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Who can compete in the Qualifiers? An athlete is permitted to fence in the qualifying competitions of the Division/Section reflected in his/her current USFA membership only IF:

1) The athlete is a U.S. citizen OR permanent resident of the United States and a current competitive member of the USFA And

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

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

a. Example: For a fencer, born 1995, to be eligible to fence in the Division’s Cadet qualifying competition, the fencer must be listed on the current Youth 14 point standings. Current is defined as the point standings at the time of the qualifying competition.

b. Example: For a fencer, born 1995, to be eligible to fence in the Section Junior qualifying competition the fencer must be listed on the current Cadet point standings. Current is defined as the point standings at the time of the qualifying competitions.

How do I qualify for the following events? Please click on the event to go to the qualifying path.

How do you determine the number of qualifiers from the qualifying competitions? In determining the number of qualifiers, the number of competitors is the total number of fencers who competed in the qualifying competition who are eligible to fence in the Championships. Once the number of qualifiers is determined, those who have already qualified to the Championships in that event (athletes determined to be automatic qualifiers) are skipped in determining those who have become qualifiers in that competition. For example, if there are 20 competitors in the qualifying competition, of which four have already qualified for that particular championships event, those four are skipped in determining the five qualifiers from that competition. Example: If the ones who have already qualified are 1^st, 3^rd, 6^th, and 7^th, then the qualifiers are those who have placed 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^thand 9^th.

NUMBER OF QUALIFIERS FOR SUMMER NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIPS

# Competitors	1	2	3-12	13-16	17-20	21-24	25-28	29-32	33-36	37-40	41-44	45-48
# Qualifiers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

(BOD, 10/03)

Qualfying Paths for the 2007 Summer National Championships

DIVISION I-A CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must be born no later that 1993 AND

• Place in the top 25% (with a minimum of 8) at the 2007 Senior Section Championships OR

• Placed in top 8 at the 2006 Division I-A National Championship OR

• Placed in top 4 at the 2006 Division II National Championships OR

• Be the current 2007 Under – 19 Section Champion

UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must be born between 1988 and 1994** AND

• Place in the top 25% at the 2007 Under-19 Section Championships OR

• Be on the Junior (Under –19) point standings as of May 1, 2007 OR

• Be in the top 16 of the Cadet (Under – 16) point standings as of May 1, 2007

DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must have a classification in the weapon of “C”, “D”, “E”, or Unclassified at the time of the qualifying competition AND born no later than 1993 AND

• Place in the top 25% of the 2007 Division Qualifying competition

(BOD, 9/06)

• Qualifying Criteria Changed From 2006 Championships *

DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must have a classification in the weapon of “D”, “E”, or Unclassified at the time of the qualifying competition AND have been born no later than 1993 AND

• Place in the top 25% of the total number of “D, “E” or “U” fencers competing in the 2007 Division’s Division II Qualifying competition (when Division II and Division III qualifying competition is held together) OR

• If separate Division III qualifying competition is held by the Division, then the top 25% of the field will qualify for Division III National Championships

• Qualifying Criteria Changed From 2006 Championships *

UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must be born between 1991 and 1994** AND

• Be on the Under-16 point standings as of May 1, 2007 OR

• Place in the top 25% of the Division’s U – 16 qualifying competition OR

• By Board action, any fencer who has qualified for the Under-19 National Championships becomes an automatic qualifier for the Under-16 Championships (BOD, 10/04) OR

• Be in the Top 8 of the Youth 14 point standings as of May 1, 2007

YOUTH 14 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must have been born between 1992 and 1995** AND

• Be on the Youth 14 point standings as of May 1, 2007 OR

• Place in the top 25% of the Division Youth 14 Qualifying competition OR

• By Board action, any fencer who has qualified for the Under-19 National Championships becomes an automatic qualifier for the Under-14 Championships (BOD, 10/04)

YOUTH 12 OPEN

Fencers born between 1994 and 1997 AND

• Fenced in one Regional Youth Circuit or one Super Youth Circuit in the 2006-2007 season in the age and weapon category (categories) in which the athlete requests entry acceptance OR

• Be on the Youth 12 point standings as of May 1, 2007

* Fencer must state on the Summer Nationals Entry Form the competition(s) at which he or she fulfilled the requirement. Failure to do so will be basis for rejection of the entry. *

YOUTH 10 OPEN

Fencers born between 1996 and 1999 AND

• Fenced in one Regional Youth Circuit or one Super Youth Circuit in the 2006 -2007 season in the age and weapon category (categories) in which the athlete requests entry acceptance OR

• Be on the Youth 10 point standings as of May 1, 2007

* Fencer must state on the Summer Nationals Entry Form the competition(s) at which he or she fulfilled the requirement. Failure to do so will be basis for rejection of the entry. *

VETERAN

Any current competitive member born 1966 or earlier who has competed in

• 2007 Section Championships OR

• 2007 Division qualifying competition for Division II and/or Division III Championships {only those with a “C” classification or lower (D, E, or U) may compete} OR

• Any NAC During the 2006-2007 season

* Fencer must state on the entry the competition by which he or she complied with qualification criteria and which Veteran Event/Age Group they are entering. *

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

# Clubs	2	3	4 to 5	6 to 10	More than 10
#of Qualifiers	2	3	4	5	6

• Based on the number of different USFA Member Clubs represented at each of the 2007 Division’s Senior Team and U19 Team qualifying competitions. There are no Composite Teams allowed at the Qualifier or Summer Nationals.

• Members of the Senior Team must be born no later than 1993 (no classification requirement)

• Members of the U19 Team must be born between 1988 and 1994

• There are no Composite Teams at the Summer National Championships.

ELITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fencers must be born no later than 1993 AND

• Be on the National Senior point standings on May 1, 2007 OR

• Be in the top 8 of the Junior (U-19) point standings on May 1, 2007 OR

• Be in the top 4 of the Cadet (U-16) point standings on May 1, 2007 OR

• Placed in the top 8 in the 2006 Division I-A National Championships OR

• Placed in the top 4 in the 2006 Division II National Championships OR

• In men’s epee and women’s epee – be one of three athletes named by the U.S. Modern Pentathlon Association

WHEELCHAIR:

Open Event for Wheelchair Athletes