2003 NPC Nationals: Duval Earns His Pro Card
After several attempts Mat Duval was finally welcomed to the pro ranks in, first winning the superheavyweight division, and then going on to win the overall title. Pushing Mat hard, literally, was heavyweight Frank Roberson, who was a riot throughout the entire Nationals weekend, and in the overall posedown at one point pushed Mat out the way, who responded by picking the funster up and removing him from the front stage area.
Light-heavy Kris Dim was another who had battled for some years, without success, for a pro card who finally found redemption at this packed (309 competitors) Nationals.
However, no one could eclipse Annie Rivieccio in the perseverance stakes by virtue of her claiming her pro card, after 15 years of celebrated effort.
Full results are shown below.
Men’s bodybuilding: Bantamweight Class
1 Marvin Ward
2 Lazarus Angulo
3 Roland Huff
4 Kenneth B. Rios
5 Silvio Schillen
Men’s bodybuilding: Lightweight Class
1 Marc Jacobs
2 Henderson Gordon
3 Roland Aki
4 Al Ferraro
5 Mike Martini
Men’s bodybuilding: Middleweight Class
1 Jimmy Canyon
2 Stan McQuay
3 Pablo Mills
4 Jose Raymond
5 Paul Smith
Men’s bodybuilding: Light-Heavyweight Class
1 Kris Dim
2 Roc Shabazz
3 Curtis Bryant
4 Fakhri Mubarek
5 Monty Mabry
Men’s bodybuilding: Heavyweight Class
1 Frank Roberson
2 Jeff Schwartzer
3 William J. Owens
4 Darrell Terrell
5 Lionel Brown
Men’s bodybuilding: Superheavyweight Class
1 Mat Duval ***
2 William Wilmore
3 Erik Fromm
4 Gus Carter
5 Stokely Palmer
2003 NPC Nationals Mens Finals gallery:
http://www.flexonline.com/NPC_2003/final_men/index.html