This weekend saw the 2022 IFBB Charlotte Pro take place on April 15-16th in Charlotte, North Carolina. There were two divisions featured where athletes had the chance to win a spot to qualify for the 2022 Olympia. The ever-popular Men’s Physique was won by Benquil Marigny, and the competitive Bikini division was won by Ashlyn Little.
The weekend we rife with Olympia qualifying bodybuilding shows with the 2022 Charlotte Pro, 2022 Houston Tournament of Champions, 2022 St. Louis Pro, and the 2022 Wasatch Warrior Pro.
2022 Charlotte Pro Results & Recap
We saw two winners emerge from the 2022 Charlotte Pro, Marigny, and Little. Let’s look at how each division played out below.
Men’s Physique
Benquil Marigny took home the title, which gives him the opportunity to compete in an Olympia, which will be his first-ever appearance. Marigny has been competing in bodybuilding since 2018 and turned pro in 2019 after winning the NPC Junior USA Championships. Last year his best finish came at the 2021 Hurricane Pro, where he placed 4th.
- Winner: Benquil Marigny
- Second Place: Eddie Lusk III
- Third Place: Christopher Barr
- Fourth Place: Cam Harris
- Fifth Place: Brett Mario Jackson Jr.
- Sixth Place: Joshua Goforth
- Seventh Place: Rodrick Clark
- Eighth Place: Reynel Chavez Pulido
- Ninth Place: Joshua Petrecky
- Tenth Place: Sharif Reid
Bikini
Some familiar faces competed in the Bikini division, but it was Ashlyn Little who managed to stand atop the podium when all was said and done. Little had already qualified for 2022 Olympia with her win at the 2022 NPC IFBB Pro League Klash Championships earlier in the month. This will be Little’s third year in a row where she qualified for the Olympia. In this event, her competition was fierce, with Alessia Facchin and Lucia Malavaze coming in just after her.
- Winner: Ashlyn Little
- Second Place: Lucia Malavaze
- Third Place: Alessia Facchin
- Fourth Place: Vania Auguste
- Fifth Place: Liana Martinez
- Sixth Place: Rachael Oberst
- Seventh Place: Rachel Linares
- Eighth Place: Sierra Swann
- Ninth Place: Joside Jean-Yuncker
- Tenth Place: Erin Dennis
CLOSING THOUGHTS
SET FOR SET congratulates all the athletes who competed at the 2022 Charlotte Pro. In addition, we wish both Marigny and Little luck at the 2022 Olympia in December.
Kiel DiGiovanni
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