When: April 19, 2025
Meet Location: Spokane Convention Center 334 West Spokane Fall Blvd, Spokane, WA
Registration fee: $140 (online registration only)
Awards: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for each weight class and best lifter male and female

This is a USA Powerlifting sanctioned event.
Meet Director: Danna Snow dsnowpfz@gmail.com
Registration Deadline: March 7, 2025

Session Schedule is as follows:

Session 1: ALL Teen Men, JR Men and Open Men –

Check in: 6:30am – Weigh In: 7:00am-8:30am- Lifting begins: 9:00am – Estimated finish time = 2:00pm

Session 2: ALL Women, Youth Men and Women, MX and Master Men – (if you entered the Open Men division as well as your age division, you will compete with the Open division in the morning session)

Check in: 12:30pm – Weigh In: 1:00pm-2:30pm- Lifting begins: 3:00pm – Estimated finish time = 8:00pm

Emails sent will be added here!

Empire Classic Schedule sent 2/3

Empire Teams sent 3/8

Welcome Email sent 3/15

Weight Classes sent 3/18

Flights Link sent 3/20

Early Equipment check sent 3/22

Selecting Attempts sent 3/24

Livestream Links sent 3/26

Coaches sent 3/27

Spectator tickets sent 3/28 and Ticket Clarification sent 3/28

Sponsorship email sent 3/30

Hotel: Book at the Best Western or Search for Off site Hotel specials

All lifters must be active USAPL members. 10% of the lifters will be drug tested.

If you are new to USA Powerlifting, please visit their website at www.usapowerlifting.com for all rules and regulations. This event offers the options of lifting raw or equipped (single ply). You may enter Full Power (squat, bench, deadlift), Deadlift or Bench Press or Deadlift and Bench press.

WEIGH IN SCHEDULE : See above schedule

Spectators Admission = $21 (this includes coaches who are not also competing) Pre purchase your tickets here

Livestream Links:

Platform 1 Livestream

Platform 2 Livestream

When completing your registration form, you choose your weight class by having your weight be below the chosen weight class. For instance, if you weigh 102kg, you enter the 110kg weight class.

ACTUAL LIFTING SCHEDULE

Lifting Schedule: This meet will be limited to the first 120 registrations. The final lifting schedule will depend on the number of entries in specific weight categories.

Meet Location: Spokane Convention Center (334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA)

Awards: Awards will be given to 1st – 3rd place in each weight class and best lifters in each for light weight and heavy weight. Champion of Champion awards (best lifter) will be given in age categories with 6 or more competitors.

Custom T-Shirts: All competitors will receive a free t-shirt. Please indicate your size on your entry form

Lifting Attire: All competitors must wear a one piece lifting suit or a wrestling singlet, shoes and a T-Shirt. And you must be a current USAPL member. Renew online at www.usapowerlifting.com.

Drug Testing: You must be drug free for at least 36 months prior to the date of this meet to be eligible to compete. At least 10% of all lifters will be tested by urinalysis. Banned substances include but are not limited to anabolic steroids and growth hormones. The complete list of banned substances is available on the web site of the World Anti-Doping Agency (see www.WADA-ama.org).

This event is expected to fill up before the deadline. When this happens, you will be able to register on the waitlist list.

This event is Full! Get on the waitlist here.