Southern States 2016
Southern States 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Bryan DeBiaso.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Mar 15, 2016
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 44
- Competitors
- 94
Results by Division
Southern States 2016
Southern States 2016 was held in USA.
Defending Physique A champion Julianne Trebing, who won in 2015, did not return.
Southern States 2016 contested 44 divisions across 94 athletes, 23 open and 21 age-restricted Masters. Bryan DeBiaso took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 40 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
23 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 21
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Josefina Monasterio | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
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 | Bryan DeBiaso First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Garrison 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Chris Massaro (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Norberto Rivera | United States |
| 4th | Arturo Mendez | United States |
| 5th | Devaris Jones | 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 | Nivaldo Menendez First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edgar Hernandez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joel Paret | United States |
| 3rd | Joe Fernandez | United States |
| 4th | Roy Garcia | United States |
| 5th | Ryan Bangert | 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 | Dorian Fernandez First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Huss First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | William Veitia | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Julio Mevil First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Austin Morell | United States |
| 3rd | Scott Peskin | United States |
| 4th | Jesse Westburgh | United States |
| 5th | Derick Pelleter | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Fletcher First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Valdez Campbell | United States |
| 3rd | Christopher Rhoden | United States |
| 4th | Anibal Avila | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimmy Decius-Norris First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tristian Cobura | United States |
| 3rd | Khoa Pham | United States |
| 4th | Scott Huss | United States |
| 5th | Ray Clark | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pablo Gonzales First recorded win | - |
| 2nd | Torre Washington | United States |
| 3rd | Khoa Pham | United States |
| 4th | Juan Corchuelo | United States |
| 5th | Caleb Pearson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Houssam Yehia First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Carl Heights | United States |
| 3rd | Ivan Gil | United States |
| 4th | Bryan Garcai | United States |
| 5th | Renato Annuzzi | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Arturo Mendez 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Yoel Valdes | United States |
| 4th | Darren Norris | United States |
| 5th | James Jean-Louis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Logan Hamilton First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Yamel Gonzalez-Posada | United States |
| 3rd | Richard Rogers | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men'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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Caroline Byrd | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nuriye Evans First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randi Stockdill First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Patricia Brboza | United States |
| 3rd | Naama Merdinger | United States |
| 4th | Dekel Nisbitt | United States |
| 5th | Nikki Fletcher | 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 | Candace Jackson First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Class C
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Eric Fernandez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yordana Alayan First Southern States title | United States |
| 2nd | Brittanie Molina | United States |
| 3rd | Virginia Pons | United States |
| 4th | Eng Jarriel | United States |
| 5th | Aphrodite Fernandez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leslie Morris 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Juliana Figueiredo | United States |
| 3rd | Katherine Diaz | United States |
| 4th | Amanda Fanelli | United States |
| 5th | Josey Dykes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charnice Bain First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Dekel Nisbitt | United States |
| 3rd | Jeannie Feldman | United States |
| 4th | Randi Stockdill | United States |
| 5th | Jennie Porcelli | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class D
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Julia Fernandez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Rose Kotitschke | United States |
| 3rd | Lakeisha Miller | United States |
| 4th | Christine Lange | United States |
| 5th | Sandra Sarria | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Classic Physique - Masters 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Houssam Yehia | United States |
| 1st | Gerry Garcia | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Masters 50+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Desmond Bain First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ray Clark | United States |
| 3rd | Bill Shuping | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique - Masters 30+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randi Stockdill | United States |
| 2nd | Candace Jackson | United States |
| 3rd | Naama Merdinger | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 30+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yordana Alayan | United States |
| 2nd | Julia Fernandez | United States |
| 3rd | Juliana Figueiredo | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charnice Bain | United States |
| 2nd | Leslie Morris | United States |
| 3rd | Randi Stockdill | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 50+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Viviana Smerilli Title defense, 3rd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Christine Lange | United States |
| 3rd | Nobuko Kallestad | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 60+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mimi O'Connell | United States |
| 2nd | Anne Grbac | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Garrison | United States |
| 2nd | Joel Paret | United States |
| 3rd | Jason Fletcher | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimmy Decius-Norris | United States |
| 2nd | Welly Corgelas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Peskin | United States |
| 2nd | Luis Lopez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Garrison | United States |
| 2nd | Joel Paret | United States |
| 3rd | Norberto Rivera | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jimmy Decius-Norris | United States |
| 2nd | Bryan DeBiaso | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Middleweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Peskin | United States |
| 2nd | Derick Pelleter | United States |
| 3rd | Luis Lopez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Samuel Bramblett 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Jose Almeida (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Ron Maseth | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Julian Rodriguez First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Anthony Licari | United States |
| 3rd | Ray Clark | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Middleweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Walker Stradley First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Maseth First Southern States title | United States |
| 2nd | David Dlouhy | United States |
| 3rd | Randy Scharf | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Lightweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Rabin | United States |
| 2nd | John Catalina | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Middleweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Roginski First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 70+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sydney Outten First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Arthur Elden | United States |
| 3rd | Ioannus Kostoglakis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 70+ Lightweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Rabin | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 94
- Divisions
- 44
- Size rank
- 18 of 33
The biggest field since 2015.
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.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.

