It has been a very busy summer so far for Team Next Level!  On July 11, 2009, we competed in the Oregon State Championships in Portland.  With 13 competitors, we brought home 27 trophies!!  This included several 1st place as well as the overall in figure, bikini, and women's novice bodybuilding.

The following people competed and all did a great job:

Angelique Sizemore (4th place bikini under 5'6), Anthony Johnson (4th place novice lightweight), Audrey Penza (1st place figure under 5'2, 1st place figure over 35, overall figure, 1st place bikini under 5'2, 2nd place women's novice lightweight), Azita Zavari (5th place figure under 5'2, 5th place figure over 40, 3rd place bikini under 5'2), Brandon Frank, Cheryl Whitehead (5th place figure over 5'6, 2nd place bikini over 5'6), Crystal Fallas (4th place bikini under 5'4), Heather Lostrom-Johnson (5th place bikini under 5'6), Kimberly Falisec (3rd place figure under 5'4, 3rd place figure over 40), Lisa Larson (3rd place bikini under 5'4), Lisa Phillips (2nd place figure under 5'4, 2nd place figure over 35, 2nd place bikini under 5'4, 3rd place women's novice lightweight), Marcus Penza, & Zory Garasimchuk(1st place figure under 5'4, 1st place bikini under 5'4, overall bikini, 1st place women's novice lightweight, overall women's novice bodybuilding)

We would like to say a special thanks to Ron & Susan Smith of RK Productions and to Andre (Bam Bam) Scott of Blue Sky Productions for promoting organized and successful shows in the state of Oregon.  We would also like to thank Brad & Elaine Craig of Craig Productions for the excellent work they do on their competitions in Washington.

On July 18, 2009, we competed in the NPC Brown Chiropractic Competition in Arizona for the first time.  It seems as though we have been spoiled by the competency of the Pacific Northwest show promoters.  Both the morning prejudging and the finals in the evening took almost twice as long as normal.  It was about a 14 hour day for the competitors with a very short break between shows. 

Though we can always learn from new experiences, we truly appreciate all that Ron, Susan, Andre, Brad & Elaine do for this industry.  They make it a pleasure to compete and always keep the athletes in mind.