Referees chosen 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 2016 US Youth Soccer National Championships, July 26-31 in Frisco, Texas.
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 Frisco, 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, 16 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 |
| Aaron | Hormuth | Virginia Beach | VA | 6 |
| Adam | Kilpatrick* | Brookline | MA | 6 |
| Andrew | Hutton | Virginia Beach | VA | 6 |
| Brian | DiPaolo | Staten Island | NY | 6 |
| Carlos | Gonzalez Escobar | Plainfield | NJ | 6 |
| Dan | Marlowe | Ellicott City | MD | 6 |
| Heather | Dean | Standish | ME | 6 |
| John | Griggs | Newport News | VA | 6 |
| John | Paine | Mechanicsburg | PA | 3 |
| Joshua | Sanders | Washington | PA | 6 |
| Kevin | Lock | Malvern | PA | 6 |
| Kohl | Peasley | Wakefield | RI | 7 |
| Luke | Butcher | Stamford | CT | 6 |
| Lydia | Dunleavy | Carrollton | VA | 7 |
| Max | Hartman | South Park | PA | 7 |
| Miguel | Lara* | Pawtucket | RI | 6 |
| Nick | DelGreco | North Kingstown | RI | 7 |
| Patrick | Casey* | Malvern | PA | 6 |
| Ryan | Foley | Howell | NJ | 7 |
| Taylor | Bombalski | Freeport | PA | 6 |
| Terrence | Mull* | Camp Hill | PA | 6 |
| Tim | Suess | Alexandria | VA | 6 |
| Tom | Snyder | Lagrangeville | NY | 6 |
| Victoria | Catanzaro | Staten Island | NY | 6 |
| Will | Aten | Arlington | VA | 6 |
Region II Referees
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown | Assoc. | Grade |
| Alex | Buehler | Lansing | KS | 6 |
| Austin | Saini | Avon | OH | 6 |
| Bryce | Bockin | Eden Prairie | MN | 6 |
| Caitlyn | Sabbert | Olathe | KS | 7 |
| Carter | Brochu | Grand Blanc | MI | 6 |
| Casie | Phillips | Park Hills | KY | 6 |
| Christian | Little | Garden City | MI | 7 |
| Dylan | Seitz | Elkhorn | WI | 6 |
| Erik | Orlowski | Waukesha | WI | 7 |
| Ismir | Pekmic* | Victoria | MN | 6 |
| Jack | Feldman* | Kansas City | MO | 6 |
| Justin | Tatsak* | Chesterfield | MI | 6 |
| Kevin | Fikar | Columbus | OH | 6 |
| Kyle | Costa | Lowell | IN | 6 |
| Matt | Printup* | Eden Prairie | MN | 6 |
| Michael | Nickerson | Columbus | OH | 6 |
| Nicole | Green | Ann Arbor | MI | 6 |
| Prem | Kumar | Libertyville | IL | 6 |
| Reiss | Baxter | Elizabethtown | KY | 6 |
| Ricardo | Gutierrez | Olathe | KS | 6 |
| Royce | Vanroekel | Milford | IA | 6 |
| Ryan | Shanklin | Appleton | WI | 6 |
| Sara | Renyer | Louisville | KY | 7 |
| Zachary | Richter | Naperville | IL | 7 |
Region III Referees
| First name | Last name | Hometown | Assoc. | Grade |
| Alex | Connelly | Covington | LA | 6 |
| Alyssa | Pennington | Jackson | MS | 7 |
| Arturo | Ibarra | Brownsville | STX | 6 |
| Ashlee | Varnson | Dacula | GA | 7 |
| Austin | Holt | Arab | AL | 7 |
| Brandon | Cohen* | Matairie | LA | 6 |
| Dallas | Rosier | W. Columbia | SC | 6 |
| David | Jaye | Douglasville | GA | 6 |
| Donovan | Eubank | Huron | TN | 6 |
| Ethan | Frie | McKinney | NTX | 7 |
| Garrison | Fratoni | High Point | NC | 6 |
| Jarrod | Tackel | Sachse | NTX | 6 |
| Jesus | Moya | Bownsville | STX | 6 |
| Jose | Lara* | Fort Smith | AR | 6 |
| Luigi | Lazerno | Katy | STX | 6 |
| Luis | Casas | Coral Springs | FL | 6 |
| Matthew | Jackson* | Newnan | GA | 6 |
| Matthew | Thompson | Jackson | MS | 6 |
| Matthew | Trotter | Tulsa | OK | 6 |
| Merhamin | Hadzic | Acworth | GA | 6 |
| Michael | Gooding | Cumming | GA | 7 |
| Natalie | Simon | Sarasota | FL | 6 |
| Patrick | Schmidt | Jacksonville | NC | 6 |
| Rosendo | Mendoza* | Humble | STX | 6 |
Region IV Referees
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown | Assoc. | Grade |
| Adam | Sanchez | Boise | ID | 6 |
| Alejandro | Aguilera | Las Vegas | NV | 6 |
| Alexis | Farmer | Reseda | CA-S | 6 |
| Andrew | Marihart | Portland | OR | 6 |
| Ceciah | Valero | Pomona | CA-S | 6 |
| Chad | Stewart | Camas | WA | 7 |
| Cynthia | Vargas | Murrieta | CA-S | 6 |
| Daniel | Spicer-Escalante | Logan | UT | 6 |
| Eduardo | Zavala | Empire | CA-N | 6 |
| Elias | Anosov | Littleton | CO | 7 |
| Eric | Herrera | Phoenix | AZ | 6 |
| Jeremy | Davis | Boise | ID | 7 |
| Justin | Fillmore* | Westminster | CO | 6 |
| Logan | Griffis* | Everett | WA | 6 |
| Matthew | Lanthier | San Mateo | CA-N | 7 |
| Michael | Welch | San Francisco | CA-N | 6 |
| Michael | Lanthier | San Mateo | CA-N | 7 |
| Omeed | Azadpour | Pacific Grove | CA-N | 6 |
| Paige | Kulm | Cheney | WA | 7 |
| Ricardo | Renteria | Fontana | CA-S | 6 |
| Robert | Hullner* | Scottsdale | AZ | 6 |
| Ryan | Jung | Beaverton | OR | 6 |
| Salma | Perez* | Hunington Beach | CA-S | 6 |
| Samantha | Martinez | National City | CA-S | 6 |
* Returning referee from 2015 National Championships
