Fitness

69 COMPETITORS ROCK FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIP

69 men and women from Guam, Japan, and the Northen Mariana Islands vying for the title, the Leo Palace resort was rocking from all night long with the fittest people on Island putting on display all their hard work.

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GSPN
October 26, 2014

By Asha Marie Robles

On Saturday October 25^th the Leo Palace Resort was filled with family, friends, and fans that came out to show their support for those competing in the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational.

With 69 men and women from Guam, Japan, and the Northen Mariana Islands vying for the title, the competition was broken down into five categories: The most well known Men’s Bodybuilding, the one-of-a-kind Women’s Body Fitness, and three new categories, the Men’s Physique, Women’s Physique, and Women’s Bikini.

The five main categories were then broken into divisions and classes, which saw winners of each. Winners of each category are as followed:

National Men’s Bantamweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
1	Brando Quejado	Guam	1
2	Robinson Chaco	Guam	2
3	Alfie Siherio	Guam	3

International Men’s Bantamweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
1	Brando Quejado	Guam	1
14	Toshisuke Kanazawa	Japan	2
2	Robinson Chaco	Guam	3

Josh Mercado strikes a pose at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)

National Men’s Lightweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
5	Joshua Mercado	Guam	1
4	Robert Lizama	Guam	2
6	Devin Chaco	Guam	3

International Men’s Lightweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
5	Joshua Mercado	Guam	1
4	Robert Lizama	Japan	2
15	Ryo Fujishiro	Japan	3

National Men’s Welterweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
9	Jaime Rodriguez	Guam	1
7	Trevor Wolford	Guam	2
8	Jeffrey Saavedro	Guam	3

International Men’s middleweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
16	Shigego Sato	Japan	1

National Men’s Heavyweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
11	Michael Duay	Guam	1
10	Nicholas Corpe	Guam	2
12	Jason Cruz	Guam	3

International Men’s Heavyweight Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
17	Kondo Kazutaka	Japan	1
11	Michael Duay	Guam	2
10	Nicholas Corpe	Guam	3

International Master’s Division

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
9	Jaime Rodriguez	Guam	1
14	Kanazawa Toshisuke	Japan	2
13	Saito Tadao	Japan	3

National Women’s Physique-Open Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
19	The Schuler	Guam	1
18	Brianna Sablan	Guam	2
20	Leizl Lanada	Guam	3

International Women’s Physique-Open Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
19	The Schuler	Guam	1
25	Naoko Osawa	Japan	2
21	Megumi Sawada	Japan	3

National Body Fitness – Short Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
29	Alyssa Gumabon	Guam	1
31	Shalane Chaco	Guam	2
26	Lane Mercado	Guam	3

International Body Fitness- Short Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
36	Yuki Saito	Japan	1
29	Alyssa Gumabon	Guam	2
37	Mariko Doma	Japan	3

National Body Fitness-Tall Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
34	Joy Quemado	Guam	1
33	Crystal Chittenden	Guam	2
35	Gretchen Hopper	Guam	3

Kayoko Yamamoto poses after winning the overall title in the Women’s Body Fitness category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)

International Body Fitness-Tall Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
38	Kayoko Yamamoto	Japan	1
14	Joy Quemado	Guam	2
33	Crystal Chittenden	Guam	3

International Men’s Physique-Short Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
51	Taiki Tokuhisa	Japan	1
52	Hiroki Sakai	Japan	2
42	Rivera Reymar	Guam	3

International Men’s Physique-Tall Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
46	Xavier Reyes	Guam	1
59	Atsushi Nakamua	Japan	2
53	Hirohisa Hasegawa	Japan	3

International Bikini – Short Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
65	Haruka Ogiyama	Japan	1
62	Lisa Santiago Castro	Guam	2
61	Leah Jacobson	Guam	3

International Bikini-Tall Class

Competitor No.	Competitor Name	Country	Final Place
66	Chikako Shina	Japan	1
69	Keiko Arai	Japan	2

International Women’s Physique Overall – Thea Schuler

International Body Fitness Overall – Kayoko Yamamoto

International Men’s Physique Overall – Taiki Tokuhisa

International Bikini Overall – Haruka Ogiyama

International Men’s Bodybuilding Overall – Shigego Sato

National Women’s Physique-Overall – Thea Schuler

National Body Fitness Overall – Alyssa Gumabon

National Men’s Body Building Overall – Joshua Mercado

National Body Fitness Overall – Alyssa Gumabon

Body Fitness Grand Champion – Kayoko Yamamoto

Women’s Physique Grand Champion – Thea Schuler

Men’s Physique Grand Champion – Taiki Tokuhisa

Bikini Grand Champion – Haruka Ogiyama

First place winners of each division and class were then put to the final test as they battled each other for the overall title of each category. Japan came out big as they took overall titles in four of the five categories Coming out on top for the Men’s Physique International was Taiki Tokuhisa. Taking the Women’s Bikini International was Haruko Okiyama. Winning the overall Men’s Bodybulding was Shigego Sanyo and taking first in

Women’s Body Fitness was Kayoko Yamamoto.

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Shigego Sanyo poses after winning the overall title in the Men’s Bodybuilding category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Women’s Bikini International overall winner Haruko Okiyama poses at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Men’s Physique International overall winner Taiki Tokuhisa poses at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Men hold their pose as they compete in the Men’s Bodybuilding category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Men hold their pose as they compete in the Men’s Bodybuilding category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Alyssa Gumabon poses at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Winners of the Women’s Short Class Bikini category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Women show off their bodies in the Women’s Short Class Bikini category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Haruka Ogiyama strikes a quick pose in the Women’s Short Class Bikini category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Leah Jacobson strikes a quick pose in the Women’s Short Class Bikini category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Competitors show off their muscles in the Men’s Tall Class Physique category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Competitors Luke Sos and Jon Muth pose in the Men’s Tall Class Physique category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Competitors show off their muscles in the Men’s Short Class Physique category at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Women competitors in the Women’s Body Fitness International Short Class Division show off their hard work at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Women competitors in the Women’s Body Fitness International Short Class Division show off their hard work at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)
Competitors pose for a quick photo as they get ready back stage at the 2014 Michelob Ultra Guam National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships and International Invitational held at the Leo Palace Resort on October 25th 2014. (photo by Asha Robles)