Division Schedule

The 2009-2010 age criteria chart is at bottom of this page. Only competitions on this web site are sanctioned competitions.

Times listed are close of registration/check-in.

NOTE: The Exec. Committee recently enacted the following policy regarding fencing events advertised as "mixed". W. Pa. Division events advertised as being "mixed" must be run as "mixed", and not be split into separate Men's and Women's events on the day of the tournament.

Div. I-A Sectionals will be held in Harrisburg area May 1 and 2, 2010.
U-19 (Junior) Sectionals will be held in South Jersey May 8 and 9, 2010.

Division Qualifying information is listed on schedule below

DATE

EVENT

PLACE

TIME

FEE

Sat., Feb. 20	Mixed C and under Sabre	Thomas Presbyterian Church Christian Life Center 1068 Linden Road 84, PA 15330 Note: register via askfred or dtheriault@windstream.net NOTE: Fencers who decide to withdraw after pre-registering should notify Deb Theriault, at the above e-mail address.	10 a.m.	$20 if registered by 2/17; $30 if not pre-registered
Sun., Feb. 28	Crimson (IUP) C and Under Foil, Epee This is a Charity Event to raise food.	IUP, Zink Hall Note: If pre-registered by Feb. 25 on askfred : $20 first event and $15 additional event if you bring a canned food. If not it will be 5$ extra. At the door: $30 first event and $25 additional event.	Foil, 9 AM Epee, 1 PM	See Note
Sat., March 13	Y14 and U16, Div. II/III and Vets qualifiers to Summer Nationals PRE-REGISTRATION INFO: > Per WPD policy, pre-registration procedures and deadlines will be enforced. > Pre-register by Sat., March 6, 2010, via askfred or e-mail: dtheriault@windstream.net > Fencers who have not pre-registered by 3/6/10 will not be permitted to compete (no "walk-in" fencers allowed). All fencers must pre-register by the deadline; there will be no exceptions. > Because these are qualifiers, events cannot be mixed. > NOTE: There is no penalty for pre-registering for an event, then choosing not to compete. HOWEVER: Fencers who decide to withdraw after pre-registering should notify Deb Theriault, at the above e-mail address.	Thomas Presbyterian Church Christian Life Center 1068 Linden Road 84, PA 15330 Note: register via askfred or dtheriault@windstream.net 9:00 AM Y14 & U-16 M. Foil Y14 & U-16 W. Foil 9:30 AM Div. II/III/Vets M. Foil Div. II/III/Vets W. Foil 12 noon Y14 & U-16 M. Epee Y14 & U-16 W. Epee 12:30 PM Div. II/III/Vets M. Epee Div. II/III/Vets W. Epee 2:00 PM Y14 & U-16 M. Sabre Y14 & U-16 W. Sabre 2:30 PM Div. II/III/Vets M. Sabre Div. II/III/Vets W. Sabre	See Notes	$ 25first event $ 20 each additional event (there is no "at-the-door" meet fee, since all fencers must pre-register; see Notes).
Sun., April 11, 2010	Hellbender Open Mixed Epee and Mixed Foil	Allegheny College, Meadville PA register via askfred	9:15 AM Mixed Epee 1:00 PM Mixed Foil	See Notes$25 each if registered by April 8; $35 at door. for each event.
Sat., April 17, 2010	Tiger Fencing Club D and Under Foil and Epee (both mixed)	Thomas Presbyterian Church Christian Life Center, 1068 Linden Road 84, PA 15330 register via askfred or email elioult@hotmail.com	9 a.m. Mixed Foil; 12:30 p.m. Mixed Epee	$20 first event, $15 second if registered by 4/14; $30 first event; $25 second at door

MEET CANCELLATIONS DUE TO BAD WEATHER
If you have pre-registered for a meet:
-- Before leaving for the meet venue, check your e-mail and/or answering machine to see if you've received a message that the meet has been cancelled.

If you have not pre-registered for an event:
-- You will have to determine whether the meet has been cancelled by: calling the meet host (indicated on the WPD website) OR calling the WPD Chair, Deb Theriault (home ph. # 724-327-4159) The meet host will be responsible for determining whether a meet should or should not be held, since the host is usually familiar with the streets and roads leading to the venue, and is most likely to know the weather forecast for that vicinity. We know this is a bit cumbersome, but the bottom line is this: for the winter months, *pre-register for meets*. We can't notify you if we don't know you're coming to the event.

2009-2010 Age Chart

Fencers must be 13 years of age on Jan. 1, 2010, to enter competitions such as E and under, D and under, C and under and Opens. For age restricted competitions, listed below, the year of birth is listed. These are for all competitions, including Junior Olympic Qualifiers and Regional Youth Circuit events.

All Competitions that are not age restricted	Junior (U20)	Cadet (U17)	Youth 14	Youth 12	Youth 10
1996 and before	1990-1996	1993-1996	1995-1998	1997-2000	1999-2002

For 2009-2010 Summer Nationals and Division/Section Qualifying Competitions

Div. I, I-A, 2, and 3	Junior (U19)	Cadet (U16)	Youth 14	Youth 12	Youth 10
1996 and before	1991-1997	1994-1997	1995-1998	1996-2000	1999-2002