HOST HOTEL

• Roney Palace Beach Resort
  2399 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach FL
  305-604-1000
  http://Roney-Palace.com
  Directions
• NPC rate: $155 (Honored until October 30. After October 30 it will be honored only on a space-available basis).

Please read the entire Nationals brochure thoroughly. It contains important information. There is no Figure Division in this competition. The National Figure Championships are held with the Team Universe in August.The entry form must be fully completed and signed. If you are under 18 years old, make sure that it is signed by your parent or guardian. Once the entry form has been completed, return it with a money order (no personal checks) to pay for your entry fee. Return it where instructed on the entry form. Keep the information brochure for your own reference. Please note that there can be no entry refunds.

The deadline for entry mailing is Friday, October 24. Entries postmarked after October 24 will be accepted until October 29. Entry fee for entries postmarked between October 25 and October 29 will be doubled to $250. No entries will be accepted if postmarked after October 29.

ENTRY FEE

• $125 (postmarked up to 10/24);
• $250 (postmarked 10/25-10/29);
• Money order payable to "Stonecutter Event Promotions"

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• All contestants must be registered as athletes with the computer service of the National Physique Committee as of October 24. For an application, contact the NPC at PO Box 3711, Pittsburgh PA 15230 (412-276-5027). You may not register for an NPC card on the day of the contest;
• You must be a US citizen to enter this event and proof must be sent with your entry (copy of birth certificate, voter registration, passport, or military discharge (DD214). Driver licenses and Social Security cards are not proof of citizenship;
• You must not be under suspension by the NPC;
• You must have competed since January 1, 2001 and obtained one of the following placements in an NPC event:
  • Among the first 5 in his/her weight class in the National or USA Championships, or IFBB North American;
  • Among the first 5 in his/her weight class in the Jr National or Jr USA Championships;
  • Winner in any weight class in the Teenage, Collegiate, or Masters National Championships;
  • Among the first 2 in his/her weight class in the Armed Forces National Championships;
  • Overall in an area Championship of the unrestricted class;
  • Among the first 2 in his/her weight class in an area level Championship designated as a National Qualifier;
  • Overall winner in a District level Championship designated as a National qualifying contest;
  • Weight class winners at the USA and Nationals are given 5 years eligibility;
  • Fitness competitors must have finished among the top 5 in an NPC-sanctioned state or regional fitness event;
  • All athletes are subject to random drug testing.

If you have any questions on eligibility requirements, please call either Sandy Ranalli (female competitors) at 818-783-7347 (email: Sandra_Ranalli@yahoo.com), or Peter Potter (male competitors) at 954-763-2718 (email: USASports@juno.com). For entry forms and general information, call Betz/Larsen Event Management at 407-876-4467 (email: PamBetz@aol.com).

WEIGHT DIVISIONS

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  • Bantamweight: 143.25 lbs and under;
  • Lightweight: over 143.25 lbs up to and including 154.25 lbs;
  • Middleweight: over 154.25 lbs up to and including 176.25 lbs;
  • Light-Heavyweight: over 176.25 lbs up to and including 198.25 lbs;
  • Heavyweight: over 198.25 lbs up to and including 225.25 lbs;
  • Super-Heavyweight: over 225.25 lbs.