Southern USA 2017
Southern USA 2017 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Eddie Ayala.
- Year
- 2017
- Date
- Jan 1, 2017
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 14
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight | Eddie Ayala | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Thiago Santana Santisteban | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | J R Leigh | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Leo Eder | Ian Phillips |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Matthew Stefan | Michael Grieco |
| Men's Classic Physique | Corbin Stansbury | Joseph Demler |
| Women's Figure - Class A | Viviane Lima | – |
| Women's Figure - Class B | Jennifer McEnery | Semaj Everette |
| Women's Figure - Class C | Stephanie Donaldson | Mariana Staccioli |
| Women's Figure - 30+ | Jennifer McEnery | Semaj Everette |
| Women's Figure - 40+ | Viviane Lima | Mariana Staccioli |
| Women's Figure - 50+ | Tracy Gleghorn | Teri Ross |
| Other Divisions - Masters 35+ | J R Leigh | – |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Eddie Ayala | – |
Southern USA 2017
Southern USA 2017 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Eddie Ayala.
Defending Physique champion Tracy Kelly, who won in 2016, did not return.
Southern USA 2017 contested 14 divisions across 23 athletes, 9 open and 5 age-restricted Masters. Eddie Ayala took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight. 14 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
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eddie Ayala First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
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 | Thiago Santana Santisteban First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | J R Leigh First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Leo Eder | United States |
| 2nd | Ian Phillips | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Stefan | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Grieco | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Corbin Stansbury First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Joseph Demler | United States |
| 3rd | Lordson Jonassaint | United States |
| 4th | Daniel McPherson | United States |
| 5th | Leo Eder | United States |
| 6th | Eddie Ayala | United States |
| 7th | Ramsys Rodriguez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class A
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Viviane Lima First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jennifer McEnery First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Semaj Everette | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephanie Donaldson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Mariana Staccioli | United States |
| 3rd | Gosia Watson | United States |
| 4th | Greter Cardenas | 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 | Jennifer McEnery | United States |
| 2nd | Semaj Everette | United States |
| 3rd | Mariana Staccioli | United States |
| 4th | Gosia Watson | United States |
| 5th | Greter Cardenas | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 40+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Viviane Lima | United States |
| 2nd | Mariana Staccioli | United States |
| 3rd | Gosia Watson | United States |
| 4th | Meladis Rolong | United States |
| 5th | Laura Mercado | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - 50+
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tracy Gleghorn First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Teri Ross | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | J R Leigh | 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 | Eddie Ayala | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 14
- Size rank
- 7 of 16
The biggest field since 2016.
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.