2023 Ben Weider Naturals Pro/Am Show Preview

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1 year ago

The 2023 edition of the Ben Weider Naturals Pro/Am contest will be held on the weekend of Nov. 17-18, 2023, in Alexandria, VA. The competition features amateur and pro contests. The winners of the amateur shows earn IFBB Pro League cards, which makes them eligible to enter pro division contests.

The 2023 Ben Weider Naturals Pro/Am contest will award 2024 Olympia qualifications to the winners of eight of the nine contested divisions. A qualification will not be awarded to the Men’s Open winner, nor the Women’s Bodybuilding winner, should a contest for the latter be held.

2023 Ben Weider Naturals Pro/Am Results

The rosters for all nine divisions that will be featured are below:

Men’s Open

Eric Salazar (USA)

212 Bodybuilding

Peter Boncardo (Canada)
Keiva Bundy (Canada)

Classic Physique

DeVon Causey (USA)
Han Jin Choi (Korea)
Prince Emeka (Canada)
Greg Grant (USA)
Chuck Mauceri (USA)
Jamie LeRoyce McTizic (USA)
Mahdi Parvani (Iran)
John Puskarich (USA)
Jesse Valencia Jr. (USA)
Stephen Webley (USA)
Lenny Wicks (USA)
Kim Chan Young (South Korea)

Men’s Physique

Ikenna Amaliri (USA)
Luther Bradford (USA)
Chien-Hsin Chen (Taiwan, R.O.C)
Dennis Dogbatse (USA)
Frank Griffin (USA)
Kadeem Hillman (USA)
Tyler James (USA)
Dev Maxwell (USA)
Cedric Miller (USA)
Mitchell Moss (USA)
Ahmad Mustafa (Canada)
Toby Owen (United Kingdom)
Timothy Robertson (USA)
Torre Washington (USA)
Jamar Watkins (USA)
Michael Williams (USA)
Hyung Jae Woo (South Korea)

Women’s Physique

Andrea Alonso (USA)
Jehina Malik (USA)
Lee Ann Thompson (USA)
Janessa Roy (Canada)

Fitness

Ellie Ambs (USA)
Abby Bolton (Canada)
Rosie Burr (United Kingdom)
Ashley Downes (USA)
Michelle Gales (USA)
Andrea Glass (USA)
Aurika Tyrgale (Russia)

Figure

Shanice Abrams (USA)
Rose Black (Australia)
Rebecca Coons (Canada)
Shea Crotty (New Zealand)
Florencia Hunt (USA)
Jennifer Johnson (USA)
Sierra Jones (USA)
Chelsea Mooney (Canada)
Michelle Soares (Canada)
Amy Harris Willock (United Kingdom)
Aksana Yukhno (Belarus)

Bikini

Leslie Billups (USA)
Anais Biron (Canada)
Lizzy Cunningham (USA)
Hikaru Sarah Dundore (USA)
Toniesha Gaddis (USA)
Shaneeka Harmonson (USA)
Emily Olivia Harper Hemming (United Kingdom)
Janine Herrera (USA)
Cassie Hunter (United Kingdom)
Milene Lingiardi (USA)
Jennifer Lynch (USA)
Larissa Midkiff (USA)
Kasie L. Rodriguez (USA)
Africa Sanz (USA)
Brittany Shulman (USA)
Annabel Da Silva (USA)
Biana Van Wyk (USA)
Flora Wang (USA)
Noel Zayour (USA)

Wellness

Carie Bradshaw (USA)
Mizel Cataquiz (Canada)
Katharine Yu Huimin (Singapore)
Dalila Kindermann (USA)
Chenqi Liu (China)
Maria Rita Penteado (USA)
Cara Schorn (Canada)
Alisha Sturkie (USA)

Classic Physique Athletes to Watch

Below are athletes likely to contend for the podium in Classic Physique:

Lenny Wicks

Lenny Wicks is the two-time defending champion of this contest, having claimed gold in 2021 and 2022. His last onstage appearance was the 2022 Classic Physique Olympia, where he finished outside the top 15.

Chuck Mauceri

Chuck Mauceri is a Masters competitor who finished second to Wicks in the 2022 Ben Weider Naturals Pro. Mauceri aims to even the score. This is his first contest appearance of the 2023 calendar year.

Kim Chan Young

South Korea’s Kim Chan Young ranked sixth at the 2022 South Korea Pro. This will be his first contest appearance on American soil.

Fitness Athletes to Watch

Below are Fitness athletes expected to score first callouts:

Aurika Tyrgale

Aurika Tyrgale is entering her fifth contest of 2023. Her previous best finish was second in the 2023 Tampa Pro.

Michelle Gales

This is Michelle Gale’s fifth show of 2023. She finished as high as fourth twice in 2023 contests. Gales ranked third in the 2022 edition of the Ben Weider Natural Pro.

Abby Bolton

Abby Bolton scored silver in this contest in 2022 behind Danielle Dacosta. Bolton ranked 12th overall in the 2022 Fitness Olympia, won by fellow Canadian Missy Truscott.