Our Crowdfunding Groups
Longhorn Powerlifting is aiming to raise $5,000 in order to accomplish two goals: fund our team’s trip to Collegiate Nationals and alleviate teammate financial burden.
Collegiate Nationals is the largest collegiate powerlifting meet in the world, totaling over 1,200 competitors per year. It is important to us to compete at Collegiate Nationals so that we show the country who the strongest team in Texas really is! We also use part of the donations to provide financial aid with due payments. We want to extend powerlifting to as many people as possible, and financial aid helps lower the bar to entry. This is only possible with YOUR kind donations! Every donation counts, so please continue to read below to learn more about our great causes!
Who We Are
Longhorn Powerlifting is a RecSports club team at The University of Texas at Austin dedicated to achieving national success and spreading awareness of the sport. We are a team made up of high school powerlifters, former athletes and people who love to lift! Our team of 85 covers just about every college and major on The Forty Acres, ranging from Business Honors, to CNS Honors and everything in between. In between classes and social lives our athletes put in countless hours honing in their craft. We pride ourselves on being The Strongest Team in Texas, and there is no better way to prove this claim than to win national championships! Outside of our lifting careers we also host the annual Longhorn Open and High School clinic. We love to give back to our community by volunteering at various Special Olympics meets.
Why We Are Raising Funds
We believe that it is a privilege and an honor to be able to represent UT on the National Level. Because of this, we do not want our athletes to have to worry about financing their trips to nationals and instead focus on what they do best: being The Strongest Team in Texas. Not everyone has the same financial freedom as others, and we do not want team dues and travel costs to get in the way of one's sport. That is why we want to lower the bar to entry to as low as it can possibly be. Aiding the payment of dues spreads the sport to populations that could potentially be left out without it.
Funding the travel to nationals also serves as a thank you to our athletes for their dedication to the sport and Longhorn Powerlifting. They are the ones who showcase the BEST university at the national level!
Your Impact
Every dollar raised in this campaign will go directly to our two causes and all donations are tax-deductible. Any donation is welcome. Who knows, your donation might be sending the next national champion into battle!
Overall team operations including: Coaches, Competition Grade Equipment, Team Dues, Meet Costs and More!
