2022 Texas Pro Predictions
People in Texas are getting ready for football season, but they’re also excited about bodybuilding. The 2022 Texas Pro will be held on the weekend of August 12th and 13th at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas. There will be four men’s divisions and four women’s divisions holding contests with Olympia qualifications on the line. Here’s who we think we leave the Lone Star State with their reservations to Las Vegas in place.
MEN’S BODYBUILDING
In 2021, Steve Kuclo was expected to win the contest and qualify for the Olympia, but Iain Valliere shocked the world by beating the hometown favorite. As a result, Kuclo didn’t make it to the Olympia at all. We don’t expect lightning to strike twice. The Kingsnake is seeking redemption, and he will get it on his home turf.
Standing in his way will be former Olympia 212 champion Kamal Elgargni. He was the best conditioned athlete one week ago in Tampa, but he was outsized by Akim Williams, who won. Kuclo can’t be off, or Elgargni will snag his first pro open win. He can do it.
Joseph Mackey placed fourth in Tampa, and momentum is on his side. He got very strong in his offseason, to the tune of deadlifting 900 pounds, and that strength translated into density. A top three finish for him here is realistic.
Steve Kuclo
Kamal Elgargni
Joseph Mackey
- Morgan Aste
- Eddie Bracamontes
- Ed Brown
- Seongmin Chae
- Jephte Cherenfant
- Phil Clahar
- Kamal Elgargni
- Seth Engman
- Nathan Epler
- Quinton Eriya
- Martin Fitzwater
- Roman Fritz
- Daniel Korman
- Steve Kuclo
- Seungchul Lee
- Joseph Mackey
- Chinedu Andrew Obiekea
- Jossue Plascencia
- Brandon Rashad
- Carlos Emmanuel Longoria Rodriguez
- Cedric Scott
212
Kerrith Bajjo finished second in Tampa, and there were a couple of arguments he could’ve won. That momentum will serve him well in this deep lineup. Canada’s own Cody Drobot (4th) and Ricky Moten Jr. (5th) represented themselves well in Florida as well. They will likely be in the top three at this show.
Kerrith Bajjo
Ricky Moten Jr.
Cody Drobot
- Mohammad Alissa
- Kerrith Bajjo
- Stephen Didoshak
- Cody Drobot
- Ahmed Elwardany
- Martin Gomez
- Shaun Harley
- Carlos A. Rodriguez Hernandez
- Ho Yeon Jang
- Jordan Janowitz
- Kevin Johnson
- Seonghwan Kim
- Michael Lacombe
- Andre McShan
- Ricky Moten Jr.
- David Robinson
- Deron Trotter
CLASSIC PHYSIQUE
Courage Opara won in Tampa, and he’s looking to develop a winning streak heading into the Olympia by entering this show as well. We don’t see anyone standing in his way of doing that, Valentin Petrov was third in Tampa, and Kim Santos came in fifth. Top three placings for those athletes are very realistic.
Courage Opara
Valentin Petrov
Kim Santos
- Harold J. Bright Jr.
- Derek Ewing
- Jorge Luis Guerrero Gallegos
- Isaiah Hilton
- Vincent Krause
- John Le
- Ashwin Lucas
- Matt Maldonado
- Vladimir Markov
- Courage Opara
- Valentin Petrov
- Florian Poirson
- Jicheng Qian
- Kim Santos
- Dominic Semenza
- Aaron Sparenberg
- Adam Thomas
- Jared Thompson
MEN’S PHYSIQUE
As of this writing, there are 31 competitors in this lineup. Multiple Olympia competitors are in this show, including 2022 Vancouver Pro winner Charjo Grant, seven-time pro winner George Brown, and Micah Thomas Jr. We feel that Grant can and will score his second win of 2022, with Thomas and Brown rounding out the top three.
Charjo Grant
George Brown
Micah Thomas Jr.
- Daniel Ammons
- Chidube Anene
- Anthony Asberry
- Ike Black
- Josh Bridgman
- George Brown
- Ramon Cervantes
- Jeremy Coleman
- Joshua Dennison
- Anthony Gilkes
- Charjo Grant
- Jordan Hubbard
- Julian Ibes
- Calvin Jackson
- Brodee Jarrell
- Marvin Jimerson
- Greg Johnson
- Absalom Lane
- Mike Lawhorne
- Janard Lee
- Andrei Lincan
- Jeremiah Maxey
- Stan Morrison
- John Murphy
- Michael Otule
- Francisco Rodriguez
- Ronnell Seales
- Jezreel Spencer
- Brian Taylor
- Micah Thomas Jr.
