Help UCLA Powerlifting Return to Collegiate Nationals!
UCLA Powerlifting x USAPL Collegiate Nationals 2026
Help UCLA Powerlifting on our Road to Return to Collegiate Nationals
Who We Are
UCLA Powerlifting is a student‑run competitive club sport made up of dedicated athletes who train year‑round to represent UCLA at collegiate competitions across the country. Our team brings together students from diverse majors and backgrounds, united by discipline, resilience, and a shared drive to become better at our sport.
Why This Matters
Collegiate Nationals Is the Highest Stage
This April, we have the opportunity to compete at the USAPL Collegiate Nationals in New Orleans, the most competitive collegiate powerlifting event in the country. Qualifying for Nationals is a major achievement, but getting there comes with significant financial barriers.
The Challenge
Registration Costs Shouldn’t Decide Who Competes
As a club sport, our team receives limited institutional funding. USAPL registration fees, travel, lodging, and meet expenses are largely paid out of pocket by student‑athletes. Without additional support, these costs can prevent dedicated lifters from competing, regardless of how hard they’ve trained.
How Your Support Helps
Your contribution directly supports:
- Competition registration fees
- Partial lodging for our team
- Ensuring all qualified lifters can compete, not just those who can afford it
Every donation helps level the playing field and ensures our athletes are judged by their performance, not their finances.
Why Support UCLA Powerlifting?
Investing in Student‑Athletes
Powerlifting demands discipline, mental resilience, and consistency—skills our athletes carry beyond the platform and into academics, leadership, and community involvement. Supporting our team means investing in students who embody perseverance and Bruin pride.
Help Us Lift UCLA Onto the National Stage
Be Part of Our Journey
With your support, the UCLA Powerlifting Team can step onto the national platform and represent our university with strength and integrity. Together, we can ensure that dedication and hard work determine who gets to compete.
Thank you for helping us lift heavier, compete stronger, and represent UCLA at Collegiate Nationals.
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$20
Lifter Lanyard + Pass
This helps cover the required pass and lanyard athletes need to access the warm-up room on Meet Day. While small, it is essential to make sure lifters are ready to step on the platform!
$40
Coach Pass
Every athlete needs a coach present for their attempts to count—and your support helps make that possible. This donation covers a coach pass, ensuring our lifters get the support they need!
$75
USAPL Membership
This donation helps cover an athlete’s USAPL Membership for competing in the Raw Division. You are directly supporting an athlete’s eligibility to compete at Nationals—huge impact, huge thanks!
$100
Team registration
Support UCLA Powerlifting’s official registration for Collegiate Nationals and help our men’s and women’s teams take the platform together!
$200
Collegiate Registration
This level helps cover an individual athlete’s collegiate registration fee. You are supporting a lifter’s ability to compete after earning their spot—turning months (and years) of hard work into a moment on the platform.