US Natural Championships 2008
US Natural Championships 2008 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight co-winners were Jake Os and Kamela Watson.
- Year
- 2008
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NGA
- Divisions
- 14
- Competitors
- 30
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Jake Os , Kamela Watson | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Homer Alafa Jr | Gary Henton |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Brandon Arnold | Jerry Buentello |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Juan Araujo | Kevin Parker |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Christine Boss | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Pro Short | Melody Melton | Monique Arnesen |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Pro Tall | Patricia Sledge | Bridgette Grosvenor |
| Women's Figure - Short | Adriana Sanchez | – |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Laurie Breimayer | Japonica Walker |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters | Christine Boss | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 60+ | John Wensich | – |
| Women's Figure - Masters | Japonica Walker | Tracey Krawczyk |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Kevin Walker | Wayne Gittens |
| Other Divisions - Pro Masters | Rico Browning | Joseph Sumpter |
US Natural Championships 2008
US Natural Championships 2008 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Jake Os.
Defending Bodybuilding champion Niki Jones, who won in 2007, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
US Natural Championships 2008 contested 14 divisions across 30 athletes, 9 open and 5 age-restricted Masters. Homer Alafa Jr took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight. 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 5
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 Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jake Os | United States |
| 1st | Kamela Watson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Homer Alafa Jr First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gary Henton | United States |
| 3rd | Terry Brewer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brandon Arnold Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Jerry Buentello | United States |
| 3rd | David Gutierrez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Juan Araujo First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin Parker | United States |
| 3rd | Wayne Gittens | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's 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 | Christine Boss | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Pro Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melody Melton First US Natural Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Monique Arnesen | United States |
| 3rd | Lisa Wolf | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Pro Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patricia Sledge First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bridgette Grosvenor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adriana Sanchez First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Laurie Breimayer First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Japonica Walker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christine Boss | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Masters 60+
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Wensich First US Natural Championships title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Masters
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japonica Walker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Tracey Krawczyk | United States |
| 3rd | Amy Vizek | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Walker First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Wayne Gittens | United States |
| 3rd | David Gutierrez | United States |
| 4th | Terry Brewer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Pro Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rico Browning Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Joseph Sumpter | United States |
| 3rd | Kevin Culpeper | United States |
| 4th | Gary Henton | United States |
| 5th | Wendell Sparrow | United States |
| 6th | Gary Benkendorf | United States |
| 7th | Daniel Eldridge | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 30
- Divisions
- 14
- Size rank
- 4 of 12
The biggest field since 2007.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Amanda Costa | Physique |
| 2016 | Buttercup Mayer | Figure |
| 2012 | Tina King | Figure |
| 2007 | Niki Jones | Bodybuilding |
| 2005 | Chus Ebako | Figure |
| 2004 | Chantell Paskett | Open |
| 2003 | Suly Lewis | Open |
| 2002 | Kathy Jennings | 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.