Referees announced for 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships

FRISCO, Texas — US Youth Soccer announced the 88 referees who, based on their performance at the state and regional level, will be officiating the games at the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championships July 23-28 in Overland Park, Kan.

The selection process for referees for the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series is based on performance throughout the Series. Just as the teams advance from the state to regional to national level, so do the referees.

The United States Soccer Federation is sending five referee assessors to Overland Park, in addition to several US Youth Soccer assessors. The referees are an integral part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, and they play a key role in its success and advancement to the next level. Being invited to the national level is a great honor for these referees who are dedicated to promoting fair play and furthering their development.

This year, 20 referees — five from each of US Youth Soccer’s four regions — will be returning to work at their second consecutive US Youth Soccer National Championships. Randall Kelley of Massachusetts worked as the head referee in last year’s US Youth Soccer Under-19 Boys McGuire Cup final. He said it is an incredible honor to be selected for these games, considering their prestige within youth soccer.

“So far, it’s been the pinnacle of my refereeing career to referee the McGuire Cup final,” Kelley said. “It’s something that we’ve worked for, for years. It’s a real process. We work hard to get better and improve with every tournament we do.”

Referees participating in the 55 US Youth Soccer State Association State Cup events are considered for advancement to participate in one of the four US Youth Soccer Regional Championship events. The top referees from each regional event are then considered for advancement to the National Championships. Once selected to the National Championships, the top 20 referees are identified and invited to return to the event the following year.

Region I Referees

First Name	Last Name	State	Grade
Anthony	Brossi	MA	6
*Danielle	Brzezinksi	VA	6
Rosario	Candela	NY	5
*Alex	Chilowicz	NJ	5
Lauren	Dearman	NY	6
Matthew	DeBlois	RI	7
Corson	Fidler	MD	5
Sergio	Gonzalez	PA	6
Kiah	Haslett	VA	7
Melvin	Holmes	PA	6
*Randy	Kelley	MA	4
Justen	Lopez	NY	5
Stewart	Milton	VA	7
Ian	McKay	MA	5
Rabee	Naji	NY	7
David	Nare	DE	5
Milena	Nikolic	VA	6
Andreas	Santibanez	NY	6
*Brandon	Smith	PA	6
*Mark	Treilman	PA	6
Anthony	Visconti	NY	6
Alexandria	White	MA	7

Region II Referees

First Name	Last Name	State	Grade
*Brandon	Artis	OH	5
Keith	Angel	IL	5
Nick	Balcer	MI	7
Ali	Banane	IN	5
Daniel	Barber	KY	6
Devin	Blazek	KS	5
Kyle	Burkhardt	MN	5
Kyle	Costa	IN	7
Jack	Feldman	IA	6
Elvis	Mahmutovic	MO	5
Zachary	Marzilli	OH	7
*Jonathon	McCoy	MI	6
*Adrienne	McDonald	MI	6
Edgar	Osorio	IL	7
Lauren	Parliament	SD	6
*Jordan	Pramuk	IL	5
Chris	Ruska	WI	6
Rachel	Smith	IL	7
Ronald	Stuver	OH	6
*Vicente A.	Suarez	OH	6
Tyler	Turner	IA	6
Khary	Williams	KY	6

Region III Referees

First Name	Last Name	State	Grade
Anelise	Cimino	GA	7
Marcus	DeBruno	NTX	7
*Doug	Dutt	LA	5
Oladokun	Faduyile	TN	5
Thomas	Holt	AL	7
Christina	Hutchinson	STX	5
James	Meade	NTX	7
*Caleb	Mendez	FL	5
Tony	Mensah	OK	5
R. Tyler	Mitcham	LA	6
*Keith	Ooten	OK	5
Jasmine	Peralta	FL	5
Jennifer	Politz	LA	6
Michael	Remensnyder	GA	7
Kaylib	Robinson	NC	7
Nima	Saghafi	OK	5
Giovanni	Sanchez	NTX	5
Nick	Uranga	GA	6
Midge	Van Es	STX	5
Rubiel	Vazquez	FL	6
*Jeremy	Weed	STX	6
*Ben	Wooten	NC	5

Region IV Referees

First Name	Last Name	State	Grade
*Vince	Apple-Chiarella	CA	5
Will	Aten	CO	5
Vincent	Brizzolara	CA	5
Miguel	Carmona	AZ	6
Kate	Chapman	CA	6
Cuauhtemoc	Delgadillo	NM	6
Andrew	Decker	OR	6
Eric	Ehrhardt	CA	6
Kira	Helmer	CA	6
*Randy	Hoffman	CA	5
Eduardo JR	Jeff	CA	5
Christopher	Koll	OR	6
Alicia	Messer	AZ	6
*Samantha	Moos	CA	5
Luis	Nunez	CA	6
Salma	Perez	CA	6
Michael	Radchuck	CA	5
*Latham	Riffle	CO	5
Charles	Spaniola	WA	5
*Matthew	Stewart	AZ	5
Miguel	Urbina-Barrios	CO	6
Adam	Zarrin	CO	5