South Texas Division Junior Olympics Qualifiers

This event is the qualifier for Junior and Cadet for the Junior Olympique held in Feb 2024

This tournament is open ONLY to members of the South Texas Division.

No rating will be awarded.

Gate code *8329#

Please park on the left side after the gate.

TFA is the 1st yellow door on your left. Go up the stairs.

Preregistration opens on 10/20/2023

Preregistration closes on 12/1/2023

!**** NO WALK-IN ******!

Please pre-registered

Fees: $30 registration + $20 per event,

Fee to be paid at the door.

Unlike Covid years, you are expected to come to the venue even if your event has fewer than 4 fencers.

Schedule

The venue will open at 8:30 a.m.Weapon check starts at 8:30 a.m. 

Only events with 4 or more fencers are fenced.

We'll start with the junior events with the most fencers registered

We will process all the Junior events before starting the Cadet events.

All competitors fencing must submit a copy of the South Texas Division waiver of liability before the competition.

Fencers under the age of 18 must have a parent's signature on this form.

As soon as a fencer is eliminated he should leave the premises.

There is no seating area for the plus-one 

Current competitive membership of the USFA is required.

Format: Pools, 100% to Direct Elimination

For any event with three or fewer eligible and properly prepared entrants, the organizers reserve the right to declare all entrants tied for first place, without any bouts being fenced.

FOR ALL EVENTS

Athletes are permitted to fence in their Division qualifying competitions only IF:

1) The athlete is a US Citizen OR Permanent Resident and a current competitive/collegiate competitive member of USA

Fencing AND

2) The athlete meets the various qualifying event criteria OR

3) The athlete's birth year falls in that age bracket OR

4) The athlete is on the national rolling point standings in the next younger age bracket

For events where 25% (rounding up) qualify in the divisional qualifying event, for small numbers of competitors, the number qualifying is a larger fraction.

for 1 competitor: 1 qualifies

for 2 competitors: 2 qualify

for 3-12 competitors: 3 qualify

for 13 or more: 25% (rounding up) qualify

If you qualify for the Junior event, you will qualify for Cadet if you are in the right age bracket.

This event is part of the USA Fencing National Championships, held each year. No points are awarded nor new classification.

Head referee: Gary Van Der Wege

Bout Committee: Emmanuelle Jean

If you have any questions contact Oscar Barrera ob01@txstate.edu

or Emmanuelle Jean emmanuelle.jean@gmail.com