- Alex Woodson
WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE
We have 2022 Chicago Pro champ Ashley Jones in this contest. Even though she is already qualified for the Olympia, she can keep someone else from moving on by winning this contest as well. Meanwhile, Ana Harias is second in the points for qualifying for the Olympia as well. If she doesn’t win, a high placing will help her cause in the standings even more. Diana Schnaidt is competing in her third straight contest. She was fifth in Chicago, and she placed fourth in Tampa. We give her the third-place finish in this contest.
Ashley Jones
Ana Harias
Diana Schnaidt
- Ruiying Bian
- Sarah Bow
- Briatney Brooks
- Gessica Campbell
- Pamela Canfield
- DeSunka Dawson
- Blair Downing
- Lenka Ferencukova
- Eve Gagnon
- Heather Grace
- Ana Harias
- Nicole Higgins
- Ashley Jones
- Michelle Jones
- Cara Kerluck
- Dolly Lazarre
- Tembree N.Murphy
- Brooke Pighin
- Ashlynn Richardson
- Miranda Sanders
- Diana Schnaidt
- Michele Steeves
- Melissa Teich
FIGURE
This may be the most competitive division on either side of the stage. Tampa Pro winner Jessica Reyes Padilla hopes to go back-to-back. Larhannah Robinson placed sixth at the 2021 Olympia, but she has yet to qualify for this year’s contest. Autumn Cleveland was fourth in Tampa, and she has made adjustments to improve going into Texas. Those will be your top three, and we think Robinson gets the nod from the judges.
Larhannah Robinson
Jessica Reyes Padilla
Autumn Cleveland
- Bethany Abeln
- Yanghee Baek
- Tamera Barrett
- Yukina Betz
- Lynn Centino
- Autumn Cleveland
- Kelly Durma
- Ashley Felperin
- Tessa Ford
- Bailey Gutierrez
- Lisa Hutchins
- Marika Jones
- Jessica L. Kendrick
- Felisha Livezey
- Georgina Lona
- Taylor Mauro
- Marcel Mayfield
- Taylor Meholick
- Amie Mock
- Jessica Reyes Padilla
- Larhannah Robinson
- Marisol Tavizon
- Martina Yabekova
- Jennifer Zienert
BIKINI
No athlete in this lineup is qualified for the Olympia as of yet. Daraja Hill was sixth at the 2021 Olympia, and she is the early favorite to take the title in Texas. Shelby Piece has three top five finishes already this season, including placing third at the Republic of Texas Pro one month ago. Jodie Yuncker is in the hunt in the Olympia Qualification System with 12 points, and a high placing here could move her up the line quickly. The top three in that field will also move on to the Olympia.
Daraja Hill
Shelby Pierce
Jodie Yuncker
- Tessa Barresi
- Milena Bonio
- Jordan Brannon
- Christy Brown
- Tamekia Carter
- Hope Castelli
- Brenda Garay
- Carla Garthwaite
- Daraja Hill
- Kristy Imsande
- Paola Leon
- Chloe Margraitner
- Roxana Marquez
- Anya Nicholson
- Shelby Pierce
- Megan Rakes
- Monica Rubio
- Lindsey Tucker-Broussard
- Jodie Yuncker
WELLNESS
Last but not least is the growing Wellness division. 13 athletes will face the fans and judges. Among them is Devyn Cambre, who was 14th in the inaugural Wellness Olympia last year. Priscilla Lynd is coming off a second-place finish in Tampa, and Lili Dong was fourth in that show. Those top three alone will make for a great competition. Cambre has the Olympia experience, but we think Lynd will make adjustments from Tampa, and take the top spot at this show.
Priscilla Lynd
Devyn Cambre
Lili Dong
- NAME
- Amanda Burnett
- Devyn Cambre
- Daniela Esquivel Castillo
- Lili Dong
- Brooke Donnelly
- Avis Evans
- Haley Johnson
- Priscilla Lynd
- Kathrine McLaruin
- Celeste Morales
- Natasha Peay
- Nuannaree Sriwaralak
- Jen Scarborough Zollars
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