Natural Western USA 2017
Natural Western USA 2017 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Ernest Watkins.
- Year
- 2017
- Date
- Jul 15, 2017
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 12
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Ernest Watkins | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Gabe McClure | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Tracy May | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Matthew Maguire , Sean Doolan | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen | Ernest Watkins | Tyler Bohne |
| Men's Classic Physique | Israel Campa | Matthew Maguire |
| Men's Physique | Staci Sabori | Natalie Siegal |
| Women's Figure | Tara Woodberry | Adrianne Ring |
| Men's Classic Physique - Masters | Kenneth Kassa | Jeffrey Zucek |
| Women's Figure - 35+ | Tara Woodberry | Brandy Stenzel |
| Women's Figure - 45+ | Susan Herrera | Debra Coiro Meyer |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Edward Solomon | – |
Natural Western USA 2017
Natural Western USA 2017 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Ernest Watkins.
2-time winner Tara Maier, who won in 2016, did not return.
Natural Western USA 2017 contested 12 divisions across 26 athletes, 8 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. Ernest Watkins took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 11 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 | Ernest Watkins First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gabe McClure First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tracy May 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Maguire | United States |
| 1st | Sean Doolan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernest Watkins | United States |
| 2nd | Tyler Bohne | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Israel Campa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Matthew Maguire | United States |
| 3rd | Jeffrey Zucek | United States |
| 4th | Manual Padilla | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Staci Sabori First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Natalie Siegal | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tara Woodberry First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Adrianne Ring | United States |
| 3rd | Karen Young | United States |
| 4th | Brandy Stenzel | United States |
| 5th | Krystle Unruh | United States |
| 6th | Celia Alosi | United States |
| 7th | Dana Tate | United States |
| 8th | Erin Cheatwood | United States |
| 9th | Natalie Scott-Cavalieri | United States |
| 10th | Rachel Keller | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Men's Classic Physique - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenneth Kassa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jeffrey Zucek | United States |
| 3rd | Edward Solomon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tara Woodberry | United States |
| 2nd | Brandy Stenzel | United States |
| 3rd | Karen Young | United States |
| 4th | Celia Alosi | United States |
| 5th | Rachel Keller | United States |
| 6th | Susan Herrera | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 45+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Susan Herrera First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Debra Coiro Meyer | United States |
| 3rd | Dawn Ahearn | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Solomon First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 12
- Size rank
- 9 of 12
The biggest field since 2016.
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.
- 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.