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Ogden, Utah - The NGA Utah Natural Bodybuilding and Figure Championships showcased some of the best natural athletes in the mountain state region. It was held to a sellout crowd of over 1,000 spectators at the historical Perry’s Egyptian Theater in downtown Ogden, Utah on 10 April 2010.

The 1st through 3rd place Novice winners received beautiful trophies from Neils Andersen Trophies.

The show was kicked off with the colors being presented and posted by the Weber County Fire Honor Guard and the National anthem played by Professional Violinist and recording artist Lynnette Thredgold.

The teens were first to display their hard earned physiques. Trel Fonnesbeck showed off his brawn by defeating fellow teens James Duncan of Bountiful, Utah and Byron Alimbuyao of Hill AFB, Utah.

The Men’s Masters was very competitive. David Richens of Vernal, Utah came in ripped and vascular. Richens conditioning was too much for the rest of the class! Richens was able to hold off strong competition from 2nd Place Jeff Chinn and Craig Phelts of Layton, Utah.
The Men’s Novice Light Division displayed polished physiques. Masters winner David Richens’ shredded physique was again too much too handle for his fellow competitors. Jonathan Jimenez of Ogden, Utah placed 2nd and was closely followed by Jeff Chinn. The Men’s Novice Middle Division was a closely fought battle between 3 fantastic athletes who showed off defined and muscular physiques. When the dust settled, Wyatt Weber of West Jordon, Utah took home first place. He was followed by Adam Hainline of Ogden, Utah and Kelly Moore of Roy, Utah. Both Moore and Hainline looked as good as I have ever seen them look before, but Weber was able to hold them off. Men’s Novice Heavy Division had Taylor Porter of Roy, Utah in a close battle with Adam Pixton of Roy, Utah and Westin Scanlon of Ogden, Utah. Porter held off Pixton and Scanlon for the win. Pixton took 2nd and Scanlon 3rd. The overall Novice Champion went to David Richens.

Women’s Bodybuilding featured only one competitor, Vicki Clark of American Fork, Utah; however she came dialed in and was a crowd favorite with her feminine muscularity and excellent posing. Look for her to make her mark in more shows this year!

After intermission, was the Ms Figure, which featured 18 of the most beautiful ladies in Utah! The ladies displayed excellent poise and stage presence. The Short Class (5’3” and under) began the Figure round. Ashley Hogenson of Sandy, Utah took 1st Place. Her beauty and fine symmetry combined to make her unbeatable this night. She will continue to be a force to be reckoned with in 2010! Lindy Hicks of Rocks Springs, Wyoming took a close 2nd displaying fine lines and a gorgeous physique. 3rd Place went to Chrissy Scavezze of Sandy, Utah. Chrissy held her own against Ashley and Lindy showing off beautifully developed legs. Look for all three to be knocking on the top spot in future competitions in 2010!

The Middle Class (5’4” and 5’5”) featured athletic physiques and beautiful symmetry. These ladies came to compete and it showed! Heather Talbot of Logan, Utah showed why she is one of the best in the business! She comes with the complete package….beauty, femininity, and well defined shapely muscles that you would see at the Pro Levels! It is no surprise she took first and the Overall Ms Figure Utah overall title as well. She was followed by Amara Kockler of Roy, Utah and Jessie Drage of Salt lake City, Utah. Both Amara and Jessie will no doubt take their share of titles in the future but on this night came up against stiff competition from Heather. The Tall Class (5’6” and over) had Martha Stanger of Washington, Utah taking 1st Place followed by Chelsea Nickell of Roy, Utah and Justine Whimpey of Salt lake City, Utah respectively.

Now for the big guys…..the Open Men! The Open Lightweight showed that the lightweights can carry a lot of muscle on such a short frame! Pro Bodybuilder Pete Stokes of Layton, Utah packed as much muscle on a 162 pound physique that I have seen in a long time. He was not only thick….but was cut as well. That is a deadly combo for any bodybuilder to defeat. He was followed by Chet Thompson of Roy, Utah and Troy Esmeyer of Sandy, Utah. The Open Middleweight Class was won by Dustin Biegenwald of Hill AFB, Utah and closely followed by Jeff Pederson of Ogden, Utah and Nick Olsen of Sandy, Utah. The Open Heavyweight Class was the best I have seen ever! I could have flipped a coin and taken any of the 7 competitors and placed them 1-2-3. This class had to be re-judged during the night show as the morning show ended in a tie. Kevin Stoddard of Provo, Utah took a hard fought 1st Place with thickness and cuts found on most Pro competitors. Kevin is ready for the Pros as soon as he chooses to go that route! He was followed by Joe Semanoff of Sandy, Utah and Aaron Bond of Brigham City, Utah.

The Overall Open Champion and Mr. Utah 2010 went to Pete Stokes who looked as good as I have ever seen him look before. Pete has a lot of good years ahead and if he shows up in the condition he was here, he will be unbeatable! Not only a great competitor, but a humble person as well and well respected by his peers.

James and Bianca Purtell would like to thank the Perry’s Egyptian Theater for use of their magnificent facility. They would also like to thank their sponsors: Bodybuilding.com, who provided beautiful T-shirts for all the competitors, Golds Gym of Roy, Layton and Ogden, Utah who provided equipment for use in the pump up room, Gym Hard Wear (www.gymhardwear.com), Max Muscle of Layton, Utah for helping sell tickets, Mary Jane’s Atomic Designs (703-867-0988) for making suits for the Figure competitors and Sandy Hancock of www.bodybysandy.com and Krissy Wolfe for training and helping most of the Figure Competitors with diet and posing!

Be sure to check out the Mountain States Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Competition in Logan, Utah on 22 May and the Northern States Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Competition in October 2010. (Date and location TBA). If you would like information on future Utah bodybuilding events, contact James or Bianca Purtell at 801-731-9333 or e-mail PTUTAH95@aol.com.