Utah State Powerlifting

APF National lifters, if you placed in the top 3 you will be receiving an invitation to the WPC World Championships to represent Team USA! Invites will be going out today and Monday via email keep a look out. Congrats to all that placed!

That's a wrap for 2023 APF Nationals!!

Thank you to all the lifters that traveled near and far to compete!! We loved meeting so many lifters from all over the Nation and getting the opportunity to meet friendly faces from social media in person.
You were all incredible!!

Congratulations to everyone who qualified for 2023 WPC Worlds in Manchester, UK!!

Thank you for being part of history by competing in the largest powerlifting meet in Utah history with over 170 competitors!!

Thank you Executive Committee and Committee members for trusting and .mecham to host 2023 APF Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thank you WPC Referees for traveling to Salt Lake City to referee three days of lifting and to pass off referees.

If you have any feedback at all, good/bad/indifferent, we would love to hear it.

Best of luck to all of you with your training and future competitions!!

Michèle "Meesh" Russell-Mecham and Scott Mecham
Owners of For The Love of The Iron, LLC
APF/AAPF Utah State Chairs, National Judges and Meet Directors
916-505-7073
801-330-0084
[email protected]

MEET ENTRY GOES LIVE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST @ 12PM MST AT UTAHPOWERLIFTING.COM.

EVENT DATES: FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND

FRIDAY, 6/30 -
*ALL MEN'S BENCH ONLY & DEADLIFT ONLY
*ALL MEN'S FULL POWER MASTERS (40+) ONLY

SATURDAY, 7/1 -
*ALL WOMEN'S BENCH ONLY & DEADLIFT ONLY
*ALL WOMEN'S FULL POWER

SUNDAY, 7/2 -
*ALL MEN'S FULL POWER (OPEN, TEEN, JUNIOR, SUB MASTER)

WHERE: EMBASSY SUITES - WEST VALLEY CITY

Qualifier for WPC Worlds in Manchester, UK; Oct 31st - Nov 5th.

**QUALIFICATIONS FOR APF NATIONALS HAVE CHANGED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023**

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR UPDATES. SPECIFICALLY ITEM #2.

https://worldpowerliftingcongress.com/qualification-for-apf-aapf-nationals-and-wpc-awpc-worlds-meets/

1. Qualifying APF meet has to be completed in 2022 or 2023 prior to APF Nationals. A qualifying meet is any APF, AAPF, WPC or AWPC meet from 2022 or 2023 prior to APF Nationals.

2. OPEN Raw, Classic Raw, Single Ply and Multi Ply Lifters - An Open Division lifter must achieve a minimum Class IV Total in a sanctioned APF / AAPF meet in the previous calendar year, or in the year of Nationals prior to the date of Nationals. For APF Nationals, Open Division lifters must achieve a Class IV Total in the WPC Men’s or Women’s Classification chart for each equipment category.

https://worldpowerliftingcongress.com/wpc-mens-classifications/

https://worldpowerliftingcongress.com/wpc-women-classification/

3. Lifters in the age divisions (Teen, Junior, Sub Masters and Masters) do not need a specific qualifying total, but must have successfully completed an APF / AAPF sanctioned meet, achieving a meet Total, in the previous calendar year, or in the year of Nationals prior to the date of Nationals.

4. Single-lift competitors (Bench only / Deadlift only) must have a successful lift in an APF / AAPF sanctioned meet in the previous calendar year, or in the year of Nationals prior to the date of Nationals.

For any questions please reach out to

APF/AAPF Utah Co State Chairs/Meet Directors

*Scott Mecham @ 801-330-0084

or

*Michèle "Meesh" Russell-Mecham

@ 916-505-7073

[email protected]

All Utah State records from the Dec. 3, 2022 APF/AAPF Utah Winter Classic have been updated!! If there are any questions please email [email protected].