USAWA

This is the first time since 2019 that all (8) championships will be contested.  The promoters were distributed around the country giving most athletes a chance to compete.

• Club Championship – Promoted by High Country – April 5^th – Winner – Clark’s Championship Gym
• Grip Championship – Promoted by High Country – May 3rd – Winners – Ben Edwards & Nisha Gupta
• Heavy Lift – Promoted by KCSTRONGMAN and Frank’s May 10^th – Winners – Chad Ullom & Jessica Hopps
• National Championship – Promoted by Buffville – July 19th – Winners – Larry Traub & Beth Skwarecki
• Presidential Cup – Promoted by Habecker’s – August 2nd – Winner Beth Skwarecki
• OTSM Championship – Promoted by KCSTRONGMAN – September 6^th – Winner Chad Ullom
• Team Championship – Being promoted by High Country – December 20^th – register by December 6th
• Postal Championship – Being promoted by Postal Director Denny Habecker – December 31^st – Winners will be determined by the Q4 Postal.  Through the first three quarters, Stacy Todd is leading with (20) points, Lisa Gore in second with (18) points and Lilly Todd in third with (16) points.  On the men’s side, Abe Smith leads with (74) points, Barry Bryan is in second with (71) points and Dan Jones & Jeff Wenzel are tied for third with (65) points each.

Looking ahead to 2026:

• Club Championship – February 28^th promoted by Clark’s Gym, remote entries will be accepted
• Grip Championship – Save the Date – April 18^th High Country will be submitting a meet sanction
• Heavy Lift – TBD – This was a dual-venue meet in 2025
• National Championship – June 27^th promoted by Clark’s Gym
• Presidential Cup – TBD
• OTSM Championship – TBD, typically the first weekend in September at KCSTRONGMAN
• Team Championship – TBD
• Postal Series – Quarterly.  The lifts have typically been announced in early January by the Postal Director, Denny Habecker