List of 97 referees announced for US Youth Soccer National Championships

FRISCO, Texas (Via US Youth Soccer) — US Youth Soccer has announced the 97 referees who, based on their performance at the state and regional level, will be officiating the games at the 2015 US Youth Soccer National Championships, July 21-26 in Tulsa, Okla.

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 eight referee assessors to Tulsa, 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.

While US Youth Soccer has been represented by several former players on the world stage, the same can be said of referees. Mark Geiger, who worked several matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, began his refereeing career with New Jersey Youth Soccer games before working his way up to the National Championships.

“I went to the [US Youth Soccer Region I] Regionals for six years. Each year, it was a goal to get myself selected for Nationals,” Geiger said. “It took a number of years to get there, so to finally achieve it was very exciting… We’re able to be seen at the National Championships by U.S. Soccer national assessors and national staff, so things started taking off from there.”

This year, 21 referees will be returning to work at their second consecutive US Youth Soccer National Championships.

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 referees are identified and invited to return to the event the following year.

Region I Referees

First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Assoc.	Grade
David	Cochrane*	Columbia	SC	6
Gary	Gutierrez*	Gaithersburg	MD	6
Bobby	Cordrey*	Middletown	DE	6
Sergio	Gonzalez*	Chambersburg	PA-E	6
Nathaniel	Buck	Pittsburgh	PA-W	6
Miguel	Lara	Pawtucket	RI	6
Robyn	Crawford-Smith	Bronx	NY-E	6
Robert	Sweeting	Poughkeepsie	NY-E	6
Jeffrey	Cook	Ithaca	NY-W	6
Adam	Kilpatrick	Brookline	MA	6
Derek	Boyle	Watertown	MA	6
David	Nare	Newark	DE	6
Kenneth	Rojas	East Elmhurst	NY-E	6
Fouad	Madkour	Everett	MA	7
Terrence	Mull	Camp Hill	PA-E	6
Wojciech	Gluszak	Millville	NJ	6
Kevin	Cavalcanti	Teaneck	NJ	7
Patrick	Casey	Malvern	PA-E	7
Victor	Vazquez	Astoria	NY-E	6
Taylor	Bombalski	Freeport	PA-W	7
Kevin	Garces	Somerset	NJ	7
Nickrod	Fateh	Herndon	VA	7
Ian	Mangione	Watertown	CT	6
Nikolas	Coelho	Mattapoisett	MA	7

Region II Referees

First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Assoc.	Grade
Brandon	Barlog*	Macomb	MI	6
Adam	Behrens*	Milwaukee	WI	5
James	Duling*	Coshocton	OH-S	6
Emily	Fletcher*	Lee’s Summit	KS	6
Benjamin	Hall-Volpenhein*	Wilmore	KY	6
Jeremy	Kieso*	Harrisburg	SD	5
Kyle	Armstrong	Beloit	MO	6
Alex	Beehler	Naperville	IL	6
Jack	Feldman	Kansas City	KS	6
Jacob	Johnson	Newburgh	IN	6
Zachary	Marzilli	Dover	OH-N	6
Edgar	Osorio	Loves Park	IL	6
Ismir	Pekmic	Victoria	MN	6
Matt	Printup	Eden Prairie	MN	6
Nicolas	Ramos	Beloit	IL	6
Saul	Rivas	Lexington	KY	6
Dylan	Seitz	Elkhorn	WI	6
Evan	Sizemore	Versailles	KY	6
Justin	Tatsak	Chesterfield	MI	6
Ethan	Beuge	Westmont	IL	6
Brian	Fikar	North Royalton	OH-N	7
Tracy	Labenz	Hastings	NE	7
Casie	Phillips	Beavercreek	OH-S	6
Victoria	Spiegel	Ada	MI	7
Dan	Stupca	St. Louis Park	MN	5

Region III Referees

First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Assoc.	Grade
Mike	Arrington	Cypress	TX-S	5
Wade	Beall	Tulsa	OK	7
BJ	Brillard	Memphis	TN	6
Jason	Burroughs	Tallahassee	FL	5
Trent	CanHaitsma*	Boynton Beach	FL	6
Brandon	Cohen	New Orleans	LA	6
Alex	DeRostaing*	Oviedo	FL	5
Justin	DiCharia	New Orleans	LA	6
Brandon	Gardner	Hurst	TX-N	7
Michael M.	Gregory*	Raleigh	NC	6
Gregg	Gutierrez	Houston	TX-S	7
Rhiannon	Harrison	Memphis	TN	6
Matt	Jackson	Newnan	GA	5
Jose	Lara	Ft Smith	AR	6
Mike	Lavergna	San Antonio	TX-S	6
Robert	Mann	Pensacola	FL	5
James	Meade	Flower Mound	TX-N	6
Will	Mejia	Huntsville	TX -S	6
Rosendo	Mendoza	Humble	TX-S	6
Jasmine	Peralta*	Cocoa Beach	FL	5
Anthony	Remensnyder	Alpharetta	GA	6
Patrick	Schmidt	Jacksonville	NC	6
Daniel	Velez	Temple	GA	7
Aleks	Zhelyazkov*	Atlanta	GA	5

Region IV Referees

First Name	Last Name	Hometown	Assoc.	Grade
Julian	Arias*	Merced	CA-N	6
Elijio	Arreguin*	San Francisco	CA-N	7
Malik	Badawi*	Fresno	CA-N	6
Janelle	Bailey	Mililani	HI	7
Kate	Chapman	Corona	CA-S	5
Diana	Enriquez	San Bernardino	CA-S	6
Lexi	Farmer	Reseda	CA-S	6
Justin	Fillmore	Westminster	CO	6
Colin	Gifford	San Jose	CA-N	6
Logan	Griffis	Everett	WA	6
Kelsey	Harms	lynnwood	WA	7
Robert	Hullner	Scottsdale	AZ	6
Jay	Hutchinson	Salt Lake City	UT	6
Noah	Kenyawani	Tempe	AZ	6
Paige	Kulm	Sandy	UT	7
Kristi	Mak	Ogden	UT	6
Nick	Marin*	Dixon	CA-N	7
Corbyn	May *	Portland	OR	6
Ben	Moore	Kent	WA	6
Salma	Perez	Huntington Beach	CA-S	6
Cephas	Quartson	Vancouver	WA	6
Bennett	Savage	Lake Oswego	OR	6
Tucker	Schwarberg*	Turlock	CA-N	6
Ceciah	Valero	Pomona	CA-S	6