USA Championships 1999
USA Championships 1999 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Shavis Higa.
- Year
- 1999
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 10
- Competitors
- 139
Results by Division
All Contests
USA Championships 1999 Results
Shavis Higa
Champion
USA Championships 1999 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Shavis Higa.
Defending BantamWeight champion Randy Leppala, who won in 1998, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the USA Championships 1999 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. 139 athletes from 3 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shavis Higa First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Gary Passmore | United States |
| 3rd | Lance Harano | United States |
| 4th | Jerry Newcomb | United States |
| 5th | Clifton Torres | United States |
| 6th | Jim King | United States |
| 7th | Casey Mitzel | United States |
| 8th | Steve Kluger | United States |
| 9th | Ricky Peoples | United States |
| 10th | Alan Watari | United States |
| 11th | Ramon Velasquez | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Garrett Downing | United States |
| 2nd | Tevita Aholelei | United States |
| 3rd | Leon Parker | United States |
| 4th | John Meadows | United States |
| 5th | Rodney Davis | United States |
| 6th | Rusty Jeffers | United States |
| 7th | James Restivo | United States |
| 8th | Augustus Carter | United States |
| 9th | Michael Harris | United States |
| 10th | John King (1) (2) | United States |
| 11th | Mike Patton | United States |
| 12th | Darrell Terrell | United States |
| 13th | Moe El Moussawi | France |
| 14th | Shermonte Brooks | United States |
| 15th | Harold Chery | United States |
| participated | Bill Straka | United States |
| participated | Reginald Whitmore | United States |
| participated | Ali Matteau | United States |
| participated | Taylor Gibson | United States |
| participated | Lionel Brown | United States |
| participated | Jess Aguon | United States |
| participated | Anthony Dodd | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rodney St. Cloud First USA Championships title | United States |
| 2nd | Robert Lopez | United States |
| 3rd | Parenthesis Devers | United States |
| 4th | Capriese Murray | United States |
| 5th | Gerald Greene | United States |
| 6th | Jeffery Scott | United States |
| 7th | Kirk Keffer | United States |
| 8th | John Cowgill | United States |
| 9th | Julio Rivera | United States |
| 11th | Terry Bradley | United States |
| 12th | Roger Stewart | United States |
| 13th | Mark Loy | United States |
| 14th | Tyler Merrill | United States |
| 15th | Jon Voryes | United States |
| participated | Lawrence Rowe | United States |
| participated | Jim Koopman | United States |
| participated | Rob Kailany | United States |
| participated | Michael Cruthird | United States |
| participated | Michael Cambra | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Noel Thompson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Bertram Stiff | United States |
| 3rd | Randy Jackson (1) | United States |
| 4th | Rey Ronquillo | United States |
| 5th | Sereiryth Leandre | United States |
| 6th | Eddy Fequiere | United States |
| 7th | Roland Aki | United States |
| 8th | Ron Vasques | United States |
| 9th | Zaldy Mercado | United States |
| 10th | Marco Margiotta | United States |
| 11th | Anthony McCurty | United States |
| 12th | Peter Fong | United States |
| 13th | Thomas Crino | United States |
| 14th | Alan Motooka | United States |
| 15th | Marc Natividad | United States |
| participated | Humberto Crespo | United States |
| participated | Jonathan Dumas | United States |
| participated | Leo Luna | United States |
| participated | Paul Sake | United States |
| participated | Preston Cannon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Otero First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Johnny Stewart | United States |
| 3rd | Krisna Dim | United States |
| 4th | Tito Raymond | United States |
| 5th | Danny Hester | United States |
| 6th | Joseph Miller | United States |
| 7th | Robert Farrow | United States |
| 8th | Roger Zarate | United States |
| 9th | Ron Norman | United States |
| 10th | Dean Ogata | United States |
| 11th | Jerry Noble | United States |
| 12th | Randall Samuels | United States |
| 13th | Paulo Mendes | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melvin Anthony First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Erik Fromm | United States |
| 3rd | Robert Habeeb | United States |
| 4th | Stokely Palmer | United States |
| 5th | Jeramy Freeman | United States |
| 6th | Joe DeAngelis | United States |
| 7th | Rich Piana | United States |
| 8th | Quincy Taylor | United States |
| 9th | David Palumbo | United States |
| 10th | Brandon Jensen | United States |
| 11th | Brad Hollibaugh | United States |
| 12th | Edward Moyzan | United States |
| 13th | Earl Crosswhite Jr | United States |
| 14th | Eddie Hoggett | United States |
| 15th | Mitch McIntyre | United States |
| participated | Kevin Holley | United States |
| participated | Russ Harrison | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thresa Bostick First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Denise Hoshor | United States |
| 3rd | Heather Foster | Jamaica |
| 4th | Carla Haug | United States |
| 5th | Carmen Brady | United States |
| 6th | Fatima Johnson (2) | United States |
| 7th | Jayne Trcka (2) | United States |
| 8th | Sherry Smith | United States |
| 9th | Kelly Felske | United States |
| 10th | Jasmin Johnson | United States |
| 11th | Dianne Solomons (2) | United States |
| 12th | Gisele Sass | United States |
| 13th | Kelly Wall | United States |
| 14th | Trisha Beauperthuy | United States |
| 15th | Tyra Risby | United States |
| 16th | Carol Pulley | United States |
| 16th | Pamela Porter | United States |
| 16th | Kassie Hornbuckle | United States |
| 16th | Becca Swanson | United States |
| 16th | Sheilahe Brown | United States |
| 16th | Trish Swander | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | Andrea Scott | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonia Villalobos 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Kathy Pichnarcik | United States |
| 3rd | Stephanie Starr | United States |
| 4th | Trish Hamashin (2) | United States |
| 5th | Stacey Seaver | United States |
| 6th | Laurel Rhinehart | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dawn Riehl First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Becky Rampey | United States |
| 3rd | Kathie Canepa | United States |
| 4th | Karen Aguilera | United States |
| 5th | Deborah Vorves | United States |
| 6th | Marlene Churchill | United States |
| 7th | Beth Eisenman | United States |
| 8th | Carla McDonough | United States |
| participated | Mah-Ann Mendoza | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 30, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 139
- Divisions
- 10
- Size rank
- 20 of 41
The biggest field since 1984.
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