JO Qualifiers - MN 2016-2017

Junior Olympic Qualifiers! Participants may enter to qualify to attend the USFA Junior Olympics National Championship in Kansas City, MO, Feb. 17-20 2016. If you are planning to attend the Division 1 Foil NAC on this weekend, please let us know as soon as possible. The foil events may be moved to a different weekend if they present a conflict. Cost per event is $20 if preregistered, or $25 if registering at the door. If you autoqualify for a second event there is no additional charge. The MN Division accepts checks, cash, or credit/debit cards. This is a USFA-sanctioned tournament and competitive memberships are required. All USFA equipment rules will be enforced. For the 2016-2017 season Cadet includes birth years 2000-2003, and Junior includes 1997-2003. If an event has 3 or fewer fencers, all fencers automatically qualify for JOs. If there are 4-12 fencers, the top 3 qualify - in this case, we will fence off for third. If there are 13-16 fencers, the top 4 qualify. If there are 17-20 fencers, the top 5 qualify, and so on. Events Scheduled: Cadet (U16) Women's Epee (1 pm) Cadet (U16) Women's Foil (12 pm) Cadet (U16) Women's Saber (1.30 pm) Cadet (U16) Men's Epee (1.30 pm) Cadet (U16) Men's Foil (12.30 pm) Cadet (U16) Men's Saber (2 pm) Junior (U19) Women's Epee (10 am) Junior (U19) Women's Foil (8.30 am) Junior (U19) Women's Saber (11.30 am) Junior (U19) Men's Epee (10.30 am) Junior (U19) Men's Foil (9 am) Junior (U19) Men's Saber (12 pm) If you are interested in refereeing at this tournament or helping with bout committee, please fill out the MN Division officials form: https://goo.gl/forms/67v2PjFmwYYlHcCL2 . Once we have your information, the Tournament Committee will be in touch! Preregistration opens on 07/25/2016. Preregistration closes on 12/09/2016.