2026 Utah Law Enforcement (UTLE) Handgun Championship

This is the 2026 Utah Law Enforcement Handgun Championship match hosted by Waypoint Training.
This will be a police officer only match with a large random draw prize table, 14 stages, awards for the top three in each division, and shirts for each competitor. We anticipate a number of sponsors being on site and are planning to have food/snacks available for the shooters.
There will be three competitive divisions, Patrol, Patrol Optics, and Practical. A Sponsor division is just for fun and is essentially our open division. It’s the same divisions and rule sets created by Jared Stepp and Jeremy Dunn that have been used in other matches. A complete ruleset will be attached to this signup shortly.
This will be held at the Big Salty Range behind Lee Kay, just west of Salt Lake City. If you aren’t sure, Google it. It’s there.
It costs $80. Totally worth it. Get your department to pay for it. You get a shirt, a great match, and an awesome prize table (historically we’ve given away around $40,000 – $50,000 in stuff each match, but each year varies). We also will be making some challenge coins for the match. You can preorder them for $20 at the bottom of this page.
Full refunds will be allowed until a month out from the match (half refund until two weeks out, no refunds after that). After that we start ordering and buying things, so I can’t really refund you. #sorrynotsorry
Info for the match.
Sign ups. You sign up right here on this page and you pay on this page. Once I receive the payment, you should get an email that says you are approved to squad. You then pick what squad you want to be on, so you can shoot with your friends. You need to understand something. If you don’t sign up on time and can’t shoot with your friends, that is a you problem. Sign up and shoot together. I can’t squad you with friends if there aren’t spots left on their squad.
DIVISIONS
Patrol rules are simple. It is your current duty weapon. You can only load 15 rounds in your gun. You must use a duty style holster. It must have at least one level of ACTIVE retention (ie ALS, SLS, etc). That’s it. No red dots, porting/muzzle brakes, or crazy stuff in this division (even if it’s your duty gun). Most guys will have glocks/M&Ps/P320s etc in this division.
Patrol optics is the exact same rules as patrol, but slide mounted red dots are allowed. Aka Glock MOS with RMR or M&P core with a Deltapoint. Still no porting, compensators, or anything wild in here (even if it’s your duty gun). Again, 15 rounds only.
Practical is the “competition” division. This division is also where retired/former officers can compete. It’s essentially Limited Optics from USPSA, but iron sights are also allowed if you are stuck in the 20th century.
The sponsor division is for dudes donating to the match that won’t be competing against the coppers for awards or prizes, but wanna have fun. This is the open division. Follow standard USPSA open division rules (which are very very lenient).
Any questions, please feel free to text me at 801-610-9539. I don’t answer phone calls, but if you want me to call you, I will. But text me and tell me that. I’m a dang millennial.
Hurry up and sign up though, cause this match fills up fast. Don’t you come whining to me about squadding when you were slow on the draw.
I’m opening it 4 months early to allow no excuses for conflicting schedules and allow you time to source ammo. So no excuses. If you are purchasing ammo, we suggest Salt Lake Wholesale. Contact me if you need to ship ammo prior to the match and we can make that happen.
We will have two days where we are shooting.
Please, please, please, know what day you are signing up for. I find that helps for long term success.
Squads 101-114 will be April 15 and will have RO’s embedded on each stage and is the PRIMARY MATCH Day.
Squads 201-214 will be on April 14 and will have RO’s on each squad who float with you, squad mom style and is the STAFF/SECONDARY MATCH Day. Anyone can sign up for either day. Really it’s whatever works better for your schedule. Each day will have a similar prize table.
You must be present to win your prize due to thieving in the past.
Thanks everyone!