Southern States 1988
Southern States 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Alpha Smith.
- Year
- 1988
- Date
- Mar 15, 1988
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 16
- Competitors
- 44
Results by Division
Southern States 1988
Southern States 1988 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Alpha Smith.
Defending BantamWeight champion Jorge Rodriguez, who won in 1987, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Southern States 1988 contested 16 divisions across 44 athletes, 11 open and 5 age-restricted Masters. Alpha Smith took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 16 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 5
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alpha Smith | United States |
| 2nd | Joe Troccoli | United States |
| 3rd | Quang Nguyen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philip Haughton-James First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Hayes | United States |
| 3rd | Ken Rivenbark | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Quintero First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Keith Sigmon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Roger Stewart | United States |
| 3rd | Tracy Brown (m) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony Brown First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tommy Williams | United States |
| 3rd | Steven Velasco | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jorge Betancourt First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Edis Castillo | United States |
| 3rd | Corey Gilbert | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Baldwin First Southern States title | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Brown | United States |
| 3rd | Jamey Frederick | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Simoni First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Richard Dias | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liza LeRibeus (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Debbie Tyler (2) | United States |
| 3rd | Sheena Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laurie Stark First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Denise Zito | United States |
| 3rd | Lisa Fasig | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Margie Harris First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Cynthia Johnson | United States |
| 3rd | Lynn Kaufman (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rita Brand First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Barbara Cavanaugh | United States |
| 3rd | Judy Baker (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeannette Johnson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Chaisie Hedgepeth | United States |
| 3rd | Irene Cavallero | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Masino First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Steve Brown | United States |
| 3rd | Bruce Baker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jose Valez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ronald Cohien | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Moore | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Earl Leverett First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Harold Collins | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 44
- Divisions
- 16
- Size rank
- 28 of 33
The biggest field since 1987.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Josephina Monastero | Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | Katia Silva | Bodybuilding |
| 2016 | Nuriye Evans | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Josefina Monasterio | Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Lisa Fonseca | 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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