Palmetto Cup 2012
Palmetto Cup 2012 was held in South Carolina, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Sam Hunter.
- Year
- 2012
- Date
- Mar 15, 2012
- Location
- South Carolina, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 18
- Competitors
- 63
Results by Division
Palmetto Cup 2012
Palmetto Cup 2012 was held in South Carolina, USA.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Stacey Knapele, who won in 2011, did not return.
Palmetto Cup 2012 contested 17 divisions across 63 athletes, 13 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. Sam Hunter took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 17 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
14 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
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 | Sam Hunter First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenneth Turner | United States |
| 2nd | Keith Wilder | United States |
| 3rd | Anthony Butler | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Darius Milton First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ronnie Walker | United States |
| 3rd | David Hartley | United States |
| 4th | Leroy Brown | United States |
| 5th | Rick Wheeler | United States |
| 6th | Doug Cook | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Luric Edison First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dusty Donado | United States |
| 3rd | Rick Wheeler | United States |
| 4th | Lamont Beckwith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Walker First Palmetto Cup title | United States |
| 2nd | Kelvin Nesbitt | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Williams (1) (2) | United States |
| 4th | Chris Hammonds | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kelvin Nesbitt First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tim Boardman | United States |
| 3rd | Rod Rodriguez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney Williams First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tony Wilson | United States |
| 3rd | Jermaine Todd | United States |
| 4th | Craig Dilley | United States |
| 5th | Josh South | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney Williams | United States |
| 2nd | Brandon Jones | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Hill | United States |
| 4th | Derrick Moser | 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 | Derrick Moser First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christel McGowan (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Sonya Kindt | United States |
| 3rd | Nora Justice (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jessica Thompson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Shelley Cannon | United States |
| 3rd | Laura Foster | United States |
| 4th | Lauren Adams | United States |
| 5th | Jennifer Hill | United States |
| 6th | Aspen Bunyak | United States |
| 7th | Shauna Robinson | United States |
| 8th | Yvette Garrison | United States |
| 9th | Kaitlin Habermeyer | United States |
| 10th | Ashley Moore | United States |
| 11th | Lisa Wilson | United States |
| 12th | Gina Nedeostate | United States |
| 13th | Rebecca Baker | United States |
| 14th | Jennifer Welch | United States |
| 15th | Yvonne Mosley | United States |
| 16th | Cathey Mason | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jasmina Ibrahimbegovic First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Trisha Constantine | United States |
| 3rd | Sidney Jones | United States |
| 4th | Brittney Britton | United States |
| 5th | Melissa Beantley | United States |
| 6th | Ruthie Cordray | United States |
| 7th | Naomi Haley | United States |
| 8th | Lisa Gomez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Katherine Clonts First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kristen Handke | United States |
| 3rd | Alma Agie | United States |
| 4th | Carla Thauberger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - Masters Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jennifer Hill First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Laurie Hart | United States |
| 3rd | Yvette Garrison | United States |
| 4th | Rebecca Baker | United States |
| 5th | Kristen Handke | United States |
| 6th | Alma Agie | United States |
| 7th | Lisa Gomez | United States |
| 8th | Naomi Haley | United States |
| 9th | Carla Thauberger | United States |
| 10th | Degi Smith | United States |
| 11th | Cathey Mason | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sidney Jones | United States |
| 2nd | Lisa Wilson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney Williams | United States |
| 2nd | Sam Hunter | United States |
| 3rd | Kelvin Nesbitt | United States |
| 4th | Craig Dilley | United States |
| 4th | Michael Hill | United States |
| 6th | Tim Boardman | United States |
| 7th | Scot Kumo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Mitchell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Scott Justice | United States |
| 3rd | Doug Cook | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 63
- Divisions
- 17
- Size rank
- 8 of 17
The biggest field since 2010.
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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