2026 USAPL WEST COAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
(REG-2026-05)
REGIONAL INFORMATION: https://www.usapowerlifting.com/regional/
LOCATION:
GOLDEN NUGGET LAS VEGAS
129 FREMONT STREET
LAS VEGAS, NV 89101
ROOM BOOKING INFO:
If you are a referee, please contact the meet director before booking.
The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino is your resort destination. Their team is pleased to inform you that the USA Powerlifting West Coast Regional Championship 2026 group has been scheduled to arrive on Thursday, September 10, 2026 and depart on Monday, September 14, 2026. The cut-off date to make reservations is by 5:00 PM on August 11, 2026.
All group room blocks are in the Carson Tower. You will be given a choice of room type. Room type will determine the room rate you receive.
Run of House, “Bed Type Assigned at Check-in,” means that you will be given a choice when you check in of a King bed or 2 Double beds.
Run of House rates:
Thu 9/10 $67
Fri 9/11 $143
Sat 9/12 $143
Sun 9/13 $67
Double Bed Gaurantee rates:
Thu 9/10 $109
Fri 9/11 $186
Sat 9/12 $186
Sun 9/13 $109
Call 1-800-331-5731 in order to make their individual hotel reservations. When booking reservations over the phone, guests must mention following group code:
GLUSAPL
It is essential for the code to be stated to ensure the group rates and other amenities are applied to reservations. The web link below has been established for those guests that would like to book online:
https://goldennugget.book.pegsbe.com/promo?offerCode=GLUSAPL&hotel=GNLV
MEET DIRECTOR:
Kehaulani Richardson
Email: richardsonk.nv@gmail.com
REGISTRATION: https://register.usapowerlifting.com/
MEET STANDARDS:
Only USA Powerlifting State members competing within their designated region will be eligible for awards and Pro Cards. Guest lifters (i.e., lifters from a state outside of their designated region) are allowed to compete at ANY regional competition, and they 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.
The QTs for Regionals are listed below.
The QT must have been achieved at a USA Powerlifting sanctioned 3-lift meet since January 1 of the previous year. This includes any Regionals or Nationals from 2025.
Since State meets and Regionals meets are the only meets to qualify for Raw Nationals, the QT achieved in the entered division at a Regional meet will qualify the athlete for that division’s 2027 National meet. American Records can be set at Regionals.
Only full meet, 3-lift competition is allowed, including adaptive athletes and the MX division.
Pro Cards will be awarded to the best lifter in each of the following divisions if they meet the minimum dots (or age-adjusted dots) requirements listed on the Pro Series Website:
Open Female Raw
Open Female Equipped
Open Male Raw
Open Male Equipped
Masters Female Raw
Masters Female Equipped
Masters Male Raw
Masters Male Equipped
Because Regionals is a direct qualifier for Nationals, the rules/policies for Regional meets are identical in all ways to those of national meets.
All lifting equipment/apparel is allowed as long as it meets USA Powerlifting technical standards.
Access to the warmup area and the coaching area at all USA Powerlifting sanctioned Regional and National events is restricted to USA Powerlifting members in good standing. This applies to athletes, officials, referees, and coaches.
The entry deadline is 4 weeks out from the start of each Regional.
There will be a jury - direct questions to the jury, not the platform referees
No video evidence accepted for overturns
All lifters must know USAPL rules & Code of Conduct
Zero tolerance for misconduct toward staff, referees, lifters, or coaches
ROSTER
Sessions/flights assigned by weight class & division
The roster can be found on the registration page: https://register.usapowerlifting.com/
The meet will run off of Lifting Cast. Links will be shared one week out from the competition.
SCHEDULE: PRELIMINARY
SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE FINAL ROSTER
Early Equipment check will be on Friday, September 11, 2026 from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Golden Nugget. Location TBA. Bring USAPL ID + photo ID (driver’s license, passport, school ID, or birth certificate). Show referees all platform equipment/apparel.
