Competition Dates: January 23rd-24th, 2027
Registration Deadline: December 19th, 2026 or until the meet caps out
Qualifying total: You must have competed in any USAPL meet by December 19th, 2026 to qualify for this State Championship meet. No first time competitors can register for this meet!
*You must wear a one piece singlet & have deadlift socks in order to compete in all USA Powerlifting meets.
Location:
Kerr Scott Building
1025 Blue Ridge Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
Registration Fee: $165
Additional Division: $40
Lifter Cap: 180 Lifters
This is a Two Platform, 2 Session meet, with 1 Session on Saturday & 1 Session on Sunday
Most likely scenario is all females & lightweight males competing on day 1 & all other males competing on day 2.
MEET DAY SCHEDULE
Saturday, Jan 23rd: Session 1
Check-ins Start: 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
Anticipated Meet Completion: 3pm (Awards to follow)
Sunday, Jan 24th: Sesssion 2
Check-ins Start: 6:45am (If you didn't check-in Friday night)
Weigh-Ins (Session 1): 7am-8:30am
Lifter Briefing (Session 1): 8am
Meet Start Time (Session 1): 9am
Anticipated Meet Completion: 3pm (Awards to follow)
AWARDS: (Immediately following each session)
Only competitors registered in North Carolina are eligible for awards. All lifters outside of NC will be put into the "Guest Lifter" category.
Medals for 1st-3rd place in each division.
Best Lifters (Open, Master, Junior, & Teen): Will win "Best Lifter" Medals, "Best Lifter" Banners & Cash!
*Best lifters will be based on DOTS for Open or DOTS & Age Pts for Master, Junior, & Teen
Payouts: $2,500 TOTAL
Open Male: $500
Open Female: $500
Master Male: $250
Master Female: $250
Junior Male: $250
Junior Female: $250
Teen Male: $250
Teen Female: $250
*Must have a minimum of 5 competitors per category for the best lifter prize to be given
TEAM AWARDS: (Top 3 team members average DOTS)
1st-3rd teams will be awarded a banner.
Teams must be registered with USA Powerlifting before January 19th. Team athletes must put their team name when registering for this meet. To be eligible for the team award, you must have atleast 3 North Carolina competitors competing in this meet. The team award will be given at the end of Session 2. Only North Carolina Teams will be eligible for this award.
USA Powerlifting Team Registration Link:
https://www.usapowerlifting.com/clubs/
Spectator Fee: $25/Day
Coach Fee: $30/Day (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 Racks, 20kg Rogue Ohio Power Bar, Rogue Competition Kilo Plates, Eleiko Competition Collars
Warm-Up Area: 5 ER Combo Racks, 6 20kg Power Bars, Rogue Competition Kilo Plates, Carpeted Platforms
Drug Testing:
Minimum 5% of participants will be drug tested by urinalysis.
Contact Dylan Caylor or Kathryn Caylor with any questions or concerns:
northcarolina@usapowerlifting.com