2026 USA Powerlifting Raider Rumble (TX-2026-21)

Registration


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Meet Details

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  • Date: February 28, 2026
  • Location: Texas Tech University Rec Center, Lubbock, TX (3219 Main St, Lubbock, TX 79409)
  • This meet is open to all USAPL members at any level.
  • This will be a local level; one-day, one-platform meet.
  • Since it's a local meet, it can't be used to qualify for Raw Nationals, but it can be used to qualify for State Championships, Regionals and all other National championships.
  • General meet info email will be sending out around 1.5-month out to lifters who signed up.

Registration Timeline:

  • Meet shirt is not included and will be optional.
  • Early Bird: $110 (deadline: November 30, 2025)
  • Regular: $135 (December 1st – January 31st)
  • Late: $160 (after January 31st, if space remains — check LiftingCast)
  • Additional division: $25

Requirements

  • Must have a non-expired USAPL membership on meet date (2026).
  • 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 & University/College Powerlifting Teams. Please visit USAPL website to register your Team/Club.
Note: Raw-with-wraps division is for those who wear KNEE WRAPS to Squat.
Raw division includes wearing knee sleeves, wrist wraps, non-compressed singlet.
Please see USAPL Rulebook for details.

[USAPL Rulebook – 2025.2] | [Failure Reasons] | [Scoring Table Rules]

 

Roster

  • [View Roster on LiftingCast] 

  • Sessions/flights assigned by weight class & division.

  • “Team” section is for USAPL-Registered Clubs/university teams only.

 

Schedule:

  • Check-in & Equipment Check: 7:00 to 9:00 AM 

  • Weigh-in: 8:00 to 9:30AM
  • Lifting: 10:00 AM to ~ 4:00 PM

 

Check-in Process:

  • Bring USAPL ID + photo ID (driver’s license, passport, school ID, or birth certificate)

  • Show referees all platform gear

  • [Equipment Checklist]

Weigh-in: Conducted by lot # order (not first-come, first-served). Openers and Photo ID are required before stepping on the scale.

 

Admission:

  • $15 at the door, applies to everyone.

  • Free: lifters of the meet & children 10 and under

  • Parking lot available

 

Rack Heights

  • Competition racks: TSS Combo

  • Rack Height Submission: [Click Here]; or

  • Get heights during check-in or early equipment check

  • YouTube Video for Rack Height Instructions: [Click Here]

 

Warm-Up Area & Waiver

  • Non-USAPL coaches/handlers must sign waiver or purchase membership [Click Here]

  • Media must stay in the audience area

  • Entering lifter-only areas without permission = disqualification

 

Hotel Partner

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Booking price cut-off: two days prior to the event.


Cancellations, Withdrawals & Weight Class Changes

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Review our Cancellation Policy [HERE] and submit cancellations using the official form on the same page.