Page 12 - NGA NATURALmag 2023 FALL / WINTER Issue

Fall-Winter 2023
Umar Jones
PRO BB - Open 1st Place
Neil Peters
Classic Physique - Open MW 1st Place
BB - Open HW
1st Place
2 NGA PRO Cards
NGA 22nd Annual PRO/AM Philadelphia Championships
Trevose PA April 1 2023
The NGA NGA 22nd Annual PRO/AM Mr Mr & Mrs Natural Philadel- phia phia Championships
show was back for a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a second year in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a row at the the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast Thirty
contestants competed for NGA PRO Cards
and cash awards In the NGA PRO division for bodybuilding long time contestant Umar Jones
of of Norristown PA came in in first over last year’s Mr Natural Philly Philly and new NGA PRO PRO Eric Eric “Fitman” “Fitman” Brown of of of Philadelphia In the PRO PRO Classic Physique division Jason Robinson of of of Philly Philly Philly bested Eric Eric “Fitman” “Fitman” Brown of of Philly Philly Umar Jones
picked up more cash awards when he he he he won the the 1st place spot in in in the the NGA PRO Masters division over Carlos Marin of of Moscow PA who who came in in in in 2nd and Paul Hadler of of Gastonia North Carolina who who took the 3rd place position The The Bikini Bikini Bikini Open Open “Short” division was won by Stacey Linton over Julia Puricelli The The Bikini Bikini Bikini Open Open “Tall” winner winner and Bikini Bikini Bikini Overall winner winner was was Skylar Karpf with 2nd 2nd place place going to to Ella Williard in in in in in in in in in in her very first competition Bikini Masters winner winner was was was was Stacey Linton and in in in in in in in 2nd 2nd place place was was was was Julia Puricelli The Figure Figure Open Open “Short” winner winner winner was was was was Barbara Casper andtheFigureOpen“Tall”winnerwasAddisonTalonefollowedbyGina McDonnell McDonnell Addison Addison also won the the the Overall in in in in in the the the division division The Figure Figure Masters division division winner was Gina McDonnell McDonnell with Barbara Casper as as as as the runner-up The Men’s Physique Open LW winner winner and Best Abs winner winner was a a a a a a a a a a very tight David Battle Shawn Shawn Everhart who came all the the way from Ohio Ohio took the the the 2nd place place spot with Shawn’s workout partner Robert McKeown also from Ohio Ohio coming in in in at the the the 3rd place place position Fernando Hernandez of Shillington PA won won the the the the Men’s Physique Open MW division and and and he he he he he also won won the the the “Best Poser” in in in the the the show Runner-up to to Fernando was was David Robidoux The Men’s Physique Open HW
winner was was military veteran Jacob Jacob Takeda Takeda with runner-up Paul Hadler Taking the the first NGA PRO Card of of the the competition was was Jacob Jacob Takeda Takeda of of Philadelphia The Men’s Physique Masters winner was was Robert McKeown 12 NGA NATURALmag