Illinois Division

The Illinois Division of USA Fencing has three missions:
*To promote the sport of fencing in Illinois
*To sanction official USA Fencing local competitions
*To assist member clubs in the Illinois Division

Monday, August 11, 2014

2014-2015 Competition Calendar for Illinois Division

Illinois Division Sanctioned Events for the 2014-2015 Season.
All participants in the following events are expected to be current competitive members of USFencing.
The tournaments below are tournaments sanctioned by the Division or by USA Fencing (national tournaments not being held in Illinois are not included, see the USA Fencing Events Page).  In general, tournament organizers will use askfred.net to post details about the tournament and to conduct pre-registrations.
Organizers are responsible for submitting rating changes earned at sanctioned events to the IL Division Secretary (Judy Van Cleeff).


Date(s)
Day
Club
Weapon(s)
Event(s)

Sep
13th
SAT
Windy City
E
Senior Mixed Open, Youth
2 0 1 4
Sep
19th
FRI
The POINT
F
Senior Mixed Open
Sep
21st
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Sep
27th
SAT
FCC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Sep
28th
SUN
FCC
F
Senior Mixed Open
Oct
5th
SUN
NU
F,E,S
Burton Open [Senior Women's, Senior Mixed]
Oct
18th
SAT
The POINT
E
Div 3 Mixed, Senior Mixed Open
Oct
25th-26th
SAT-SUN
NU
F, E, S
Remenyik ROC (D1A qualifier)/RJCC (Regional Jr/Cadet qualifier)
Nov
1st
SAT
EFC
S
Jr, Cadet Mixed
Nov
1st
SAT
FCC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Nov
2nd
SUN
FCC
F
Senior Mixed Open
Nov
14th
FRI
The POINT
S
Senior Mixed Open
Nov
16th
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Nov
23rd
SUN
NU
F, E, S
JO Qualifiers (Men's U17 & U20; Women's U17 & U20)
Nov
29th-30th
SAT-SUN
Windy City
F, E, S
RYC
Nov
30th
SUN
IFC
F, E, S
Fall Open
Dec
21st
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Dec
27th
SAT
FCC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Dec
28th
SUN
FCC
F
Senior Mixed Open
2 0 1 5
Jan
4th
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Jan
11th
SUN



Jan
23rd-25th
FRI-SUN
Windy City
F, E, S
SYC
Jan
25
SUN
The POINT
F
Balcazar [Div 3 Senior Mixed]
Feb
7th
SAT
EFC
S
Jr, Cadet Mixed Open
Feb
8th
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Feb
13th
FRI
The POINT
S
Senior Mixed Open
Feb
21st
SAT
The POINT
E
Div 3 Mixed, Senior Mixed Open
Feb
22nd
SAT
IFC
F,E,S
Youth 12 Mixed Open, Div 2 Senior Mixed
Mar
8th
SUN
Windy City
E
Senior Mixed Open, Youth
Mar
15th
SUN
The POINT
F
Div 3 Mixed, Senior Mixed Open
Mar
22nd
SUN
IFC
F, E, S
Div 3 Mixed,  Y12 Mixed
Mar
28th
SAT
FCC
E
Senior Mixed Open
Mar
29th
SUN
FCC
F
Senior Mixed Open
Apr
4th
SAT
NTX
F, E, S
IL Qualifiers, Youth
Apr
11th
SAT
NTX
F, E, S
IL Qualifiers, Div 2, Div 3
Apr
18th
SAT
The POINT
E
Dufour Epee Challenge 2015 (Senior Mixed Open)
Apr
24th
FRI
The POINT
F
Senior Mixed Open
Apr
25th
SAT
FCC
F
Senior Mixed Open
Apr
26th
SUN
IFC
E
Dominick Epee Challenge (Men's, Women's, Team, Y12 - Open)
May
3rd
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open
May
3rd
SUN
The POINT
F
Div 3 Mixed, Senior Mixed Open
May
10th
SUN
Windy City
E
Senior Mixed Open, Youth
May
16th
SUN
NTX
F, E, S
Midwest Club Team Championships
May
23rd
SAT
FCC
E
Memorial Day Open
May
24th
SUN
FCC
F
Memorial Day Open
May
24th
SUN
LincolnSquare
S
D & Under Saber
May
31st
SUN
IFC
F, E, S
Youth, Veteran
Jun
7th
SUN
Windy City
E
Senior Mixed Open, Youth
Jun
14th
SUN
The POINT
F, E, S
Master of Arms - Senior Mixed Open
Jun
20th
SAT
FCC
F
Senior Mixed Open
Jun
21st
SUN
Metro FC
E
Senior Mixed Open




Monday, June 2, 2014

ILLINOIS DIVISION ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Divisional Meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, July 26th, 2014 at New Trier High School, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield, IL 60093. Tournament scheduling and other divisional business will be discussed. Lunch will be provided.

If you plan to attend please send the name of the club you will be representing, and how many people will be coming to the division secretary (Judy Van Cleeff, jkvancleeff@gmail.com).  If you cannot make it, and have an agenda item or want to reserve a tournament date, please submit this information to the division secretary before the meeting.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

ANNOUNCING: IL Div Qualifying Events for Summer Nationals:

April 5, 2014 - Y14 and Senior Open Teams
April 19, 2014 - Division II and III 
New Trier Gymnasium
385 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka, IL
Please preregister on AskFRED:

http://tinyurl.com/naqumkp

Friday, November 29, 2013

RYC at Windy City is this weekend!
This is one of the possible qualification paths for Youth 10 and Youth 12 events at both the March and/or July NACs.

Sign up on AskFRED: http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=23918

Monday, November 11, 2013

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR REFEREES: 

Check your status on AskFred (http://foc.askfred.net/Referee/) and make sure it is correct. Rankings will be updated based on that list in January 2014.

See USA Fencing Message here:
 http://www.usfencing.org/news_article/show/304793?referrer_id=669372-usa-fencing-news


Sunday, October 27, 2013

Coming up! Junior Olympics Qualifiers! 

November 24th at Northwestern.

Events: 
All Weapons.
Men's U17 & U20; Women's U17 & U20

All fencers MUST preregister.
Event is posted on AskFRED:

http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=24640

Please make sure fencers are USA Fencing competitive members, and bring proof to event. 

Friday, September 6, 2013

NOTICE: USA Fencing has announced ...

Y10 AND Y12 D.E. COMPETITION FORMAT CHANGES
Please be aware of the changes in Youth DE formats when planning your tournaments. Details are posted at the USA Fencing web site: http://www.usfencing.org/news_article/show/282349?referrer_id=669365