VA Division 2025/26 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

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UPDATE AS OF 10/16 8:00AM: Registration for this event is now closed.

Notifications via AskFred for events that will be held and their start times will go out today.

Notifications via AskFred of the events that will not be fenced because there are fewer than 4 fencers will go out today. (DONE)

EVENTS NOT COMPETED ON SUNDAY (Notices via AskFred have been sent to those registered in these events)

Cadet Womens Saber

Cadet Womens Foil

Cadet Mens Foil

Junior Womens Foil

Junior Womens Saber

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ON SUNDAY:

10AM

Junior Mens Epee

Junior Womens Epee

1PM (Not earlier than 1PM)

Junior Mens Saber

Junior Mens Foil

Cadet Mens Epee

Cadet Womens Epee

2:30PM (Not earlier than 2:30pm, but after the conclusion of Junior Mens Saber)

*Cadet Mens Saber

*Given the results of the Junior event, the Cadet event may not need to be held. Fencers in Cadet would still be required to check in, even if the event is not held.

Most of these events will qualify 3 fencers. Depending on the # of fencers who check in for Junior Mens Epee, it is likely to qualify 4 or 5 fencers. Cadet Mens Epee will qualify 3 or 4. Events that qualify only 3 fencers will have a fence-off for 3rd place.

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This is the 2025/2026 Virginia Division qualifier to the Junior Olympics (Cadet and Junior National Championships) to be held in Kansas City, MO from January 9th-January 12, 2026. The Virginia Division Qualifier will be held at AIC Fencing Club in Sterling, VA, with All Junior (U20) events held before the Cadet (U17) events on the same day. Junior or Cadet events with fewer than four competitors at registration close will NOT be held. NO WALK-INS AT ALL!

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15th at MIDNIGHT! No exceptions to this will be made. At midnight, October 15th, ALL unpaid pre-registrations will automatically be deleted by AskFred. On the morning of the 16th, we will send a note out to those registered and paid for any event that does not have 4 or more PAID registrations stating that the event will not be held. Those pre-registered and paid will automatically qualify for that event at the Junior Olympics.

Junior age events will begin at 10AM. All Cadet events HELD will begin no earlier than 1PM unless otherwise communicated. (Event start times may be modified given the number of registrations, we will notifiy as early as possible)

Age Requirements:

Cadet: 2009-2012 (or on Y14 NRPS)

Junior: 2006-2012 (or on the Cadet NRPS)

It is possible on the day of the qualifier that a Junior event will qualify fencers registered in the Cadet event later that day. If, after all the math, there are 3 or fewer fencers remaining, that event will NOT be held. If you are registered for a Cadet event that is scheduled to be held, you must be checked in physically on site to be considered eligible, even if the Junior event renders it unnecessary. SORRY, there is not a better way to do that unfortunately.

Virginia Division Members Only!!! A member can declare a Division affiliation based on his or her residence, the location of the school that the member is attending, or the location of the club that the member will represent in USA Fencing competitions. Each year a member must declare the Division affiliation for that membership year. That Division is then the one from which the fencer must qualify for the USA Fencing National Championships and the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships.

Number of Qualifiers for Junior Olympic Fencing Championships and USA Fencing National Championships from Division Qualifying Competitions (25% rule) # of Competitors(# of Qualifiers)  1(1), 2(2) 3 -12(3), 13-16(4), 17-20(5), 21-24(6), 25-28(7) [BOD, October 2003]

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 Monderne (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.

Finally, registration for this tournament automatically grants consent to the above statements from the Virginia Division of USA Fencing, LLC, without recourse or question.

* Liability waiver - Upon entering this tournament you agree to abide by the current rules of USA Fencing and other applicable rules instituted by the Virginia Division of USA Fencing, LLC (VADIV). You acknowledge you are entering this tournament at your own risk and release USA Fencing and its sponsors, VADIV , and referees from any liability. With entry you give consent to VADIV to obtain medical care from any licensed physician, hospital, or clinic for any injury or illness that may arise during activities associated with this tournament. *