[IN DIV] Division Qualifiers

This event is an Indiana Division event, hosted by Alexander's Fencing Academy. Pre registration opens 2/3/2008: $20/event Registration closes 4/11/2008: $30/event at the door. You may register for USFA membership at the door, but please do not bring cash. Only checks made out to the USFA or you can use your credit card number. Minors need to have their USFA form signed by their parent. Times are close of registration, E.D.T. (Same time as New York). Events are open only to Indiana Division members of USFA. This is a qualifying event for the Summer Nationals; there are no alternate qualifiers. Therefore, only those who intend to compete in the Summer National Championships should enter. You must meet USFA age requirements to fence at this tournament. Automatic Qualifiers A list of automatic qualifiers should be posted soon on the www.USFencing.org website. If you're on the list, you're already qualified! *"C" & Under event ------------------- Open only to fencers rated "C" and below. Top 3 or 25% rounded up finishers qualify for the Division II Summer Nationals. Top 3 or 25% rounded up rated "D" and below will qualify for Division III Summer Nationals. All veteran competitors qualify for Veteran events at Summer Nationals Fencers must be born 1994 or earlier, or be on the current Junior point list to compete. There will be no separate D3 ("D" and below) competition, as it would no longer result in any extra qualifiers. Qualification for D3 will be solely through the "C & Under" event. **Under 16 ----------- Open only to fencers who were born 1992 or later. Note that according to the USFA, if you were born after 1995 you will have to have Y14 points to qualify to fence in the U16 event at Nationals even if you were to have finished high enough to qualify in this tournament. Fencers on the Cadet point list automatically qualify. Fencers who qualified for the U19 event at Sectionals now automatically qualify for the Cadet event Top 3 or 25% qualify for Under 16 Summer Nationals. **Youth-14 ----------- Open only to fencers who were born 1993 or later. Note that according to the USFA, if you were born after 1996 you will have to have Y12 points to qualify to fence in the Y14 event at Nationals even if you qualify based on this tournament. Fencers on the Y14 list automatically qualify. Top 3 or 25% qualify for Youth-14 Summer Nationals. To qualify for the Youth12 and Youth10 categories this year you must be either on the appropriate point list, or have competed in a regional or super-regional youth tournament. The list of such tournaments is given on the www.usfencing.org website. The complete rules for qualifying to national tournaments are located on the www.usfencing.org website (the athlete's handbook), and a summary is located here. Team Events ------------- Close of registration for U-19 and Senior team events for Summer National Championships is the same time as for the "C" and under event. Indiana has never sent more than two teams per weapon to Nationals. We can qualify four teams. Clubs wishing to qualify a team must let me know via email (will.read@gmail.com), or at the tournament by the close of registration. In the extremely unlikely event that we actually have to run the competition (e.g., if more than four clubs sign up), we will run it the following weekend, and registrants will be notified. For more information about the Indiana Division events or policies, please visit http://usfa.rivercityfencing.net/ Form more information about the venue, please contact Tim Mills, tim@runofthemills.com, or visit www.alexandersfencing.com