New Jersey Championships 2002
New Jersey Championships 2002 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Paul Knight.
- Year
- 2002
- Date
- Jun 15, 2002
- Location
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 9
- Competitors
- 35
Results by Division
New Jersey Championships 2002
New Jersey Championships 2002 was held in Newark, NJ, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Paul Knight.
Defending Open champion Heather Halserberg, who won in 2001, did not return.
New Jersey Championships 2002 contested 8 divisions across 35 athletes. Paul Knight 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Knight First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Jones | United States |
| 2nd | Brenton Rousey | United States |
| 3rd | Jack Hayden | United States |
| 4th | Michael Kelly | United States |
| 5th | Ralph Johnson | United States |
| 6th | Ric Bowman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jermaine Pearson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tony Faticoni | United States |
| 3rd | Stanley Lee | United States |
| 4th | Jim Conrey | United States |
| 5th | Todd Vignola | United States |
| 6th | Joseph Striale | United States |
| 7th | Gary Hanes | United States |
| 8th | Joseph Ruiz | United States |
| 9th | Joe Vanderveer | United States |
| 10th | Aured Ortiz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Oquendo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Richard Acosta | United States |
| 3rd | Lackman Dass | United States |
| 4th | Jermaine Knighton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Goode First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nilante Lampley | United States |
| 3rd | Jason Burger | United States |
| 4th | Andre Powell | United States |
| 5th | Jonathan Sotward | United States |
| 6th | Chuck Schwiederek | United States |
| 7th | Danny Musecezli | United States |
| 8th | Pete Diaz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Grossi First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Heather Darling First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Stephanie Zaikou | United States |
| 3rd | Susan Wieda | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karen Mikula First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Carutha Bey | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 35
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 12 of 28
The biggest field since 1990.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nicole Dreier | Physique |
| 2018 | Giovanna Pipin | Physique |
| 2017 | Deidre Bielicka | Bodybuilding |
| 2016 | Amanda Belfiore | Physique |
| 2015 | Tammie Ellis | Physique |
| 2014 | Gina Policastro | Physique |
| 2013 | Andrea Gritz | Physique |
| 2012 | Anne Sheenan | Bodybuilding |
| 2008 | Therese Bissonette | Bodybuilding |
| 2004 | Cheyenne Forgate | Open |
| 2001 | Heather Halserberg | Open |
| 1983 | Kurt Ancey | Teen |
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.