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