2025-26 SoCal Division Summer National Qualifiers

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March 29, 2026
Registration closes March 25, 2026 — in about 2 months
Brentwood School - East Campus Gym 100 S Barrington Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90049 US Map
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Southern California Division qualifiers to 2026 Summer Nationals

A Southern California Division hosted event. All grounded strips. All professional referees.


Location

Brentwood School


Check-in

  1. Posted times are preliminary.  They may be adjusted based on pre-registration on AskFred.  Please check AskFred on 3/28/2026 to see if your event times have changed.
  2. Bring your USA Fencing ID and, if not age-verified, proof of age (see below)


Registration & Entry Fees

The first 4 fencers (and parents/siblings) who email admin@socaldivision.org to help setup, before close of pre-registration, will have their entry fees waived. Setup starts at 7:00 AM on 3/29/2026.

  1. Pre-registration on AskFred, closing on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 11:59PM (Pacific): $60 per event
  2. Waiver fees will be considered for fencers who have financial hardships. Please contact admin@socaldivision.org for consideration.
  3. Registrations that are unpaid as of Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 11:59PM (Pacific) will be removed
  4. At the door: $120 per event (credit card and Zelle accepted). Zelle: treasurer@socaldivision.org please provide name of fencer and event


Event Groups

  1. Y-14 birth year 2011-2014 or Y12 National Points

All fencers who are not Age Verified on their USA membership MUST provide proof of age (birth certificate, passport) at check-in.  We recommend all fencers complete USA Fencing’s age verification process at least one week prior to the tournament.


  1. Div2: Born 2012 or earlier, and a rating of C, D, E or U
  2. Div3: Born 2012 or earlier, and a rating of D, E or U

Please note that Div2 and Div3 events are combined.


National Qualifying Events

These events are restricted to:

  1. Current members of the Southern California Division of USA Fencing
  2. US Citizens or Permanent Residents
  3. If you are already pre-qualified to compete in your event(s) in the Summer Nationals by regional or national points, you do not have to compete in this tournament.
  4. Only fencers who are pre-qualified by national points are skipped in determining qualifiers from this event.
  5. For complete qualifying and appeal information, please refer to the Athlete Handbook
  6. The 2026 Summer Nationals are scheduled to be held June 27, 2025 to July 7, 2025 in Portland, OR


Format

All events: At least one round of pools, 100%* promoted to direct elimination.

*may be adjusted to less than 100% if required (this has never been required.)


Medals

Medals are awarded to the top 3 places in all events, including ties for 3rd place.


Please "Message the Organizer" with any questions


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Bout Committee: Eric Speicher

Head Referee: Greg Schiller

Organizer: Jim Beihold

Armorer: Sam Signorelli


If you would like to be considered to referee for this or other Southern California Division hosted events, please send us a message via AskFred.