Morris Knolls Freshman Invitational

5th Annual Morris Knolls Freshman/Sophomore Invitational Tournament Registration closed Monday, December 20. 12 Invited Schools: These events are open only to freshmen from Butler, Chatham, Columbia, Hackettstown, Livingston, Mendham, Morristown, Morris Hills, Morris Knolls, Randolph, West Essex and West Morris Central High Schools. This is not a USFA tournament. This tournament is sanctioned by the New Jersey Interscholastic Fencing Association www.njifa.org. There is a separate FRED registration for the sophomore part of this Tournament at: http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=13035 There is no snowdate scheduled. Events Schedule, Thursday, December 30, 2010. Check-in closes at 8:00am for all events. Gender - Class - Weapon: Women's Freshman Sabre Men's Freshman Sabre Women's Freshman Foil Men's Freshman Foil Women's Freshman Epee Men's Freshman Epee Tournament Format: Pools of 5, 6 or 7 fencers, with 80% promoted to the direct elimination table. DEs are best 2 out of 3 five-touch bouts. Fence-off for third place. Engraved medals to all quarterfinalists or top 8 finishers. Consolation round in each event for those not promoted to DEs and possibly those eliminated in first round of DEs, depending on size of event. Referees: Juniors and Seniors from the 12 particpating schools are required to referee. They will work the pools and the rounds of 32 and 16 in the DEs and the consolation rounds. Juniors and Seniors who don't feel comfortable refereeing will help with scorekeeping. Paid, USFA-rated referees will work the quarterfinals thru the finals. Referees should indicate their availability to work the tournament by emailing Roger Jones, Tournament Director, at hocsoc78@aol.com. USFA-Rated Referees Available: Registration: Registrations will be taken only online via FRED. No payment necessary. Your school will pay later. Fencers, not coaches, should register themselves. No walk-in registrations accepted. Registration closes on Monday, December 20, 2010. If you represent a fencing club in the USFA, choose your high school as your Secondary Club Affiliation in the 'EDIT PROFILE' section under 'MyFRED'. If you don't, choose your high school as your primary club. All 12 schools invited to the tournament are set-up in FRED. Mendham is listed as Mendham HS, not West Morris Mendham HS. For more Information: Tournament Director Roger Jones, Boys Coach, Morris Knolls, hocsoc78@aol.com, 862-432-0852 Registrar Tom Tishman, Mendham HS Boys and Girls Coach, at