Southern USA 2016
Southern USA 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rusty Kloeber.
- Year
- 2016
- Date
- Jan 1, 2016
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 13
- Competitors
- 26
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Rusty Kloeber | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Randolf Naranjo | Edwin Parades |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Jesse Salain | Brett Gahagen |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Chris Pluhacek | Juan Quintana |
| Men's Classic Physique | Jason Lowe | Aaron Reed |
| Women's Physique | Tracy Kelly | Ellise Jenkins |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Jessica Burtch | Deborah Singletary |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Lianna Greeneveld | Geraldine Orneas |
| Women's Figure - Class C | Marbely Penton | Mystra Tillotson |
| Women's Figure - 30+ | Jessica Burtch | Geraldine Orneas |
| Women's Figure - 40+ | Deborah Singletary | Linda Denien |
| Women's Figure - 50+ | Tracy Kelly | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Rusty Kloeber | – |
Southern USA 2016
Southern USA 2016 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Rusty Kloeber.
Defending Physique champion Kelly Diffenderfer, who won in 2015, did not return.
Southern USA 2016 contested 13 divisions across 26 athletes, 9 open and 4 age-restricted Masters. Rusty Kloeber took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 13 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 4
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rusty Kloeber First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randolf Naranjo | United States |
| 2nd | Edwin Parades | United States |
| 3rd | William Blackwell | United States |
| 4th | Eric Bosworth | United States |
| 5th | Joe Geibel | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesse Salain First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Brett Gahagen | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Pluhacek | United States |
| 2nd | Juan Quintana | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Lowe First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Aaron Reed | United States |
| 3rd | William Blackwell | United States |
| 4th | Eric Bosworth | United States |
| 5th | Sebastian Oyegun | United States |
| 6th | Jorge Rodriguez | United States |
| 7th | Dorian Brown | United States |
| 8th | Rusty Kloeber | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tracy Kelly First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ellise Jenkins | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jessica Burtch First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Deborah Singletary | United States |
| 3rd | Ai La | United States |
| 4th | Olivia Gray | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lianna Greeneveld First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Geraldine Orneas | United States |
| 3rd | Linda Denien | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marbely Penton First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mystra Tillotson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - 30+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jessica Burtch | United States |
| 2nd | Geraldine Orneas | United States |
| 3rd | Linda Denien | United States |
| 4th | Mystra Tillotson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Deborah Singletary First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Linda Denien | United States |
| 3rd | Mystra Tillotson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 50+
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tracy Kelly | 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 | Rusty Kloeber | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 26
- Divisions
- 13
- Size rank
- 5 of 16
The biggest field since 2008.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gaia Gebbia | Physique |
| 2018 | Sherri Priami | Physique |
| 2016 | Tracy Kelly | Physique |
| 2015 | Kelly Diffenderfer | Physique |
| 2008 | Suzie Carter-Harden | Bodybuilding |
| 2003 | Shawn Hendrix | Open |
| 1995 | Steve Dufrene | Light-HeavyWeight |
| 1984 | Mary Barley | Open |
| 1983 | Diana Maddalo | Open |
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.