Saturday, February 28th, 2026, at Parkland High School.
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Event Location: Parkland High School
2026 Pennsylvania State Teenage Powerlifting Championships Information
Date: Saturday February 28, 2026
Location: Parkland High School
2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18104
Contest Divisions: Equipped and Raw
Age Groups: Youth (11-12) 13-15 16-17 18-19
Weight Classes: Males: 116, 130, 145, 163, 182, 205, 231, 264, and 264+
***NEW IPF Females: 94, 103, 114, 125, 138, 152, 167, 185, and 185+
CLASSES***
Awards: -1st-3rd in each division/weight class/age group
-A Best Lifter (by formula) will be awarded in each division/age group
-The “Jeff Moyer Champion’s Award” will be presented by the meet staff to a lifter that not only performs at a championship level, but also displays great sportsmanship throughout the meet
Team Awards: -Equipped and Raw “Big School” (6A) 1st-3rd team
-Equipped and Raw “Medium School” (5A, 4A) 1st-3rd team
-Equipped and Raw “Small School” (3A, 2A, A) 1st-3rd team
*Team awards subject to change based on team entrants*
Eligibility: -All competitors must fall into one of the 3 age categories on the day of the competition
-Youth exhibition lifters (11-12) will be allowed, but not part of team scoring. Placing TBD based on participation.
Rules: -The lifting will be performed and judged according to IPF Powerlifting rules. Please see https://www.powerlifting.sport/fileadmin/ipf/data/rules/technical-rules/english/IPF_Technical_Rules_Book_2024.pdf (IPF Powerlifting rulebook).
Equipment: -ALL lifters MUST wear a one-piece lifting suit while on the platform.
-EQUIPPED: Lifters may wear single-ply supportive equipment that conforms to IPF Powerlifting rules. Please see the IPF rulebook.
-RAW: Lifers may wear a belt, wrist wraps, and knee sleeves that conform to IPF rules. Please see the IPF rulebook if you have questions.
Fees: $50/lifter, $60/team fee. Each lifter will receive a complimentary meet T-shirt.
***DO NOT SEND CASH***
Make all checks/money orders payable to “The Parkland Football Booster Club”
Schedule: Saturday February 28, 2026 (subject to amendment):
7:00-8:30am—Weigh-ins, rack heights, and openers: Coaches will be contacted about early weigh-ins and reporting opening attempts
8:30am—Rules Clinic, Team scorers must be declared
9:00am—Lifting Begins—AM SESSION
~2:00pm—Lifting Begins—PM SESSION
Team Scoring: Top 5 in each age group/weight class will score team points. Scoring will be as follows:
10-7-5-3-1. If a class has only 4 lifters, then the scoring will be 7-5-3-1. 3 lifters: 5-3-1.
2 lifters: 3-1. 1 lifter in the class, only 1 point will be awarded. A team may only use 2 lifters in
any one class as point counters.
**Teams can declare 10 lifters, with the top 8 scorers counting for team points**
***Point scorers do not need to be declared until 8:30am the morning of the meet
***All entries must be RECEIVED by February 2, 2026. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! *WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO STOP ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2, IF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIFTERS EXCEEDS 300*
**NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AND NO ROSTER CHANGES OR SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE ENTRY DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY 2**.
*WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO STOP ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2, IF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIFTERS REACHES
This year’s Teenage State Championships will be held at Parkland High School. This event dates back to the 1980s and has been hosted in the Lehigh Valley each year since. It is run under Powerlifting America / IPF rules and weight classes.
