Ava Tran (UFA) makes her move against Apoorva Talwalkar (CenCal Div.) at the 6th annual SoCal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC in Northridge, California.

Six hundred fencers from all across Region 4 filled the Student Rec Center at Cal State Northridge over the September 23, 24 weekend to vie for medals and Regional Points in 20 separate events at the 6th annual SoCal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC. The gold medalists are listed below. Full results can be found here.

SoCal Musketeers Gold Medalists - Girls

SoCal Musketeers Gold Medalists - Boys

Lost and Found

Several items were left behind in the Student Rec Center after the tournament, including: 7 weapons, 3 body cords, 2 gloves, a mask, a fencing jacket, a women’s black jacket, 2 hoodies, a T-shirt, 3 water bottles, 2 collapsable chairs, and a drawstring bag. If you believe that any of these items might belong to you, please contact Lost and Found. Whatever is not claimed in 30 days will be donated to needy fencers.

Y-14 WF: Jeanelle Myers (San Bernardino Div.) scores with a lunge against Audrey Young (UFA).

Y-14 WF: Dana Korol (CenCal Div.) puts all her effort into the fight against Kailey Suh (UFA).

JR WE: Jeanelle Myers (San Bern. Div.) vs. Irene Yeu (Swords).

Y-10 ME: Daniel Oganesian (Swords) takes the piste.

Y-14 MF: Jonathan Irvine clenches it against Case Avron with a behind-the-back touch (both LAIFC fencers).

JR WE: Helen Myers (San Bern. Div.) lands a touch on the arm of Emily Zhou (Swords).

Y-12 MS: Ethan Gianetto (D’Asaro) is parried by Nathan Leung (Z Fencing).

Y-12 MF: Ernest Yakushkin (LAIFC) on the move against Neel Dankar (Central CA Div.).

Y-14 WF: Ava Tran (left, UFA) in her first DE bout of the day against Apoorva Talwalkar (CenCal Div.).

Y-12 MS: Conner Lee (left) vs. Titus Nieto (both San Diego Div.).

You can be auto-qualified if you earned points in the 2015 Junior Olympics, 2015 Summer Nationals, or in the 2015 October NAC. You will qualify if you earn points in the upcoming November and December NACs as well. Normally points roll off the rolling points list right before that same tournament for the following year is to take place, but with the case of JOs, earning points in the previous JOs(as long as you’re age eligible) will qualify you for the next JOs as well.

Division I points do trickle down to Junior and Cadet points’ lists.

You can also qualify through the RJCC points list where 2 RJCC results count toward your overall total. The top 25% in each Region will qualify for Junior Olympics.

The last way to qualify is to qualify through the Division JO Quals being held in December. You can sign up on AskFred here.

This covers most of the bases in which you can qualify for JOs, but probably doesn’t cover them all. Please ask your coaches or email us with more questions and we will find the answers if we don’t already know them ourselves.

Good luck and congrats to those who have already qualified!