JO Qualifiers - MN 2018-2019

Junior Olympic Qualifiers! Participants may enter to qualify to attend the USFA Junior Olympics National Championship in Denver, CO, Feb. 15-18 2019. Location is confirmed as Center for Blade Arts! Please see address above. 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 - high school members must upgrade to a full competitive membership. All USFA equipment rules will be enforced. NEW FOIL RULE: all chest protectors are required to have an additional layer of padding. Click here for more information: https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/908442 For the 2018-2019 season Cadet includes birth years 2002-2005, and Junior includes 1999-2005. 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 (2 pm) Cadet (U16) Women's Foil (12 pm) Cadet (U16) Women's Saber (3 pm) Cadet (U16) Men's Epee (2.30 pm) Cadet (U16) Men's Foil (1 pm) Cadet (U16) Men's Saber (3.30 pm) Junior (U19) Women's Epee (10.30 am) Junior (U19) Women's Foil (8.30 am) Junior (U19) Women's Saber (12.30 pm) Junior (U19) Men's Epee (11.30 am) Junior (U19) Men's Foil (9.30 am) Junior (U19) Men's Saber (1.30 pm) Preregistration closes on 12/08/2017.