SoCal Junior Olympic Qualifiers 2024-25

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

Update 12/2/2024:

These events cancelled due to fewer than four fencers pre-registering:

1. Junior Women's Saber
2. Cadet Men's Saber
3. Cadet Women's Saber
4. Cadet Women's Foil

Time for close of check-in for Cadet Men's Foil has been changed to 1:00PM

Venue

1. Brentwood School - East Campus Gym
2. 100 S. Barrington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Check-in

1. Posted times are preliminary.  They may be adjusted based on pre-registration on AskFred.  Please check AskFred on 12/4/2024 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 8 fencers (and parents/siblings) who email admin@socaldivision.org to help setup will have their entry fees waived. Setup starts at 7:00 AM on 12/7/2024.

1. Pre-registration on AskFred, closing on Saturday, November 30, 2024 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 Saturday, November 30, 2024 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

Age groups

1. Junior: birth year 2005-2011
2. Cadet: birth year 2008-2011 (or on Y-14 national points list)

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.

National Qualifying Events

The Junior and Cadet events are qualifiers to the Junior Olympics (JO’s).  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 the JO’s 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 2025 Junior Olympics will be held in Charlotte, NC on February 14-17, 2025

Close of Pre-Registration

At close of pre-registration on Saturday, November 30, 2025 11:59PM (Pacific)

1. Incomplete or unpaid pre-registrations will be deleted.
2. Junior and Cadet events with fewer than 4 fencers will be cancelled.
3. Those pre-registered fencers in cancelled events will qualify for JO’s and be eligible for a refund.

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.

Cadet Fencers

For Cadet fencers who register for both the Junior and Cadet events:

1. If you qualify for Junior JO’s you are automatically qualified for Cadet JO’s (in the same weapon)
2. If you qualify at this event and choose to withdraw from the Cadet event of the same weapon, prior to the close of registration for the Cadet event, you are eligible for a refund of fees for the Cadet event. Please notify check-in in a timely manner.

Please "Message the Organizer" with any questions

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Bout Committee: Eric Speicher

Head Referee/FOC: 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.