey 1979
Mr New Jersey 1979 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Gary Priccaciante.
- Year
- 1979
- Date
- Jan 1, 1979
- Location
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Federation
- AAU
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Gary Priccaciante | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Andy Hoyas | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Bill King | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Teen | Jeff King | T Draughn |
Mr New Jersey 1979
Mr New Jersey 1979 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Gary Priccaciante.
Defending champion Dusty Caldwell, who won in 1976, did not return.
Mr New Jersey 1979 contested 4 divisions across 8 athletes. Gary Priccaciante took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 4 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 - Medium
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Priccaciante | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andy Hoyas First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill King First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff King First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | T Draughn | United States |
| 3rd | Anthony Terrill | United States |
| 4th | Fred Sarlo | United States |
| 5th | Jim Giacomo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 7 of 25
The biggest field since 1972.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Richard Bunda | Teen |
| 1980 | Rick Costa | Open |
| 1976 | Dusty Caldwell | Open |
| 1975 | Mike Romagnola | Open |
| 1974 | John Kemper | Open |
| 1972 | Ken DiAngelo | Open |
| 1971 | Sam Stamoulis | Open |
| 1970 | Joe Dodd | Open |
| 1967 | Fred Shandor | Open |
| 1965 | Charles Fautz | Open |
| 1961 | Val Vasilieff | Open |
| 1960 | Buddy Basil | Open |
| 1959 | Gene Wells | Open |
| 1958 | Sam Laratta | 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.
- 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.