Longhorn Powerlifting Nationals 2027

HELP SEND LONGHORN POWERLIFTING TO NATIONALS

This April, 48 Longhorn Powerlifting athletes will travel from Austin to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to compete at USAPL Collegiate Nationals against the best collegiate powerlifters in the country.

For our athletes, Nationals represents the culmination of months of training, preparation, and competition. For our team, it is an opportunity to continue a tradition of representing The University of Texas on the national stage.

Longhorn Powerlifting has built a history of success at Collegiate Nationals, including multiple team national championships and more than 10 individual national champions throughout our program’s history.

BUILDING ON OUR SUCCESS

At the 2026 Collegiate Nationals, Longhorn Powerlifting brought home two individual national championships, our Women’s Equipped team placed 3rd in the nation, and each of our other three divisions finished inside the national top 10.

Those results are a reflection of the work our athletes put in throughout the year, and we want to return with an even stronger team.

ONE TEAM. ONE TRIP TO SIOUX FALLS.

Longhorn Powerlifting is entirely student-run, and sending nearly 50 athletes across the country is one of the largest challenges we take on each year.

Without team funding, attending Collegiate Nationals can cost an athlete as much as $1,000 out of pocket. We do not want an athlete’s ability to represent Texas at Nationals to depend on whether they can afford the trip.

Our goal is simple: send every qualifying Longhorn Powerlifting athlete to Nationals expense-free.

Your support helps cover the costs that make that possible, including transportation to Sioux Falls, hotel accommodations, meet registration, competition equipment, coaching expenses, and, if funding allows, meals for our athletes.

Every contribution reduces the financial burden placed on our lifters and allows them to focus on what got them to Nationals in the first place: competing at their best.

INVESTING IN MORE THAN ONE NATIONALS

Our campaign is about getting this year’s team to Sioux Falls, but its impact does not end when Nationals is over.

Any funds raised beyond the cost of this year’s trip will go directly toward next year’s Collegiate Nationals fund, helping us build a sustainable foundation for future Longhorn Powerlifting teams.

We want every athlete who earns the opportunity to compete at Nationals to be able to take that platform without worrying about whether they can afford it.

HELP US REPRESENT TEXAS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE

Forty-eight athletes will make the trip to Sioux Falls. Behind them will be an entire team, our alumni, our families, our supporters, and the Longhorn community.

Your donation helps give our athletes the opportunity to compete against the best in the country, continue Longhorn Powerlifting’s championship tradition, and bring more hardware back to Austin.

Hook ’Em! 🤘