Collegiate National Video Stream

Scheduled April 1-3rd
Starting Time: 9 AM

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Current Lifting Roster - 264 Lifters

Schools Represented at this Year's National Championships

Thanks to the Collegiate Athletes for selecting us for the 2011 USA Powerlifting Collegiate Championships is scheduled for April 1st – 3rd at the Hilton in downtown Scranton.

My history starts in High School Powerlifting in Pennsylvania, but where things really got started was when I established the Penn State Powerlifting Team back in 1996. As an athlete with that team, we were able to start from nothing and actually able to compete for team titles, placing second place as a team in 1999. With just 12 lifters, we had three of our athletes compete at the IPF Junior Worlds. I later coached West Point at the 2001 and 2002 Collegiate Nationals. I have seen and been part of some great Collegiate National events. I am still a LIFTER first, I am able compete at the IPF level events including the Arnold, so I bring the unique meet director and lifter perspective to every event I run.

We have put this event in the heart of Scranton, Pennsylvania, which is known by mainstream from the NBC show “The Office”. This small city is located among three local Universities, which give this small city a college town feel. There are night clubs, coffee shops, movie theatres and a mall all with-in a few blocks of this venue. The cost of this venue will be $99 a night, with an airport shuttle service that costs $5 per person. You will find flying or driving is very easy into this location.

We plan to run this event two platforms, we plan to run projectors for the audience, re-images of the computer scoring in the back stage area and closed circuit tv on both lifting platforms.

We are investigating putting this whole event weekend on UStream, along with having the results published to the event web site as the event progresses.

We will be promoting this event to mainstream media including ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates.

We look forward to hosting one of the largest Collegiate Nationals in the history of USA Powerlifting.

Thanks, Steve Mann
Event Director

Two schedule changes
1) Technical meeting originally scheduled for Thursday at 5 PM is being pushed back until 7 PM
2) Female 148, originally scheduled to lift Saturday AM Session is now going to be lifting Friday PM Session

Full Schedule of Events:

Thursday: March 31, 2011

(Change)7:00 to 8:00 pm – Technical Meeting [Amphitheatre]

6:00 to 7:00 pm – Early equipment check for Friday lifters ONLY [Casey Ballroom]

Friday: April 1, 2011

Session I

7:00 to 8:30 am – Weigh-in/Equipment check for women’s weight classes: 97, 105, 114 and 123

7:00 to 8:30 am – Weigh-in/Equipment check for men’s weight classes: 114, 123, and 132

8:30 to 9:00 am – Lifter warm-up [Mayfield & Blakely]

9:00 to 1:00 pm – Competition lifting [Casey Ballroom]

Session II

12:00 to 1:30 pm – Weigh-in/Equipment check for men’s 148 & Women's 132-148    

1:30 to 2:00 pm – Lifter warm-up [Mayfield & Blakely]

2:00 to 5:00 pm – Competition Lifting [Casey Ballroom]

2:00 to 4:00 pm – Early equipment check for Saturday lifters ONLY [Casey Ballroom]

5:00 to 6:00 pm – Awards presentation / Drug-testing protocol [Casey Ballroom]

Saturday – April 2, 2011

Session I

7:00 to 8:30 am – Weigh-in/Equipment check for women’s weight classes: 165-181

7:00 to 8:30 am – Weigh-in/Equipment check for men’s weight classes: 165

8:30 to 9:00 am – Lifter warm-up [Mayfield & Blakely]

9:00 to 1:00 pm – Competition lifting [Casey Ballroom]

Session II

12:00 to 1:30 pm – Weigh-in/Equipment check for men’s wt classes: 181-198

1:30 to 2:00 pm – Lifter warm-up [Mayfield & Blakely]

2:00 to 7:00 pm – Competition lifting [Casey Ballroom]

2:00 to 4:00 pm – Early equipment check for Sunday lifters [Casey Ballroom]

7:00 to 8:00 pm – Awards presentation / Drug-testing protocol

As soon as awards are complete – National Collegiate Committee Meeting [Amphitheatre]

Sunday – April 3, 2011

Session I

7:00 to 08:30 am – Weigh-in/Equipment check for women’s weight classes: 198 and 198+

7:00 to 08:30 am – Weigh-in/Equipment check for men’s weight classes: 220 & 242

8:30 to 09:00 am – Lifter warm-up [Mayfield & Blakely]

9:00 to 01:00 pm – Competition lifting [Casey Ballroom]

Session II

12:00 to 01:30 pm – Weigh-in/Equipment check for men’s wt classes: 275 and SHW

1:30 to 2:00 pm – Lifter warm-up [Mayfield & Blakely]

2:00 to 6:00 pm – Competition lifting [Casey Ballroom]

Lifter / Team Applications (DOC)
Lifter / Team Applications (PDF)
USA Powerlifting Club Membership Form (PDF)

National Contest Qualifying Totals

Eligibility Requirement

1. Must be a full-time registered undergraduate/graduate student. The proof of full-time status needs to be sent with your application or brought to lifter registration. The bursar/registrar at your institution needs to provide a sealed proof of this status.
2. The lifter may not be over the age of 25. An age waiver may be granted to lifters for previous military/religious assignments or physical disability.
3. Must be a member of USA Powerlifting [Membership cards can be purchased at weigh-ins]
4. Must have achieved a qualifying total during the year 2010 or 2011 at a USA Powerlifting event.
5. You may not have competed in more then 4 USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championships, with-in a 5 year period.