Page 43 - NGA NATURALmag 2023 FALL / WINTER Issue

Fall-Winter 2023
NGA PRO/AM River City Classic
Louisville KY June 24 2023
Another River River City City Classic
Classic
is is in the books The 2023
River City Classic
didn’t disap-
point There was a a positive vibe and a a a a level of energy that rivaled previous River City Classics In addition to that we had James Ward “The Black Panther“ came and presented as a a a Guest Poser The competitors were awesome!
Promoter: Kevin Allen Whaley
www rivercityclassicky com kwhaley@fastech1 com stage Matthew Hughes had the the most complete male physique in the the the entire show Matthew brought the the the definition and symmetry that most competitors strive to to achieve Matthew was the the the Classic
Physique champion in the the the show not to mention that his outstand- ing body body has the the seamless ability to to transition into the the the bodybuild- ing division Another Ohio native Heather Goodman impressed us with her her her stage presence and ele- gance Heather took 1st place in in the the the Bikini Open division and was the the Overall champion In addition to to these awesome competitors we we had a a a a a a a great supporting staff I’d like to to thank
All-around female competitor and Pikeville native Natasha Tackett com-
peted in multiple classes and and brought an an an attitude and and energy that set the the stage for the the show Adam Martin from
Lexington KY brought a a a a a a a a a a a solid and progressing pack- age age to to to the the stage with a a a a a a a a a a splash of western flavor Reign- ing from
Ohio Shannon Oesterle brought grace to to to to the the the the stage and took the the the the top spot in in the the the the Wellness division The elder of the the the class Tennessee native Scott Hud- dleston who just so happened to to be celebrating his birthday with us us brought a a a a a a a a a complete impressive and mature package to to the stage Scott a a a a a a a a master level competitor dipped into the Open division and won his class I can’t say enough about Lou-
isville native Collin Palmer who went through a a a a a a a a a 90lb transforma-
tion and brought a a a a a a a a a a a fundamentally
pleasing package to the stage with tremendous potential Then we had Lisa Smart from
Union KY a a a a a a a returning River City competitor who brought her usual graceful charm and smooth presentation to to the stage that resulted in in a a a a a Figure Overall win everybody organized and and and on on point Shannon Waltz han- dled the concessions along with Melissa Mattingly and Chance Smalley who man- aged and and supervised admis- sions and and security Lastly the show photographer JC Nor- ton deserves much thanks for his continued unwavering support Another Ohio native who graced our competition
And a a a a a a a a a a special thanks goes out to NGA Regional Chairman Josh Miller and and his wife Melissa for always being there to to support and and encourage success from
show show to to show show n n Photos by: JC Norton (Musclehead Graphic)
Kevin Whaley
& Lisa Smart Bikini - Open “Short” Overall James Ward & Kevin Whaley
Guest Poser David Jones who did a a a a a a a a a a fascinating job as as as the the Master of Ceremony DJ EB “Empty Beats” kept the the the place rocking and and and the the energy level high The judges for this out- standing show show were led by Roy Thomas and and and and his his sup- porting cast Joanne Lewis and and and and and Troy Coop The show show expediters Melvin Keyes and and and and Randy Chilling kept NGA NATURALmag 43