Powerlifting America will send 16 lifters to the 2026 IPF World Equipped Powerlifting Championships, held November 9 to 15 in Istanbul, Türkiye. The team has eight men and eight women. All 16 are entered in the Open division.
Zen McCollum leads the 120+kg class with a 1170 nominated total. He set that total at Open Nationals in March with a 475 squat, a 350 bench, and a 345 deadlift. McCollum totaled 1122.5 at last year’s Equipped Worlds. Jared Martin is also entered at 120+kg with a 1160 nominated total.
Ian Bell returns to the 105kg class after a 1067.5 equipped total at last year’s Equipped Worlds. He totaled 1046 at the 2023 championships and 1047.5 in 2024.
Kelsey McCarthy enters the 69kg class after a 652.5 total at last year’s Equipped Worlds. She totaled 640 at the 2024 championships. Bonica Brown has the highest nominated total among the women at 662.5 in the 84+kg class. Brown benched 220 equipped at the 2019 IPF World Powerlifting Championships.
Three lifters on the team competed at the Sub-Junior and Junior Worlds in August. Lawson Lillo totaled 830.5 equipped there in the 74kg class. Bodie Lacoe totaled 702.5 at 59kg. Elizabeth Pizarro totaled 400 at 57kg. Dalton Lacoe is also entered at 59kg after a 660 total at the 2024 Equipped Worlds.
Selection criteria: National Teams. The session schedule and the stream are on the event page.
The Roster
Men’s Equipped
Open: Bodie Lacoe (59kg), Dalton Lacoe (59kg), Kamil Iwasiow (66kg), Lawson Lillo (74kg), Nathan Landry (74kg), Ian Bell (105kg), Zen McCollum (120+kg), Jared Martin (120+kg)
Women’s Equipped
Open: Elizabeth Pizarro (57kg), Macayla Cano (57kg), Mayra Armijo (63kg), Kelsey McCarthy (69kg), Chelsea Green (76kg), Michelle Robbins (84kg), Bonica Brown (84+kg), Stephanie Brunkhorst (84+kg)