9/12, DAY 1, AM
F 52, 56, 60, 65
M 56, 60, 67.5, 75
9/12, DAY 1, PM
F 70, 82.5, MX 90
F 75, M 82.5
9/13, DAY 2, AM
F 90, M 90
M 100
9/13, DAY 2, PM
F 100, M 110
F 100+, M 125, 140, 140+
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE FINAL ROSTER
CHECK IN
Bring USAPL ID + photo ID (driver’s license, passport, school ID, or birth certificate)
Show referees all platform equipment/apparel.
Weigh-ins by LOT# order (not first-come)
WEIGH IN
Each lifter will be randomly assigned a lot number. Lot numbers will determine the order of weigh-in. During weigh-ins, we will verify your photo ID and retrieve your first attempts in kilos (please use the attached kilo chart) before you mount the scale. Before leaving the weigh-in area, the lifter and/or their coach (if a coach is present) must confirm that all information on the scorecard is correct. The completed scorecard must be signed by either the lifter or the lifter’s coach (or a parent/guardian in the case of a youth lifter). This signature is attestation that all of the information on the scorecard is correct. Lifters have the option to weigh in in the nude, wearing only their undergarments/underwear, or wearing a singlet and/or T-shirt. Lifters may not weigh in wearing more than their undergarments/underwear, singlet, T-shirt, and socks. Youth lifters must be weighed in wearing a singlet and T-shirt. Each lifter may only be weighed once. Only those whose body weight is heavier or lighter than the class limits of the weight class entered are allowed to return to the scales. Lifters requiring one or more re-weigh attempts must return to the scales and make weight within the limits of the 90 minutes allowed for the weigh-in.
If a lifter knows they need to change weight classes prior to the day of the event, it is courteous to let the meet director know as early as possible so appropriate changes to the lifting schedule and flight configurations can be made. This will affect the medal count if you place. You may forfeit your medal if you do not make weight. Lifters who were absent for any reason when called to the scale will weigh in after all the lifters in the session who were present when their lot number was called had an opportunity to weigh-in. It is ultimately the lifter’s responsibility to know where they are located in the order and to be in close enough proximity to the weigh-in room to hear when their name is called.
ADMISSION
Free: lifters & children 10 and under
Spectators pay an entry fee to enter the venue.
Coaches/Handlers pay an entry fee to enter the venue
RACK HEIGHTS
Competition racks: TSS Combo
Rack Height Submission: [Click Here]
Get heights during check-in.
YouTube Video for Rack Height Instructions: [Click Here]
WARM UP AREA
Coaches/handlers must have a USAPL membership
GUEST LIFTERS (Out-of-Region)
Placed in Guest Division
Eligible for: State & National Records + National Qualifying Totals
Not eligible for standard division awards
RECORDS
If you believe you may be capable of setting a national record at this competition, we kindly ask that you contact us.
AWARDS
Top 3 in each age and weight division
Best lifters by dots will get a pro card
Team awards are only for registered teams with USAPL
CANCELLATIONS & WITHDRAWALS
No refunds – all sales are final. All proceeds go directly to supporting our staff and volunteers.
WEIGHT CLASS CHANGES
This will affect the medal count if you place. You may forfeit your medal if you do not make weight.
MEDIA
We have official media for this competition. If there is someone with similar photography equipment in the venue that does not have permission to record, they can be fined for trespassing, we will ask them to leave. Please let your family and friends know this. This is a USA Powerlifting media policy and only approved media personnel by the meet director and the National Office will be allowed.
DRUG TESTING
All members of USA Powerlifting are eligible to be drug tested for any reason at any time. The only exceptions are the following membership categories: Youth (drug testing is restricted to members aged 14 years old and older), EmpowerID, and “non-compete.”
Competition in USA Powerlifting is limited to members who have not used any form of strength enhancing drugs or hormones for 36 months prior to the specific meet date, and who have not used prescription medications which are prohibited during the in-competition period for a time sufficient for the medication to be washed out, or without an approved Therapeutic Use Exemption, and who have not used prescription diuretics or psychomotor stimulants during the 7 days prior to the specific meet date
USA Powerlifting follows the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in terms of defining what substances, medications, and methods are and are not allowed in-competition as well out-ofcompetition. Please visit the USA Powerlifting Anti-Doping Committee page on the national website for more information.