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Re: McKendree College Powerlifting Team *LINK*

Posted By: Z. Cooper (amyvessel.CoE.LaTech.edu)
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2006, @ 9:26 p.m.

In Response To: Re: McKendree College Powerlifting Team (Tyler Slonecker)

Tyler,

I have encountered this exact same question on more than a couple occasions from several individuals inquiring as to the same basic question: "Is there/Can I get powerlifting scholarships for college?" I have answered this question before, so - at the expense of redundancy, I am posting this answer which I hope will give you a better idea as to the situation with scholarships/college/powerlifting and the like.

You will not find a single College or University across the United States that will offer any scholarship(s) for Collegiate Powerlifting. At the current time, the sport of "Competive Collegiate Powerlifting" is not currently an NCAA sanctioned sport. So what "exactly" does this all mean to a HS Powerlifter? Basically, this means that because the NCAA doesn't recognize Powerlifting, colleges or universities have no financial ability to offer scholarships to outstanding HS Powerlifters as a means of recruiting athletes into their programs.

The best case scenario that I know of, as of now, are slight (however substantual) waviers of certain fees from certain Universities. I am currently unaware of any circumstances at other Colleges and Universities anywhere else (but to double-check me on that, contact Coach Magendie, National Collegiate Chairman, at LSU Powerlifting) but do know of the terms at my Current location. As the Head Coach of the Louisiana Tech University Powerlifting "Iron Dawgs" I can tell you that under certain specific circumstances, incoming freshman here at Tech can have their out-of-state tuition waived if certain pre-determined criterion are met. (While this may not sound like very much money... out-of-state tuition waviers usually result in around a 50% reduction of total tuition cost) As previously mentioned, I am unaware of similar conditions exist at other Universities, however do know that at Louisiana Tech University this opportunity exists within my Program. Should you have further questions, I would advise that you contact me (zcc001@latech.edu)or the National Collegiate Chairman, John Magendie.

To Strength and Power,

Z. Cooper

Louisiana Tech Powerlifting

Messages In This Thread

• McKendree College Powerlifting Team
  Brady Stewart (24.207.206.218 ) -- Thursday, May 6, 2004, @ 4:05 p.m.
  • Re: McKendree College Powerlifting Team
    Tyler Slonecker (kenton.k12.oh.us) -- Wednesday, February 22, 2006, @ 8:10 a.m.
    • Re: McKendree College Powerlifting Team *LINK*
      Z. Cooper (amyvessel.CoE.LaTech.edu) -- Wednesday, February 22, 2006, @ 9:26 p.m.
      • The conditions Coach Cooper speaks of
        Magendie (ip68-11-237-214.br.no.cox.net) -- Thursday, February 23, 2006, @ 6:34 p.m.
      • Re: McKendree College Powerlifting Team
        Dena (222-240.f.ESC4.net) -- Wednesday, April 5, 2006, @ 12:20 p.m.