2026 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The North American Open Series kicks off March 5-8, 2026 in Columbus, Ohio, with two competitions: The North American Open Series 1 and The National University Championships. This marks the fifth year NAOS1 and university nationals will be held conjunctively, and the seventh time in the series’ eight years that NAOS1 will be paired with the Arnold Sports Festival.
Following the overwhelming success of recent events, the 2026 event will again be held in the Union Station Ballroom in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. In order to do so, the two events is capped at a combined 1,300 athletes.
EVENT CONTACT
Pedro Meloni - pedro.meloni@usaweightlifting.org