Natural Western USA 2016
Natural Western USA 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Michael Torres.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Jul 15, 2016
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 15
- Competitors
- 53
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Michael Torres | Michael Stewart |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Shane Gesbeck | Zach Fields |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Tyler Moore | Jake Weeks |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | Corey Upton | Christopher Gillespie |
| Women's Physique | Tara Maier | Diana Andrus |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Jeanette Amado | Dawn Jolley |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Madyson Wellcome | Aimee Uwimana |
| Women's Figure - Class C | Heather Harrison | Renee Murray |
| Women's Figure - Teen | Makayla Sugidono | – |
| Men's Classic Physique - Masters 35+ | Paul Seroka | Timothy Costello |
| Men's Classic Physique - Masters 45+ | Roger Vartanian | Paul Seroka |
| Women's Figure - 35+ | Jeanette Amado | Dawn Jolley |
| Women's Figure - 45+ | Jeanette Amado | Tess Riveras |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Matthew Orr | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Shane Gesbeck | Michael Stewart |
Natural Western USA 2016
Natural Western USA 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Michael Torres.
Defending Physique champion Ashley Nunez, who won in 2015, did not return.
Natural Western USA 2016 contested 15 divisions across 53 athletes, 9 open and 6 age-restricted Masters. Michael Torres took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 15 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 6
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Torres First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Stewart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Gesbeck 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Zach Fields | United States |
| 3rd | Thomas Gorman | United States |
| 4th | Michael Abalos Paderes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyler Moore First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jake Weeks | United States |
| 3rd | Aaron Rapoza | United States |
| 4th | Edward Anderson | United States |
| 5th | Roger Vartanian | United States |
| 6th | Matthew Maguire | United States |
| 7th | Alejandro Maldonado | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Corey Upton 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Christopher Gillespie | United States |
| 3rd | Anthony Crum | United States |
| 4th | Larrin Dixon | United States |
| 5th | Timothy Costello | United States |
| 6th | Colten Dinbokowitz | United States |
| 7th | Don Effinger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tara Maier 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Diana Andrus | United States |
| 3rd | Julia Avitt | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeanette Amado First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dawn Jolley | United States |
| 3rd | Stephanie Thelwell | United States |
| 4th | Bonnie Zionts | United States |
| 5th | Naritha Trannon | United States |
| 6th | Jamee Whole | United States |
| 7th | Christine Frank | United States |
| 8th | Carmella Sobley | United States |
| 9th | Kimberly Fritz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Madyson Wellcome First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aimee Uwimana | United States |
| 3rd | Angie Ventrone | United States |
| 4th | Lisa Breitwieser-Cutshall | United States |
| 5th | Erica Picard | United States |
| 6th | Samantha Anderson | United States |
| 7th | Sabrina Elena Gonzales | United States |
| 8th | Makayla Sugidono | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heather Harrison First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Renee Murray | United States |
| 3rd | Rachel Clements | United States |
| 4th | Amber Goldstein | United States |
| 5th | Alrene Rascon | United States |
| 6th | Cailee Huffman | United States |
| 7th | Shannyn Hall | United States |
| 8th | Monica Johnson | United States |
| 9th | Debra Coiro Meyer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Makayla Sugidono First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Men's Classic Physique - Masters 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Seroka | United States |
| 2nd | Timothy Costello | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Masters 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roger Vartanian First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Paul Seroka | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeanette Amado | United States |
| 2nd | Dawn Jolley | United States |
| 3rd | Bonnie Zionts | United States |
| 4th | Angie Ventrone | United States |
| 5th | Lisa Breitwieser-Cutshall | United States |
| 6th | Samantha Anderson | United States |
| 7th | Christine Frank | United States |
| 8th | Elizabeth Bostick | United States |
| 9th | Carmella Sobley | United States |
| 10th | Debra Coiro Meyer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeanette Amado | United States |
| 2nd | Tess Riveras | United States |
| 3rd | Monica Johnson | United States |
| 4th | Debra Coiro Meyer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Orr First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Gesbeck | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Stewart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 53
- Divisions
- 15
- Size rank
- 7 of 12
The biggest field since 2014.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Crystal McElroy | Physique |
| 2019 | Rene Morris | Physique |
| 2018 | Natalie Thurman | Physique |
| 2017 | Staci Sabori | Physique |
| 2016 | Tara Maier | Physique |
| 2015 | Ashley Nunez | Physique |
| 2012 | Sophia Hussary | Bodybuilding |
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.
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