USA Championships 1998
USA Championships 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Randy Leppala.
- Year
- 1998
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 131
Results by Division
USA Championships 1998 Results
USA Championships 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Randy Leppala.
Defending BantamWeight champion Roland Aki, who won in 1997, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the USA Championships 1998 in USA, where 10 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight and more. 131 athletes from 4 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randy Leppala First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Ronald Nurse | United States |
| 3rd | Steven Gaver | United States |
| 4th | Jonathan Hunt | United States |
| 5th | Thomas Armstrong Jr | United States |
| 6th | Clifton Torres | United States |
| 7th | Gary Passmore | United States |
| 8th | Lance Harano | United States |
| 9th | Jim King | United States |
| 10th | Michael King | United Kingdom |
| 11th | Steve Kluger | United States |
| 12th | Paul Sake | United States |
| 13th | John Ligsay | United States |
| 14th | Paul Antoague | United States |
| 15th | Anthony Lattimore | United States |
| 16th | Matthew Alloy | United States |
| 17th | Dusty Bush | United States |
| 18th | Michael D Smith | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Arntz Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Tevita Aholelei | United States |
| 3rd | Garrett Downing | United States |
| 4th | Rodney Davis | United States |
| 5th | John King (1) (2) | United States |
| 6th | Joseph Carlton Jr | United States |
| 7th | Darrell Terrell | United States |
| 8th | William Matlock | United States |
| 9th | Rusty Jeffers | United States |
| 10th | Shilbert Ferguson | United States |
| 11th | Joseph Patterson | United States |
| 12th | Hans Hopstaken | United States |
| 13th | Dan Fine | United States |
| 14th | Joel Cutulle | United States |
| 15th | Christopher Bennett | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Troy Alves | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Lopez | United States |
| 3rd | Parenthesis Devers | United States |
| 4th | Joseph Hubbard | United States |
| 5th | James Restivo | United States |
| 7th | Michael Cruthird | United States |
| 8th | Charles Ray Arde | United States |
| 9th | Darryl Holsey | United States |
| 10th | Rommy Abdallah | United States |
| 11th | Leonardo Pita | United States |
| 12th | Samuel Jordan | United States |
| 13th | Jon Voryes | United States |
| 14th | Charles Lawson | United States |
| 15th | Eric Dixon | United States |
| participated | David Coleman | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randy Jackson (1) | United States |
| 2nd | Rey Ronquillo | United States |
| 3rd | Bertram Stiff | United States |
| 4th | James Allen (1) (2) | United States |
| 5th | Lester Coaker | United States |
| 6th | Randolph Belton | United States |
| 7th | Alan Motooka | United States |
| 8th | Tim Gardner | United States |
| 9th | Larry Manuel | United States |
| 10th | Anthony Duckwall | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Longwith First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Stephen Cantone | United States |
| 3rd | Kevin Creeden | United States |
| 4th | Paul Smith (1) | United States |
| 5th | Stephen Williams | United States |
| 6th | Ron Norman | United States |
| 7th | Steve Dufrene | United States |
| 8th | Craig Santiago | United States |
| 9th | Tito Raymond | United States |
| 10th | Krisna Dim | United States |
| 11th | Garrett Townsend | United States |
| 12th | Mark Dugdale | United States |
| 13th | Patrick Matsuda | United States |
| 14th | Tommy Potenza | United States |
| 15th | Jason Coates | United States |
| 17th | Randall Samuels | United States |
| 18th | Bryant Zamora | United States |
| 19th | Nino Siciliano | United States |
| 20th | Arnold Watkins | United States |
| participated | Mike Cox | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dennis James | Germany |
| 2nd | Melvin Anthony | United States |
| 3rd | Orville Burke | United States |
| 4th | Aaron Maddron | United States |
| 5th | Daniel Freeman | United States |
| 6th | David Nelson | United States |
| 7th | Erik Fromm | United States |
| 8th | Justin Brooks | United States |
| 9th | Leo Ingram | United States |
| 10th | Leon Parker | United States |
| 11th | Jack Wadsworth | United States |
| 12th | William Harse | United States |
| 13th | Kevin Sosamon | United States |
| 14th | Brad Hollibaugh | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iris Kyle First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Heather Foster | Jamaica |
| 3rd | Debbie Laszewski | United States |
| 4th | Ann-Marie Crooks | United States |
| 5th | Kelly Felske | United States |
| 6th | Jayne Trcka (2) | United States |
| 7th | Trisha Beauperthuy | United States |
| 8th | Carla Haug | United States |
| 9th | Trish Swander | United States |
| 10th | Denna Olson (2) | United States |
| 11th | Debbie Pavlica | United States |
| 12th | Kathleen Johansson | United States |
| 13th | Sherry Strother | United States |
| 14th | Molly Welsh (2) | United States |
| 15th | Virginia Stewart | United States |
| 16th | Margaret Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | Andrea Scott | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yaz Boyum First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Kathy Pichnarcik | United States |
| 3rd | Stephanie Rosenlund | United States |
| 4th | Diane Restani | United States |
| 5th | Pam Kusar | United States |
| 6th | Deborah Barnes | United States |
| 7th | Caron Smith | United States |
| 8th | Tonia Villalobos | United States |
| 9th | Danét Seely | United States |
| 10th | Megan Hart | United States |
| 11th | Lynn McCrossin (2) | United States |
| 12th | Elise Sanders | United States |
| 13th | Victoria Valladares | United States |
| 14th | Trish Hamashin (2) | United States |
| 15th | Christine Taylor | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fatima Johnson (2) First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Makeba Moore | United States |
| 3rd | Denise Hoshor | United States |
| 4th | Lauren Hart | United States |
| 5th | Sharee Scadron | United States |
| 6th | Yolanda Martinez | United States |
| 7th | Stacie Bennett | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 131
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 24 of 41
The biggest field since 1984.
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