2025 North Texas Division Sum. Nat. Qualifier
Registration closes April 2, 2025 — in about 14 days
Online Payment Required To Register
Open to members of N Texas Division only. If 3 or fewer fencers register for an event, all 3 will qualify and no one will need to fence. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER 04/02/2025.
FRED Announces the 2024 North Texas Div. Summer National Qualifier for Y14 and combined Division 2/3.
This qualifier in only open for open to COMPETITIVE or ACCESS MEMBERS OF NORTH TEXAS DIVISION. Your membership card will be used for check-in. You must have age verification completed with USA Fencing! This is done in your membership profile.
Events Scheduled:
These events will not be fenced if they have 3 or fewer entries; all fencers will qualify.
- Y14 Women's Epee
- Y14 Women's Foil
- Y14 Women's Sabre
- Y14 Men's Epee
- Y14 Men's Foil
- Y14 Men's Sabre
- Div 2/3 Women's Epee
- Div 2/3 Women's Foil
- Div 2/3 Women's Saber
- Div 2/3 Men's Epee
- Div 2/3 Men's Foil
- Div 2/3 Men's Sabre
[NOTE:] Divisions 2 and 3 will be fenced as a combined event. Review Chapter 2 of the Athlete Handbook for qualifying paths and additional information. (DISCLAIMER: Should there be a conflict between the information on this More Information Page and the Athlete Handbook, the Athlete Handbook will take precedence.)
There will be no registrations taken at the door. The last opportunity to register is midnight on Wednesday, APRIL 2nd. Your registration is not complete unless you have paid. All unpaid pre-registrations will be deleted at midnight April 2nd and we will assume that you did not want to fence.
FENCERS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS MORE INFORMATION PAGE. CHECK THIS PAGE FOR TOURNAMENT UPDATES. ONCE REGISTRATION CLOSES, THE ACTUAL TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON THIS PAGE.
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Tournament: 2025 North Texas Division Summer National Qualifier
Date: Saturday 04/05/2025
Location: Fencing Institute of Texas, 1000 W. Crosby Rd., Ste. 134 Carrollton, TX 75006
Qualifying Information
Please visit the USA Fencing Summer National Event Page for Qualifying Information, https://www.usafencing.org/news_article/show/1265840
FEES:
Through midnight 4/2/05
$25 Registration
$25 Per Event
There will be no registrations allowed at the door.
NORTH TEXAS DIVISION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED Participation requires a competitive or Access membership. In order to compete at Regional or National tournaments, Access Members must upgrade to the Competitive membership.
[Disclaimer] If you are ALREADY QUALIFIED, DO NOT FENCE. Fencers who have earned national points are the only athletes who will be skipped over. Athletes who have already qualified via a regional path will not be skipped over at any division qualifier.
If an event has three or fewer entries, this event will not be fenced and the qualifications will be processed (up to three will qualify).
AGE ELIGIBILITY
Youth 14 -- 2010-2013
Div 2/3 --- born 2011 or earlier
SPECIAL NOTE FOR FENCERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A HIGHER AGE GROUP EVENT BY VIRTUE OF POSITION ON THE NRPS
At this time, Askfred will not let you register and pay for an event for which you are not age eligible. If you are eligible to fence in an event by virtue of being on the NRPS in a lower age category, please contact Brenda Waddoups, waddoups@att.net with the name of the athlete, and the event(s) the fencer wishes to fence, and proof of NRPS. You will be advised on how to proceed to pay for the events. Please verify your eligibility BEFORE doing this! No refunds will be given for ineligible fencers who mistakenly enter.
If you have a question about eligibility, please contact USA Fencing
[Note: This mail in payment must be received by April 2nd. If you will be late, you may bring your check with the information below to Fencing Institute of Texas, 1000 West Crosby Road, Suite 134, Carrollton, TX 75006.]
Include with your payment the following information:
1. Your name as it appears on your USFA membership card
2. Your USFA membership number
3. Your club affiliation(s)
4. Your weapon rating(s) - letter and year
5. The events you are entering
6. Contact information (telephone and email address)
Check must be received by the close of regular registration.
REFUND POLICY: The NTX Division follows the refund policy of the USFA. Refund requests must be made prior to April 3rd, 2025 at midnight. The registration fee is not refundable. The event fee will be refunded less FRED fees and postage. No refunds will be issued for event no-shows. Refunds will be processed within 3 weeks after the tournament. No refunds will be given for requests made after April 3rd, 2025. Send an email to info@fenceintexas.org with your name, event, and your mailiing address.
PETITION PROCESS: In exceptional cases, when a fencer is unable to participate in the Division Qualifier, or in Regional qualifying events, the fencer may petition the National Office. Information may be found in the Athlete Handbook online in paragraph 2.6.5.
If a fencer meets the classification requirement when his or her application is processed by the Division, and subsequently earns a higher classification, the fencer retains eligibility for that tournament.
FENCE OFF FOR THIRD: If there are more than three fencers, but fewer than 13, third place must be fenced. Where there are 13 or more fencers in the final results, third place does not have to be fenced.
We will not fence an event if 3 or fewer fencers are signed up as all three will qualify. Fencers will be listed as DNF (did not fence). Per USFA guidelines, to qualify you must still pay registration and event fees and be present at the tournament.
FORMAT: Event format is one round of qualifying pools and 100% to direct eliminations. Initial seeding will be by classification and year, then randomly.
EQUIPMENT GUIDELINES:
Standard fencing uniforms without any rips, tears, or holes are required.
Warm-up pants are not allowed.
Names on uniforms are not required.
Fencing glove must cover half of the forearm with no rips or holes.
Standard fencing plastron (underarm protector) is required; women must wear chest protector. Mask must pass a 12K punch test. Elastic strap at back of mask is required.
Cords, lames, and masks are subject to standard electrical resistance checks. At least two working body cords, mask cords, and 2 working weapons are required.
There is not a vendor at the Division Qualifier. If your equipment is questionable, bring spares from your club.
To keep up to date with the most current news for the North Texas Division follow our Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/northtexasdivision
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