Save the Date:

4th Annual - 2026

NC State Massage Championship

Location: James Warren Citizens Center

115 West Main St. Lincolnton, NC

April 20, 2026:

Contestants/ Judges/ Volunteers Meeting

Networking Social (Location TBD)

April 21, 2026: Day 1 of Championship

April 22, 2026: Day 2 of Championship

April 23, 2026:

Cupping Therapy using Buttercups with Mark Carangelo CE Class

Eye Muscle Massage with Mark Carangelo 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!!

Overall NC Champions

1st: Joanna Flores
2nd: Ash Wirth
3rd: Andy Freeman
Swedish Massage Category

1st: Christina Skiles
2nd: Ash Wirth
3rd: Heather Piotrowski
Thai Massage Category

1st: Natalie Angelisanti
2nd: Kanokporn (Kay) Richardson
3rd: Ploymanee Butprom
Wellness Category

1st: Lisa Esquivel-Clark
2nd: Ash Wirth
3rd: Dawn Fortune-Brown
Chair Massage Category

1st: Andy Freeman.
2nd: Anna Woods
Student Category

1st: Sharita Jarrett
2nd: Tanya Spangler
3rd: Garrett O’Neil
Facial Massage Category

1st: Levon Gasparyan
2nd: Lisa Esquivel-Clark
Eastern Freestyle Category

1st: Natalie Angelisanti
2nd: Joanna Flores
3rd: Ploymanee Butprom
Western Freestyle Category

1st: Levon Gasparyan
2nd: Christina Skiles
3rd: DeKarus McCree
Clinical Challenge Category

1st: Natalie Angelisanti
2nd: Dawn Fortune-Brown
3rd: Ploymanee Butprom
Sports Massage Category

1st: Ash Wirth
2nd: DeKarus McCree
3rd: Dawn Fortune-Brown
Barefoot Bodywork

1st: Josh Kempton