OC Div. JO Quals

Registration closes on Wednesday, December 11. Any event that has 3 or fewer registrations will NOT be contested - all fencers in those events will automatically qualify. Fencers who are registered at the close of registration in events with three or fewer entries do NOT need to attend the event. Walk-in (at-the-door) registration is not available - be sure to register through AskFred prior to the registration deadline.

The top 25% - minimum of 3 - finalists qualify for each event.

Note that fencers who qualify in a Junior event will automatically qualify for the Cadet event in the same weapon category if they meet the age requirement.

Results will be submitted to USA Fencing on Monday indicating that everyone has qualified for the events they registered for. You will see you 2025 Junior Olympic qualification status updated as soon as USA Fencing completes processing those results.

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JO qualifiers for Orange Coast Division members.

USFA Membership required. Event fees are $50 per event.

AskFred registration closes on 12/11/2024 (Wednesday). There is no at-the-door registration; all fencers MUST pre-register through AskFred. If an event has 3 or few entries it will not be contested. Fencers registered in any event not being contested will be notified on 12/2/2023 and will not be required to be present for the event; instead, they will automatically qualify for that event.

IMPORTANT: All Junior Olympic (Cadet/Junior) qualifying events are restricted to members of the Orange Coast Division ONLY. If you are a member of another division (SoCal, San Bernardino, San Diego, etc), you CANNOT attend these qualifying events.

For complete qualifying and appeal information, please refer to the Athlete Handbook which can be downloaded from the USFA website.

Events Scheduled - The listed times are close of registration. Events will start 15 minutes after the close of check-in, NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE EVENT HAS STARTED:

9:00 AM - Junior Men's & Women's Epee

10:00 AM - Junior Men's & Women's Saber

11:00 AM - Junior Men's & Women's Foil

12:00 PM - Cadet Men's & Women's Epee

1:00 PM - Cadet Men's & Women's Saber

2:00 PM - Cadet Men's & Women's Foil

*Fencers who qualify for U20 are automatic qualifiers for U17 as long as they meet the age requirement.

Fence offs to break ties will only be done if needed.

100% promotion, however if necessary due to tournament circumstances, only 80% may be promoted.

Ratings will used from the USA Fencing website as of the day before the event. Any ratings earned after that or not reported to the national office will not be used.

USFA Membership - USFA rules will be enforced.

All fencers must be current members of the USFA . Proof of USFA membership is either an unexpired membership card, an email from the USFA or listing on the USFA website. Membership forms will be available at the tournament or may be downloaded from the USFA website. If proof of membership is unavailable fencers will be required to submit a new membership application form with payment at the door. No exceptions.

Weapons are checked (weights and shims) during pools and direct eliminations for all events.