Selection criteria for the USA Raw Bench Press National Team
Although there has yet to be a decision made by the IPF to have a Raw/Unequipped Bench Press World Championship, as an organization USA Powerlifting will use the following to field teams if and when such a Championship does take place.
The current raw/unequipped Bench Press National Champions from the Men’s and Women’s (Open, Subs, Juniors, and Masters) Bench National Championships will automatically be a member of the USA Team. If the raw/unequipped Bench National Champion of any weight class is unable to honor this appointment, then an additional team member will be selected from a rank order list of open raw/unequipped lifters from Bench Nationals, Raw Nationals, all NAPF and IPF contests from the previous 12 months prior to Bench Nationals. Alternates will be selected based on Wilks number rank within the alternate pool they are in. No other factors will be considered. However, when comparing lifters of the same age and weight class,
