Orange County (CA) Classic 2000
Orange County (CA) Classic 2000 was held in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Ronnie Mendiola.
- Year
- 2000
- Date
- Jan 1, 2000
- Location
- Anaheim, CA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 12
- Competitors
- 39
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Ronnie Mendiola | Roger Humrich |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Tyler Merrill | Kevin Ross |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Ko Chandetka | Mark Anthony Christiansen |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Joe Conway | Patrick Taylor |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Kevin Creeden | Al Nishi |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Brett Gunderson | Sam Stevenson |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Diana Lynn | Maeve Curran |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Valle Waleska | Gayle Trout |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Brenda Taylor | Maggie Hopman |
| Other Divisions - Grand Masters | Paul Devine | Frank Gerrado |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Greg Grant | Victor Wright |
| Other Divisions - Ultra Grand Masters | Bob Tall | – |
Orange County (CA) Classic 2000
Orange County (CA) Classic 2000 was held in Anaheim, CA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Ronnie Mendiola.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Leticia Francis, who won in 1994, did not return.
Orange County (CA) Classic 2000 contested 12 divisions across 39 athletes, 9 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Ronnie Mendiola took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 12 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronnie Mendiola First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Roger Humrich | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyler Merrill First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin Ross | United States |
| 3rd | Kirk Aguon | United States |
| 4th | Tony Roland | United States |
| 5th | Scott Marshall | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ko Chandetka First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mark Anthony Christiansen | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Ergas | United States |
| 4th | Philip Richard Jr | United States |
| 5th | John Bezerra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Conway First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Patrick Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Creeden First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Al Nishi | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Rivera | United States |
| 4th | Jeff Iwaski | United States |
| 5th | Fred Stallone | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brett Gunderson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sam Stevenson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Diana Lynn First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Maeve Curran | United States |
| 3rd | Erika Pritchard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Valle Waleska First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gayle Trout | United States |
| 3rd | Tracy Furman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brenda Taylor First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Maggie Hopman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Grand Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Devine | United States |
| 2nd | Frank Gerrado | United States |
| 3rd | Allen Aloyian | United States |
| 4th | Ralph Evans | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Grant | United States |
| 2nd | Victor Wright | United States |
| 3rd | Sherman Burrell | United States |
| 4th | Mark Hantzsch | United States |
| 5th | Kevin Schuster | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Ultra Grand Masters Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Tall First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 10, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 39
- Divisions
- 12
- Size rank
- 14 of 22
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pamela Barwick | Physique |
| 2015 | Briana Hilton | Physique |
| 2012 | Jill Lundy | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Mona Krause | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Susan Mathison | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Nichole Zezima | 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.