2025 USA Powerlifting Montana State Championships (MT-2025-01)

Registration:

Opens on 04/01

 Roster Liability Waiver Meet cap: 60 Lifters
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I. Description:

The 2025 USAPL Montana State Championships is open to all USAPL members reside in Montana.  Out of state lifters can sign up as Guest lifters.
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II. Requirements:
- Must have a non-expired USAPL membership on meet date (2025 year shows on card). 
- For placing in your division & weight class, you must be an Montana resident*, meaning the address shown on your USAPL membership card must be an MT address. You can still compete if you're from out-of-state, see Out-of-state section below. 
- All lifters must have been drug-free for the past thirty-six (36) months.
- No qualifying total needed for this meet.
- Lifting Attire: All competitors must wear a one piece lifting suit or a wrestling singlet, shoes and a T-Shirt, deadlift socks for deadlift. All equipment must conform to USA Powerlifting rules. See www.USAPowerlifting.com for details.
- "TEAM": Any group of lifters competing as a team at any level of competition must be a team/club officially registered with USA Powerlifting. This mean if you're not in a USAPL registered Team/Club, please do not put anything under "TEAM". Only exceptions are School's name & Univiersity/College Powerlifting Teams. Please visit USAPL webiste to register your Team/Club.
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Note: Raw-with-wraps division is for those who wear KNEE WRAPS to Squat.
Raw division includes wearing knee sleeves, wrist wraps, non-compresed singlet.
Please see updated 2025 USAPL Rulebook for details.

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III. General info:

When: October 11, 2025

Where: Prime Performance & Physio

This will be a one-platform, one-day meet with two sessions, if we have less than 45 lifters sign up, it will be a one session meet.

This meet can be used to:

- Qualify for any Nationals including 2025 Raw Nationals (since this is State Championships).

- Break American Records.  Record database

 

IV. Registration Timeline (meet shirt not included):

Registration opens on April 1.

Early Bird Registration deadline: May 31st - $115

Regular Registration deadline: August 31st - $140

Late Registration: after August 31st - $165

Additional division: $25

 

V. Meet Schedule (tentative):

Optional Early equipment check: Friday (10/10) 6:30PM - 7:30PM @ Prime. (No Weigh-in)

Meet day:

- Session* 1: Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 7AM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID are required. Show referees everything you're wearing on the platform)

Weigh-in: right after you have your Equipment checked, to no later than 8:30AM (no exception). (openers & rack height are required before you go weigh-in)

Lifting starts at 9:00AM, ends around 1:00PM. 

Awards to follow.

- Session* 2: Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 12:30AM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID are required. Show referees everything you're wearing on the platform)

Weigh-in: 1PM, to no later than 2:30PM (no exception). (openers & rack height are required before you go weigh-in)

Lifting starts at 3PM, ends around 7:00PM. 

Awards to follow.

*Sessions are breakdown based on gender, weight class & amount of lifters signed up.

VI. Out-of-state (non-Montana resident)

Since this is the Montana State Championships, Out-of-State lifters are welcomed but will be assigned under Guest Lifter Division. See the screenshot from USAPL Rulebook below for more info: 

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* Guest lifters are not eligible for awards within age divisions. 

* Guest lifters may set state and American records and may earn a qualifying total for a national meet.

* Guest lifters are subject to all normal rules of competition and must meet the same qualifying criteria to enter the meet.
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* We will have awards for Guest Lifters based on DOTS points.
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(If you are currently residing in Montana but still have an out-of-state address on your USAPL card, if you want, you can change it to your MT address on the USAPL Membership website, to avoid competing as a Guest Lifter. Once changed, please let us know)
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VII. Changes after signing up:

For any meet change request including weight class, division, team name, etc.. Any division(s) add or changes or add won’t be accepted within 2 weeks out from the date of the meet.

Cancellations & refund policy.

VIII. Any questions after reading all information above, please email meets@texasstrengthsystems.com. If you're an Adaptive Athlete, please send us an email with your USAPL Membership card.

 

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