Southern Classic 2009
Southern Classic 2009 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Chance Sheppard.
- Year
- 2009
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 25
- Competitors
- 88
Results by Division
Southern Classic 2009
Southern Classic 2009 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Chance Sheppard.
Southern Classic 2009 contested 24 divisions across 88 athletes, 17 open and 7 age-restricted Masters. Chance Sheppard took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 24 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 8
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 | Chance Sheppard First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Will Hamilton First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joshua Bergeron | United States |
| 3rd | William Blair | United States |
| 4th | Cedric Moore | United States |
| 5th | Ron Fulmer | United States |
| 6th | Justin Boyd | United States |
| 7th | Tracy Evans | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Gidden First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brian Moss | United States |
| 3rd | Jerry Hayles | United States |
| 4th | Timothy Skinner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leo White First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Alex Lockhart | United States |
| 3rd | Jimmy Cassels | United States |
| 4th | Johnny Walker | United States |
| 5th | Daryl Young | United States |
| 6th | Dewayne Emerson | United States |
| 7th | Mitch Rutherford | United States |
| 8th | Bryan Jones | United States |
| 9th | Michael Overby | United States |
| 10th | Robert Espy | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Billy Sanders | United States |
| 2nd | Kendall Guice | United States |
| 3rd | Adam Kitchens | United States |
| 4th | Caesar Hamilton | United States |
| 5th | Ryan Hamm | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Dedeaux First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kyle Neely | United States |
| 3rd | David Scalise | United States |
| 4th | Chase Papke | United States |
| 5th | Calvin Jones | United States |
| 6th | Igor Butorsky | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lloyd Fontenot First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chris Groetsch | United States |
| 3rd | Rob Stamey | United States |
| 4th | Mark Rou | United States |
| 5th | Jason Lamay | United States |
| 6th | Scott Byrd | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Sims First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jason Edwards | United States |
| 3rd | Jason Ray | United States |
| 4th | Marty Mathis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe McCabe First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chuck Laird | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Crowson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mitchell Walker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melanie Wiggins (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Margaret Smith | United States |
| 3rd | Yolanda Carter | United States |
| 4th | Michele Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sophia Seals First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Deborah Jones | United States |
| 3rd | Jeania Burns | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Judy Gaillard First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Andrea Falcon | United States |
| 3rd | Lequida Sanders | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shannon Howard First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Denise Stanford | United States |
| 3rd | Hallie Cook | United States |
| 4th | Amber Holmbeck | United States |
| 5th | Bea Willis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monica Specking First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tonya Todd | United States |
| 3rd | Nicole Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dextria Sapp First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brandie Williams | United States |
| 3rd | Angela Stamey | United States |
| 4th | Frances Caron | United States |
| 5th | Jennifer Chaltain | United States |
| 6th | Jennifer Breland | United States |
| 7th | Angie Ratliff | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class D
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alisa Bondora First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Zonzie McLaurin | United States |
| 3rd | Gabriela McDowell | United States |
| 4th | Rachel Cowan | United States |
| 5th | Kelly Hawkins | United States |
| 6th | Amanda Perron | United States |
| 7th | Deb Sprouse | United States |
| 8th | Kelly Harris (f) | United States |
| 9th | Denise Trowbridge | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 50+
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Figure - Masters Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brandie Williams First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Angela Stamey | United States |
| 3rd | Frances Caron | United States |
| 4th | Jennifer Chaltain | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shannon Howard | United States |
| 2nd | Amy Kozier | United States |
| 3rd | Denise Stanford | United States |
| 4th | Tonya Todd | United States |
| 5th | Bea Willis | United States |
| 6th | Nicole Brown | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zonzie McLaurin First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rachel Cowan | United States |
| 3rd | Kelly Hawkins | United States |
| 4th | Lori Harvey | United States |
| 5th | Deb Sprouse | United States |
| 6th | Denise Trowbridge | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Earl Guilbeau First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ron Fulmer | United States |
| 3rd | Caesar Hamilton | United States |
| 4th | Charlie Wiggins (2) | United States |
| 5th | Steve Ariff | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alton Hemphill | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Lockhart First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Calvin Martin | United States |
| 3rd | Timothy Skinner | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lloyd Fontenot | United States |
| 2nd | Chris Groetsch | United States |
| 3rd | Billy Sanders | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 88
- Divisions
- 24
- Size rank
- 5 of 9
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Melanie Wiggins | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Lequida Sanders | 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.
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