2027 Powerlifting United Nationals

How to qualify

Open totals are posted by PLU. Youth, junior, masters and single-lift entries need 75 kg.

Qualify between January 1, 2025 and April 23, 2027. Youth, junior, sub-master, master, gender-neutral and single-lift entries need a 75 kg total. The open-division totals are on PLU’s nationals page; we haven’t added them here yet.

Qualifying rules, with sources →

Best lifters at the 2026 Powerlifting United Nationals

Ranked by DOTS score across every class and division. Results appear here 2 to 4 weeks after a meet, once OpenPowerlifting publishes them.

1. 1 Zac Meyers Men, raw, 140 kg 1047.5 kg591.2 DOTS
2. 2 Luke Frandsen Men, raw, 67.5 kg 720 kg568.0 DOTS
3. 3 Christian Kearney Men, raw with wraps, 67.5 kg 707.5 kg555.0 DOTS
4. 4 Tray Jones Men, raw, 125 kg 955 kg550.3 DOTS
5. 5 Aaron Madriaga Men, raw, 75 kg 759 kg548.8 DOTS

Powerlifting United Nationals, year by year

Lifters entered at each edition in our results (tested and untested meets of a year added together).

1. 2026 255 lifters San Antonio, TX
2. 2025 235 lifters Teaneck, NJ
3. 2024 348 lifters St. Louis, MO

Best results in Powerlifting United Nationals history

Top 10 full-power results by DOTS, one per lifter.

Updated October 17, 2026

More on PLU

• PLU federation overview
• PLU rules and weight classes
• Qualifying totals for every federation