2025 USA Powerlifting Texas Collegiate State Championships (TX-2025-43)

 

Registration Roster Liability Waiver Lifters cap: 240
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A. Description:

The 2025 USAPL Texas Collegiate State is open to all USAPL Collegiate members reside Texas.
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B. Requirements:
- Must have a non-expired USAPL membership on meet date (2025 or 2026). If you need to get/renew your USAPL membership, you can still register for the meet now, and purchase the membership on November 1st so that it covers 2025 as well.
- Must be an active student in any Texas universities. If you're from out-of-state but are currently go to a Texas university, you're still eligible for this meet.
(i.e. You're from Louisiana but currently enrolled in University of Texas in Austin)
- All lifters must have been drug-free for the past thirty-six (36) months.

 

C. General info:

When: Saturday & Sunday, November 22 & 23, 2025

Where: Texas Strength Systems, San Antonio, TX

This will be tentatively planned as a 2-platform, 2-day meet with three/four sessions total.

This meet can be used to:

- Qualify for any Nationals including 2026 Raw Nationals (since this is State Championships).

- Break American Records (all American Records except for Collegiate American Record must be broken by at least 2.5kg)*

* Example: 

The 52kg Male Junior American Record for bench is 182.5kg, you must bench 185kg (182.5 + 2.5) to break that Junior record. (applies to Open & all Teen as well)

The 52kg Male Collegiate American Record for bench is 152.5kg, you can chip the record by benching 153kg (152.5 + 0.5 chip). 

Record database

D. Registration Timeline:

  1. Early Bird:  $85 (deadline: August 31)
  2. Regular:     $110 (deadline: October 31)
  3. Late:          $135 (after October 31 if spots available)
  4. Registration closes on November 9.

E. Pre-meet Timeline:

  1. Friday 11/07 @ 11:59pm - Weight Class (& division) declarations due.  Failure to make your weight class will place you as a guest lifter. Weight class change [HERE]
  2. Friday 11/07 @ 11:59pm - Deadline to purchase meet shirt. 
  3. Sunday 11/09 @ 11:59pm - Please submit your rack heights [HERE] if you know what they are on TSS racks by this time. If you do not know them, you will need to get them upon arriving for your session.
  4. Tuesday 11/18 @ 11:59pm - Submission of opening attempts so that we can use forecasted totals to split weight classes the fairest way possible. Openers can still be changed up until 3 minutes (or 3 lifters) before your flight starts.
  5. Friday 11/21 @ 8:00pm - Submission for scoring rosters.  We will also send out a specific form for this as well.
  6. Early Equipment Check (for all sessions): Friday 11/21 @ 6pm to 8pm (tentative) (If referees from your team will be present, their help would be greatly appreciated so we can get this process done quicker.)
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F. Session breakdowns & Schedule: TBA
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G. Admission & Parking at TSS-SATX:

- Admission is $20 at the door, and applies to everyone. Free for: Lifters, 10 year-olds & below, TSS-SATX gym members.
Please be sure you follow the instructions as many cars were towed during our meets. It's out of our control since we have signs and detailed instructions to show you where to park, our neighbors are still operating during the weekend. Don't forget to share this to your family & friends! 

H. Warm-Up Area:
- Everyone who is in the warm-up area must either have USAPL Membership or have signed the USAPL Waiver. Lifters & Coaches who violate this will be disqualified/removed from the meet. 

I. OTHERS
- For cancellation, please visit our Cancellation Policies  & submit the cancellation form on the same website.
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