Southern Classic 2016
Southern Classic 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Chase Gates.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Jan 1, 2016
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 34
- Competitors
- 63
Results by Division
Southern Classic 2016
Southern Classic 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Chase Gates.
Defending Physique A champion Betty Bryan, who won in 2015, did not return.
Southern Classic 2016 contested 33 divisions across 63 athletes, 23 open and 10 age-restricted Masters. Chase Gates took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 33 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
24 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 10
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 | Chase Gates | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daryl Young Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Benji Gedert | United States |
| 3rd | Jon Marc Franklin | United States |
| 4th | Brad Laney | United States |
| 5th | Cornelius Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Conner Masters First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Qasim Alsetri | United States |
| 3rd | William Wade | United States |
| 4th | Earl White | United States |
| 5th | Ridge Willcutt | United States |
| 6th | Scott Sandidge | United States |
| 7th | Joshua Nelson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Stegall First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Conner Masters | United States |
| 3rd | Qasim Alsetri | United States |
| 4th | Ridge Willcutt | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Caesar Hamilton 3rd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Porterfield First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joseph Handy | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Trosclair First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Matthew Christman | United States |
| 3rd | Mageal Cruz | 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 | Channing Gordon 2nd win here | 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 | Steven Renick First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Harmon Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Matthew Landry | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Corey Becker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Vince Nathaniel | United States |
| 3rd | Steven Renick | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brock Chjiasson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joseph Handy | United States |
| 3rd | Ihab Mustufa | United States |
| 4th | Robert Gibson | United States |
| 5th | Marvin Mitchell | United States |
| 6th | Abdiel Mondragon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Nieves First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Lawrence Lindsay | United States |
| 3rd | Michael Ratliff | United States |
| 4th | Jason Meek | United States |
| 5th | Grant Reynolds | United States |
| 6th | Joshua Nelson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Physique - Class A
No placement data
Placement data for this division has not been recorded.
Women's Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Holly Joy Cayia First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Betty Jo Pitts (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Tracy Landrum | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Class B
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qiana McClenty Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qiana McClenty | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Julia Valencia First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Evelyn Harmon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cortney Hackett First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Renee Tibbs | United States |
| 3rd | Sheila Anderson | United States |
| 4th | Jessica Hamilton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hannah Newell First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aimee Welu | United States |
| 3rd | Kristy Hawkins | United States |
| 4th | Amy Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class D
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maelang Lowe First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | English Bennett | United States |
| 3rd | Angela Stamey | United States |
| 4th | Rebecca Payton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class E
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anna Taylor First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class F
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hermaine Williamson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Anna Adams | United States |
| 3rd | Maureen Grondin | United States |
| 4th | Allisa Bassett | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hermaine Williamson | United States |
| 2nd | Anna Adams | United States |
| 3rd | Olivia Ramsey | United States |
| 4th | Renee Tibbs | United States |
| 5th | Maureen Grondin | United States |
| 6th | Jessica Hamilton | United States |
| 7th | Amy Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Men's Physique - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lawrence Lindsay | United States |
| 2nd | Jason Meek | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Gibson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Holly Joy Cayia | United States |
| 2nd | Tracy Landrum | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 35+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Regina Robinson | United States |
| 2nd | Kristy Hawkins | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aimee Welu First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Maureen Grondin | United States |
| 3rd | Renee Tibbs | United States |
| 4th | Rebecca Payton | United States |
| 5th | Amy Smith | United States |
| 6th | Evelyn Harmon | United States |
| 7th | Allisa Bassett | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 50+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maelang Lowe | United States |
| 2nd | Angela Stamey | United States |
| 3rd | Sheila Anderson | United States |
| 4th | Kathy Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Stegall | United States |
| 2nd | Benji Gedert | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daryl Young | United States |
| 2nd | Cornelius Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Harmon | United States |
| 2nd | Marvin Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Sandidge First recorded win | 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 | Caesar Hamilton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 63
- Divisions
- 33
- Size rank
- 9 of 9
The biggest field since 2015.
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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