Division qualifiers are competitions in which a specified number of fencers, based on their results,
qualify to the USA Fencing National Championships and the Junior Olympic Championships.
Division qualifiers are restricted to members of the division for the following events: Y14, Div II and
Div III (USA Fencing National Championships) and Cadet and Junior (JOs). Veteran fencers can qualify
for USA Fencing National Championships via Division II or Division III division qualifiers.
Division qualifying tournaments cannot be mixed gender competitions.
Fencers who have earned national points are the only athletes who will be skipped over in the results to determine qualifying athletes. Athletes who have already qualified via a regional path will not be skipped over.
Fencers must be U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents.
Athletes that have represented another country in the last three years at FIE-level competitions (Veteran/Senior/Junior and those athletes that represented another country in the Cadet World Championships) are not eligible to compete in a National Championship, unless the athlete has been officially approved by the FIE to represent the USA.
A foreign fencer who is in the United States on a visa is NOT eligible to fence in any National
Championships, individual or team, or associated division qualifying competitions.
Divisions allowing ineligible athletes to compete in qualifying competitions may be fined by USA Fencing – a $500 fine, which may be invoiced or withheld from the division’s membership rebate.
For information regarding your division qualifier schedule, check your division’s website or contact
your division officers. To obtain names, emails and phone numbers for any of the division’s officers,
contact the National Office by phone (719-866-4511) or email information@usafencing.org