Palmetto Cup 2009
Palmetto Cup 2009 was held in South Carolina, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Chris Wages.
- Year
- 2009
- Date
- Mar 15, 2009
- Location
- South Carolina, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 20
- Competitors
- 60
Results by Division
Palmetto Cup 2009
Palmetto Cup 2009 was held in South Carolina, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Chris Wages.
2-time winner Erin Beller, who won in 2008, did not return.
Palmetto Cup 2009 contested 19 divisions across 60 athletes, 16 open and 3 age-restricted Masters. Chris Wages took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 19 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
17 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Wages First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin Hester | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marion Benton | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin DeHaven | United States |
| 3rd | Kevin Thurmond (2) | United States |
| 4th | Edward McClane | United States |
| 5th | Rico Sloan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Warren Jackson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dwight Banks | United States |
| 3rd | LeShawn Jackson | United States |
| 4th | Bartley McLendon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lawton Bacon | United States |
| 2nd | Randy Watson | United States |
| 3rd | Steve Bryant | United States |
| 4th | Gary Piotrowski | United States |
| 5th | Marc Lobliner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ozon Wilson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bill Herr | United States |
| 3rd | Charles Arena | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Jeffers First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jeremy Mize | United States |
| 3rd | Josh Story | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Grieve (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James Abraham | United States |
| 3rd | Trey Eaker | United States |
| 4th | Ronnie Rowland | United States |
| 5th | Wally Logan | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Piotrowski First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Frederick Wheeler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Gardner First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | George Grieve (2) | United States |
| 2nd | Daniel Drescher | United States |
| 3rd | Justin Jeffers | United States |
| 4th | Mitchell Payne Hogue | United States |
| 5th | Tyler Boris | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kathy Rowland First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Nora Justice (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patricia Watson First Palmetto Cup title | United States |
| 2nd | Leslie Wright (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Virgina Crain | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Susan Metternich 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Emily Berryman | United States |
| 3rd | Stephanie Gray | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Teen
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Madison Hopkins | United States |
| 2nd | Sarah Hobson | United States |
| 3rd | Laura Rose | United States |
| 4th | Allison Allen | United States |
| 5th | Cathy Vennetti | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debbie Lipski First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gloria O'Neil | United States |
| 3rd | Jena Goldberg | United States |
| 4th | Jen Hutson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laura Mealey | United States |
| 2nd | Deborah Pierce | United States |
| 3rd | Allison Burnett | United States |
| 4th | Kim Owens | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Deborah Pierce First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jena Goldberg | United States |
| 3rd | Cathy Vennetti | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Barry Whetsill First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Deron Leary | United States |
| 3rd | Paul Quinonez | United States |
| 4th | James Jackson | United States |
| 5th | Ronnie Rowland | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Ecklin | United States |
| 2nd | Scott Justice | United States |
| 3rd | Frantz Eitenne | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 60
- Divisions
- 19
- Size rank
- 9 of 17
The biggest field since 2004.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dawn Bogart | Bodybuilding |
| 2018 | Dawn Bogart | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Melia Tyndall | Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Susan Metternich | Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Christel McGowan (2) | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Stacey Knapele | Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | Leslie Wright | Bodybuilding |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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- 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.
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