Save the Date:
4th Annual - 2026
NC State Massage Championship
Location: James Warren Citizens Center
115 West Main St. Lincolnton, NC
March 9, 2026: Networking Social
March 10, 2026: Day 1 of Championship
March 11, 2026: Day 2 of Championship
March 12, 2026: CE Class
NC State Massage Championship
Join us for a FUN gathering of Massage Industry & Wellness Professionals who want to grow, inspire, network and perhaps be recognized as one of the BEST in North Carolina!
We Envision a fresh new way to Educate MTs and help Elevate the industry as a whole.
Envision - Educate - Elevate
Congratulations 2025 NCSMC Winners!!
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Overall NC Champions
1st: Joanna Flores
2nd: Ash Wirth
3rd: Andy Freeman
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Swedish Massage Category
1st: Christina Skiles
2nd: Ash Wirth
3rd: Heather Piotrowski
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Thai Massage Category
1st: Natalie Angelisanti
2nd: Kanokporn (Kay) Richardson
3rd: Ploymanee Butprom
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Wellness Category
1st: Lisa Esquivel-Clark
2nd: Ash Wirth
3rd: Dawn Fortune-Brown
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Chair Massage Category
1st: Andy Freeman.
2nd: Anna Woods
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Student Category
1st: Sharita Jarrett
2nd: Tanya Spangler
3rd: Garrett O’Neil
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Facial Massage Category
1st: Levon Gasparyan
2nd: Lisa Esquivel-Clark
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Eastern Freestyle Category
1st: Natalie Angelisanti
2nd: Joanna Flores
3rd: Ploymanee Butprom
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Western Freestyle Category
1st: Levon Gasparyan
2nd: Christina Skiles
3rd: DeKarus McCree
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Clinical Challenge Category
1st: Natalie Angelisanti
2nd: Dawn Fortune-Brown
3rd: Ploymanee Butprom
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Sports Massage Category
1st: Ash Wirth
2nd: DeKarus McCree
3rd: Dawn Fortune-Brown
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Barefoot Bodywork
1st: Josh Kempton
State & National Massage Championship Prep Class
with Heather Marie LMBT
Coming Soon…
Fall 2025 date TBA!
@ The NC School of Advanced Bodywork
820 Tyvola Rd #203, Charlotte, NC 28217
What are the Categories?
How Does Scoring Work?
Rules & Regulations
Charlotte Local News Coverage
Stephanie Ashcraft, LMBT is the Founder & Director of the North Carolina State Massage Championship since 2022. Stephanie has competed in SCMC 2023 (Placed Gold in Swedish and Western Freestyle) & AMC 2024 (Ranked fourth in Swedish and Wellness). She has also judges a number of championship to include AMC 2023, KYMC 2023, TN/Al MC 2023, VA 2024. Stephanie believes that these will empower massage therapists to think outside of the treatment room and bring innovation to our industry. “I have learned a ton from watching others preform.” NCSMC is supported by the World Massage Festival and the American Massage Championship (licensee of the International Massage Association).
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