Referee list announced for US Youth Soccer National Championships
FRISCO, Texas (Via US Youth Soccer) — US Youth Soccer has announced the 96 referees who, based on their performance at the state and regional level, will be officiating the games at the 2017 US Youth Soccer National Championships, July 25-30 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 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, 20 top referees will be returning to work at their second consecutive US Youth Soccer National Championships based on their performance at last year’s tournament.
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
| Name | Hometown | Grade |
| Alfonso Fajardo | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 6 |
| Carlos Gonzalez Escobar* | Plainfield, N.J. | 6 |
| Charles Raney | Moyock, N.C. | 6 |
| Colin O’Connor | Dumfries, Va. | 7 |
| Dan Pannullo | Blue Bell, Pa. | 6 |
| Eduard Cardella | Ashburn, Va. | 6 |
| Hao Zhong | Troy, N.Y. | 7 |
| Heather Dean* | Standish, Maine | 6 |
| Joshua Encarnacion | Glenolden, Pa. | 7 |
| Joshua Pagan | Philadelphia, Pa. | 6 |
| Julie Granger | Greenfield Center, N.Y. | 7 |
| Kevin Lock* | Malvern, Pa. | 6 |
| Kevin Skaalerud | Central Islip, N.Y. | 7 |
| Magda Zwierzchowski | Moorestown, N.J. | 7 |
| Max Hartman* | South Park, Pa. | 6 |
| Max Smith | Washington, D.C. | 6 |
| Michael Ziegler | Bronx, N.Y. | 6 |
| Patrick Casey | Malvern, Pa. | 6 |
| Patrick Slane | Washington, D.C. | 6 |
| Ryan Foley* | Howell, N.J. | 6 |
| Ryan Williams | Virginia Beach, Va. | 6 |
| Stephen Foster | Baltimore, Md. | 6 |
| Taylor Bombalski | Freeport, Pa. | 6 |
| Victor Borges | New York, N.Y. | 6 |
Region II Referees
| Name | Hometown | Grade |
| Alex Beehler* | Chicago, Ill. | 5 |
| Austin Saini* | Cleveland, Ohio | 6 |
| Brad Snow | Fairview Park, Ohio | 7 |
| Carlos Rodriguez | Melrose Park, Ill. | 7 |
| Carter Brochu* | Grand Blanc, Mich. | 6 |
| Casie Anderson* | Covington, Ky. | 6 |
| Dean Morgan | Buckner, Ky. | 6 |
| Jacob Little | Garden City, Mich. | 7 |
| Jared Howard | Crestwood, Ky. | 6 |
| Joseph Suchoski | Shelby Twp., Mich. | 6 |
| Kayla Steber | Lancaster, Ky. | 7 |
| Kelly Chambers | Aurora, Ill. | 7 |
| Landon Albert | Mt Prospect, Ill. | 6 |
| Michael Johnson | Minnetonka, Minn. | 6 |
| Mykela Hawkins | Livonia, Minn. | 7 |
| Nevan Stojsavljevic | Franklin, Wisc. | 6 |
| Owen Witte | Minneapolis, Minn. | 6 |
| Peter Bernardy | De Pere, Wisc. | 6 |
| Prem Kumar* | Libertyville, Ill. | 6 |
| Ramazan Altun | Indianapolis, Ind. | 6 |
| Ryan Shanklin | Appleton, Wisc. | 5 |
| Tim Wagner | Springfield, Mo. | 6 |
| Zachary Bond | Schaumburg, Ill. | 7 |
| Zachary Richter | Chicago, Ill. | 6 |
Region III Referees
| Name | Hometown | Grade |
| Albert Kyei-Mensah | Little Rock, Ark. | 7 |
| Alexander Connelly | Covington, La. | 6 |
| Alyssa Pennington | Jackson, Miss. | 6 |
| Amin Hadzic* | Georgia | 5 |
| Arturo Ibarra | Brownsville, Texas | 6 |
| Donovan Eubank | Tennessee | 6 |
| Elton Garcia | Texas | 6 |
| Jalen Gray | New Iberia, La. | 7 |
| Jamie Willis | Florida | 6 |
| Jesus Moya* | Texas | 6 |
| John Matto | North Carolina | 6 |
| John Paul Archer | Moody, Ala. | 7 |
| Jonathan Sauers | Semmes, Ala. | 5 |
| Lorenzo Hernandez | Texas | 7 |
| Madzid Coric | Largo, Fla. | 6 |
| Matt Thompson* | Mississippi | 5 |
| Matt Trotter | Tulsa, Okla. | 6 |
| Mike Kashef | Oklahoma City, Okla. | 6 |
| Natalie Simon* | Florida | 6 |
| Olivia Urig | South Carolina | 7 |
| Patrick Schmidt* | North Carolina | 5 |
| Richone Clark | Milledgeville, Ga. | 6 |
| Robert Dail | North Carolina | 6 |
| Sam Bierster | Alabama | 6 |
Region IV Referees
| Name | Hometown | Grade |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Fontana, Calif. | 6 |
| Alejandro Aguilera* | Las Vegas, Nev. | 6 |
| Andrea Reyes | La Palma, Calif. | 6 |
| Bhavik Dutt | Modesto, Calif. | 7 |
| Bryan Juarez | Santa Rosa, Calif. | 7 |
| Chad Stewart* | Camas, Wash. | 6 |
| Cynthia Vargas* | Murrieta, Calif. | 6 |
| Eduardo Gonzalez | Las Vegas, Nev. | 7 |
| Elias Anosov* | Littleton, Colo. | 6 |
| Isai Baltezar | Santa Cruz, Calif. | 6 |
| Isaiah Vlad | Glendale, Ariz. | 6 |
| Jesus Hernandez-Balbas | Seattle, Wash. | 6 |
| Jesus Mejia | Mountlake Terrace, Wash. | 7 |
| Jorge Partida | Pomona, Calif. | 6 |
| Joseph Salinas | Whittier, Calif. | 6 |
| Justin St. Pierre | Camas, Wash. | 7 |
| Kali Smith | Richmond, Utah | 6 |
| Maria Magana | San Bernardino, Calif. | 6 |
| Mario Coss | Mesa, Ariz. | 6 |
| Mike Hohnholz | Camas, Wash. | 6 |
| Riley Hooper | Salem, Ore. | 7 |
| Samantha Martinez* | National City, Calif. | 6 |
| Togayhan Traim | San Diego, Calif. | 6 |
| Yoel Miller | Los Angeles, Calif. | 6 |
* Top returning referee from 2016 National Championships
