& WNBF PRO MEN'S TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
April 16, 2011 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio

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The 2011 Natural Buckeye Classic & WNBF Pro Tournament of Champions was one of the finest bodybuilding and figure competitions held to date.  The Drug Free Wheelchair National Championships included some of the most touching moments in natural bodybuilding and the addition of WNBF Pro Men's Bodybuilding began the show with a bang!  108 competitors (138 with crossovers) travelled in from 17 states to take part in this spectacular event.

We thank God for making this event possible, all of our sponsors, volunteers, staff and of course the athletes.  The show ran very well, the venue was beautiful, the audience was loud and our trophies impressed.  Please view the final results and pictures below.

2011 COMPETITOR FEEDBACK:

"I also wanted to commend you on the show. Again, I had an absolutely amazing time this year and the venue was awesome. I felt like a superstar on stage and I am so happy to have been a part of this show. I got to meet some new amazing people this year and see friends I made at last years show and as always the girls in this organization were so sweet and friendly. It is really fun to be backstage around such positive people!"

"You outdid yourself....one of the best shows I've been to in a VERY long time, if not ever."

"You outdid yourselves. The best show, hands down, that I have ever been a part of. You are truly an asset to the natural bodybuilding world. Thank you for allowing us all to be part of such a great show."

"Excellent show. I was very impressed. Thank you for letting me take part in it."

"I just wanted to say that the Buckeye Classic was an amazing experience and you and your team did an amazing job! It was a lot of fun and I learned so much. Everything was well organized and ran very smooth and everything was competitor friendly. Overall I just wanted to thank you for an amazing experience! I will definitely be back next year!"

"Just wanted to thank you and your crew for all the hard work in putting on a great show! It was so smoothly run; what a great experience for me! I'll definitely recommend the show and look forward to doing it again."

"The show was amazing and I hade so much fun on stage!! This experience has truly changed my life in a big way!!"

2010 FINAL RESULTS:

WNBF Pro Tournament of Champions
1.    Trevor Sajdak - $2,000
2.    Rodney Helaire - $1,000
3.    Robert Peacock - $500
4.    Dan Balsavich - $300
5.    Elijah Lewis - $200
6.    Sean Tydings
7.    Dean Annett
8.    Wayne Palmer
9.    Isaac Toka
10.    Michael Lindberg
11.    Joe Przbyla

Drug Free Wheelchair National Championships
1.    Rich Knapp – WNBF Wheelchair Pro Card
2.    Adelfo Cerame
3.    Ethan Schneider
4.    Josh Dillaberry
5.    Eric Keen

Men’s Teen Bodybuilding
1.    Tyler Hartshorn
2.    Tyler Elliott
3.    Evan Patzer
4.    Caleb Baker
5.    Andrew Noltemeyer
6.    Nicholas Ring

Women’s Novice Figure Short
1.    Wendy Spencer – Novice Overall Winner
2.    Emily Kreuz
3.    Kristina Grogan
4.    Demi McBeath
5.    Susan Maruca

Women’s Novice Figure Tall
1.    Brooke Kisha
2.    Liza Steinmann
3.    Sarah Beatty 
4.    Aime Anderson
5.    Lisa Barefield
6.    Miranda Kitts  
7.    Sherry Dittoe
8.    Lori Friebel
9.    Barb Stindt
10.    Jennifer Lykins

Men’s Novice Lightweight
1.    Brice Yves
2.    Justin Morrison  
3.    Logan Hess
4.    Daniel Aipa
5.    Richard Marasco
6.    Tyler Elliott
7.    Jason Trott
8.    Caleb Baker
9.    Drew Mossman
10.    Nicholas Ring

Men’s Novice Heavyweight
1.    Andrew Ross 
2.    Fritz Luxama
3.    Scott Willard
4.    Keith Godwin
5.    Andrew Milbrandt
6.    Nick Markins
7.    Vince Zigler
8.    Terry Pitts
9.    Kyle Grothaus

Women’s Masters Figure
1.    Debbie Heffernan
2.    Nicole Huss
3.    Sherry Dittoe
4.    Karen Gabbard
5.    Demi McBeath
6.    Susan Maruca
7.    Barb Stindt

Men’s Masters 40 & Over
1.    Brian Mickens
2.    Richard Marasco

Men’s Masters 50 & Over
1.    Jerry Merritt
2.    Roy Bower
3.    Tim Gaunt

Women’s Ms. Fit Body
1.    Angie Ratliff
2.    Heather Cech
3.    Debbie Heffernan
4.    Brooke Kisha
5.    Nicole Huss
6.    Heather Gartner
7.    Crystal Eddy
8.    Karen Gabbard
9.    Caitlin Wert

Women’s Open Lightweight Bodybuilding
1.    Sandy Richardson
2.    Melanie Freeland
3.    Beverly Haile

Women’s Open Heavyweight Bodybuilding
1.    Angela McDermott – Overall & WNBF Pro Card
2.    Megan Albert 
3.    Juliet Gotthardt
4.    Jennifer Shackelford

Women’s Open Figure Short
1.    Heather Cech
2.    Lisa Patterson
3.    Melissa Lewis
4.    Nicole Huss
5.    Heather Gartner
6.    Karen Gabbard

Women’s Open Figure Medium
1.    Angie Ratliff – Overall & WNBF Pro Card
2.    Kim Conger
3.    Carrie Paris
4.    Debbie Heffernan
5.    Sarah Johnson
6.    Kaitlyn Crowe

Women’s Open Figure Tall
1.    Nicole Barton
2.    Jamison Bays
3.    Melissa Nobbe
4.    Crystal Eddy
5.    Summer Denny

Men’s Open Bantamweight
1.    Matthew Strapp
2.    Drew Benton  
3.    Evan Patzer
4.    Matthew Daniels

Men’s Open Lightweight
1.    Jay Johnson – Overall & WNBF Pro Card
2.    Jermain Edwards
3.    Travis Kovach
4.    Brad Hess
5.    Heath Wenzel
6.    Matthew Banks
7.    Nate Dunning
8.    Luke Sweet
9.    Jeremy Gray
10.    Tyler Hartshorn

Men’s Open Middleweight
1.    Justin Draper
2.    Anthony Gales
3.    Jim Walter
4.    Marcus Booker
5.    Jeff Sabo
6.    Adam Dahmer

Men’s Open Light-Heavyweight
1.    Kyron Moses
2.    Ray Cummerlander
3.    Jeff Dunmire

Men’s Open Heavyweight
1.    Nick Papania
2.    John Cole
3.    Brian Mickens
4.    Joe Swartz