2026 USA POWERLIFTING SODA TOWN SHOWDOWN

Sanction: SC-2026-01

Saturday – Feb 28, 2026

 

Location: Midlands Technical College Airport Campus            

​1260 Lexington Dr

Columbia, SC 29170

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You will be required to have a current USA Powerlifting ID# in order to register for the powerlifting portion. You can sign up or renew your membership here

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You should also familiarize yourself with the rule here.

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***There will be no refunds once 6 weeks out from the meet. If you are issued a refund at any time there will be a cancelation fee that is half the cost of a primary entry.***

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**PRIMETIME DIVISION**

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The "Male Raw Open (Primetime)" and "Female Raw Open (Primetime)" division are for Primetime invited lifters ONLY. Do not select this division unless you have received an invite for Primetime. Primetime lifters: only select this division (no additional divisions). If you did not receive an invite, and mistakenly selected one of these divisions, and do not promptly reach out to the meet director, you will be put in non-primetime, Open division by default. Questions can be directed to: austincshipp@gmail.com

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• Primetime FAQ’s: 

• Current % State Record Rankings:

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**NON-PRIMETIME DIVISIONS**

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Primary entry will be $130. You can select from Full Power, Push/Pull, Bench Only, and Deadlift only. If you are just adding one of these divisions as a second division, it will only be $30. For financial purposes, if you are selecting one of these divisions as your only division, it will be the same price as full power. If you plan on selecting more than one division (ex: Female open / Female Jr), please select in order of importance to you. That way, if fights need to be changed, you will be in the flight of importance to you. The meet registration will shut down at 20 lifters, but will have an overall cap of 45. 20 slots are being held for Primetime invites. After the registration link is shut down at 20 lifters, you will need to fill out the waitlist. The remaining 5 lifters will be chosen on a first-come come first-served basis. Once the meet is full, the waitlist will be used to fill in dropouts.

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Primary divisions to be offered

• Full power

• Push / Pull

• Bench only

• Deadlift only

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Second divisions (all the same as above) will be an extra $30

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Click one of the links below 

• Registration Form

• Waitlist

• Volunteer Form

• Coaches Pass

• Sponsor

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Early Equipment check and Rack heights
Friday, 2/27/26 5pm-7pm
 

Meet Day
7:30 am - Doors open and Equipment check begins
8 am to 9:30 am - Weigh ins
9:30 am - Rules Briefing
10 am - Competitions Starts (projected to end at 4:00 pm)