The 2011 IFBB Jacksonville Pro prejudging has concluded and it looks like the favorites heading into the contest will deliver. Erin Stern should stride to victory in the Figure competition while Jaime Baird appears to be in position for her second IFBB pro win.
HARDBODY Figure Breakdown:
Based on the call-outs it looks like the Figure competition will have Erin Stern winning with Candice Keene in the brides-maid position. This is how I saw it going into the show and based their competition history no shocker here. RXmuscle.com’s Dave Palumbo commented in his live play-by-play nearly the exact same thing for both women. “Best structure up there. Tight waist. Should be hard to beat.” I agree with this assessment however there can only be one winner and at any other show Candice might be the winner. Erin’s athletic background and years of training propel her to another level. The battle comes in the third place position where Holly Beck has found her stride, and just in time heading into the Olympia. She was third last week and could find herself in the same spot here but it won’t be easy. Kristen Nagrani has proven she’s a contender and is in the hunt for the third place spot but might have to settle for fourth. I see Nagrani in third, why well that’s what I predicted before the show so it has to be right. I kid, I kid but I do think that’s how we’ll see it shake out. Petra Mertl looks to round out the top five based on call-outs. Some felt this was a generous position for her and would have liked to seen Marie Ann Newman and Gina Trochiano compared to for the fifth spot. In the end only the top three spots go to the Olympia and from the looks of things the top four will likely already be qualified which would mean no one new is headed to the big dance from this show.
HARDBODY Bikini Breakdown:
Jaime Baird was on top of her game once again and should leave with win number two. She won her first pro show earlier in the year at the Pittsburgh Pro and it looks like tomorrow night she’ll leave with her second. She’s rock’n the same balanced, tight, toned physique as before and has a new suit. Jaime tells me she had a suit malfunction before going on stage but thankfully Cynthia James (CJ) did an emergency fix and she avoiding any meltdowns. Second looks to be India Paulino who was off her game in her pro debut at Tampa but is back with the sass. Her yellow suit pops and it well suits her well. The third and final qualifying spot appears to be a head to head match up between rookie Marissa Renee Lee, who turned pro last month at Team Universe and Tianna Ta. I picked Marissa as my dark horse to shake things up and it looks like she’s doing just that. If she snags the third place spot in her pro debut it would be a huge accomplishment and a crushing blow to Tianna. Don’t count Tianna Ta out. She was close in Tampa to a third place finish and it looks like she’s in a similar situation here. Also making an impressive showing in her pro debut is Lisa Lutz. Lisa avoided getting trapped in any elevators and should be in the top five at this event. Great job by the rookies and veterans alike.
The finals will take place tomorrow night in Jacksonville, Florida. For more information on the show and how you can see it in person, visit www.dexterjacksonclassic.com.
