MN Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers
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Qualifiers for Junior Olympics in January 2026 Junior and Cadet Events
UPDATED 11/18/2025
This is the Minnesota Division Qualifier for Junior Olympics (Junior and Cadet National Championships).
The 2026 Junior Olympics (JOs) will be hosted in Kansas City, MO this year.
If you decide not to attend please unregister or message the organizer immediately in case this reduces the size of the events to 3 or less.
Medals will be awarded for 1-3 places.
MN DIVISION QUALIFIERS INORMATION:
HEAD REFEREE: Sasha Dong-Ying Pai (N2)
BOUT COMMITTEE: Sue Toews, Anna Schliep (R2)
ADDITIONAL REFEREES: Jeffrey Buenaflor (R2), Tyler Clayton (R2)
All bout committee and referees are Safesport/Background Checked.
VENUE: CENTER FOR BLADE ARTS 4744 CHICAGO AVE S MINNEAPOLIS,MN
FINAL EVENT TIMES: ASKFRED REGISTRATION CLOSED NOV 16, 2025 -only events that have 4 or more people signed up will be fenced. These are as follows.
Junior Men's Epee: 8:30 AM
Junior Women's Epee: 9:30 AM
Cadet Men's Epee: 10:30 AM
Walk-in registrations are accepted for events that are being fenced at triple registration fee.
Venue will be open by 7:15AM for athletes to warm up. Please use only the green and yellow zones for warm-up. Spectators should remain off the fencing floor and in the gallery.
The following events had less than 4 registrations by close of registration and will not be fenced. Anyone registered by Nov. 16, 2025 for one of the following will automatically qualify for JOs. You do not need to be present or pay since your event is not fenced.
Junior Men's Saber-zero registered, event not fenced.
Cadet Men's Saber-zero registered event not fenced
Junior Women's Saber- zero registered event not fenced
Junior Men's Foil-less than 4 registered- all those that registered will auto qualify, event not fenced.
Cadet Men's Foil- less than 4 registered- all those that registered will auto qualify, event not fenced.
Cadet Women's Saber-zero registered event not fenced
Junior Women's Foil- less than 4 registered- all those that registered will auto qualify, event not fenced.
Cadet Women's Foil- less than 4 registered-all those that registered will auto qualify, event not fenced.
Cadet Women's Epee- less than 4 registered-all those that registered will auto qualify, event not fenced.
No additional registrations will be created for events not fenced. We have hired referees and reserved space based on attendance.
COST: Registration is $40 for first event and $20 for additional. CASH ONLY,
EVENT INFO: Everyone must preregister by Sunday November 16.. All Junior events will be held before Cadet events on the same day. Events with 3 or less competitors will NOT be fenced and all pre-registrants will qualify for JOs.
Events with at least 4 competitors will be fenced and a fence off for there place will be held for events with less than 12 competitors.
Walk on registration the day of the event will only be available for events scheduled to fence (those that had 4 competitors when registration closed).
QUALIFICATION: Only the top 25% of fencers rounded up will qualify for JO. Please read the following for more information on qualifying for this tournament: https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/1243888
PREREGISTER: Preregistration will close Sunday November 16th. No exceptions will be made. After that time any event with l3 or less registrations will not be fenced and those registered will automatically qualify for JOS. Wlalk-in registration for events that will be fenced will be at a triple fee.
Organizer: MN Division of USA Fencing.
Use the contact the organizer feature if you have questions.
Who can participate: Minnesota Division Fencers with a USA Fencing Membership at Access level or higher --to compete in JOs you will need at least a Competitive USA Fencing membership. IF you are not currently a MN Division member you will need to update your membership profile before the event. Bout committee will not be able to change your division affiliation or membership status--you must do that yourself in your USA Fencing profile or contact support at USA Fencing. For more information about membership see:
https://www.usafencing.org/membership
Age Eligibility:
- Born in 2009-2012: Can compete in cadets in tournaments before and including the 2025 Junior Olympics
- Born in 2006–2012: Can compete in juniors in tournaments before and including the 2025 Junior Olympics
Note: Be sure to review below to see under which circumstances a fencer born after 2011 can fence at the Junior Olympics.
Cadet – A fencer born after 2012 can become eligible to qualify for Cadet local and regional competitions, NAC Cadet tournaments and Junior Olympic Cadet Fencing Championship and qualifying tournaments IF the fencer is on the National Youth 14 Point Standings at the time of the entry deadline for that tournament. Fencer still needs to meet the Cadet qualification pathway after becoming eligible.
Junior – A fencer born after 2012 can be eligible in Junior local and regional competitions, NAC Junior and Junior Olympic Fencing Championships and qualifying tournaments IF the fencer is on the National Cadet Point Standings at the time of the entry deadline for that tournament.
Important note: Fencers must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Any fencer who is a citizen or permanent resident, who has also represented another country in the last three years, in any FIE (Senior or Junior) and/or Union International de Pentathlon Modern (UIPM) event, and who has not yet been granted permission to represent the USA by USA Fencing and the FIE is not eligible for any USA Fencing National Championship competition, individual or team, including division qualifying competitions. A foreign fencer who is in the United States on a visa is NOT eligible to fence in any National Championships, individual or team, or associated division qualifying competitions. If an athlete has a Green Card, a copy of this card should be brought to the event as part of check in.
This tournament will follow all USA Fencing Rules and SafeSport requirements. Full electric gear is required per USA Fencing rules.
Referees: If you are able to help referee please let us know. MN Division pays referees for their time.
This tournament follows USA Fencing rules and policies.
https://www.usafencing.org/usa-fencing-rule-book
USA Fencing Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention (MAAP) Policies
https://www.usafencing.org/maapp
USA Fencing Transgender and Nonbinary Athlete Policy
https://www.usafencing.org/transgender-and-nonbinary-policy
Junior Olympics Info:
For information about Junior Olympics please see: https://www.usafencing.org/2026-junior-olympics
IMPORTANT NOTE: The regular entry deadline fee for JOs is November 5th. If you want to avoid triple fees you must register for JOs before then. Your registration will say pending qualification. If you do not qualify you will be refunded per USA Fencing refund policy, once you qualify it will update your registration to qualified.
Check your USA Fencing profile to see if you already qualified by regional/national points.
Registration for JOs Opens: September 24th, 2025: 12:00pm ET
Regular Fee Deadline for JOS: November 5th, 2025
Late Entry Fee Deadline for JOs: 5 p.m. local time the night before the event
Qualification Deadline: December 10th, 2025 -- this is the deadline for regional/division qualification results to be reported to USA Fencing.