Competition Date: May 16th, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 11th, 2026 or until the meet caps out
Location:
River Front Convention Center
203 S Front St.
New Bern, NC 28560
Registration Fee: $150
Additional Division: $40
Lifter Cap: 64 Lifters (32 per session)
This is a Single Platform, 2 Session meet.
MEET DAY SCHEDULE
Lifter Check-in Starts (Session 1): 6:45am (If you didn't check-in the night before)
Weigh-Ins (Session 1): 7am-8:30am
Lifter Briefing (Session 1): 8am
Meet Start Time (Session 1): 9am
Lifter Check-In Starts (Sessions 2): 11:45am (If you didn't check-in the night before)
Weigh-Ins (Session 2): 12pm-1:30pm
Lifter Briefing (Session 2): 1pm
Meet Start Time (Session 2): 2pm
AWARDS: (Immediately following each session)
Medals for 1st-3rd place in each division.
Best Lifters: Will win "Best Lifter" Medals & "Best Lifter" Flags
TEAM AWARDS: (Top 3 team members average DOTS)
1st-3rd teams will be awarded a banner.
Teams must be registered with USA Powerlifting before May 15th. Team athletes must put their team name when registering for this meet. To be eligible for the team award, you must have atleast 3 competitors competing in this meet. The team award will be given at the end of session 2. (3 Teams must be eligible for us to give away this award)
USA Powerlifting Team Registration Link:
https://www.usapowerlifting.com/clubs/
Spectator Fee: $20
Coaches Fee: $30 (Grants access to warm-up area)
All spectator & coach fees will be collected at the door. CASH or VENMO ONLY.
EQUIPMENT:
Main Platform: ER Combo Rack, 20kg Rogue Ohio Power Bar, Rogue Competition Kilo Plates, Eleiko Competition Collars
Warm-Up Area: 3 ER Combo Racks, 3 20kg Power Bars, Rogue Competition Kilo Plates, Carpeted Platforms
Drug Testing:
Minimum 10% of participants will be drug tested by urinalysis.
Contact Dylan Caylor or Kathryn Caylor with any questions or concerns:
northcarolina@usapowerlifting.com