World Lacrosse today announced the officials selected for two international events in August: The World Games in Chengdu, China, and the World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Jeju, Korea.
The World Lacrosse Officiating Committee helped to select a crew of 16 officials from six nations for The World Games 2025 and a crew of 34 officials from 13 nations for the Men’s U20 Championship. The crews were selected in consultation with National Governing Bodies and Continental Federations based on the officials’ ratings and past performance in internationally sanctioned events.
The World Games 2025 is an international multi-sport event featuring eight women’s national teams competing in sixes lacrosse from August 7-11. The men’s U20 championship will feature 20 teams in field lacrosse from August 15-24.
The group of officials will be supported through both events by teams of educators who will mentor, evaluate and assess performance. Leading up to the events, the individuals will continue to officiate in their home countries, attend online workshops, undergo fitness testing and take rules exams ensuring they are best prepared for the championship events.
The World Games 2025
On-Field Officials
- Kellie Morley, Australia
- Keith Gagne, Canada
- Cheryl MacNeill, Canada
- Carolyn Toll, Canada
- Michael Leahy, England
- Lara Owen, England
- Ake Kriwall, Germany
- Annika Mangold-Döring, Germany
- Jessica Lowrance, United States
Off-Field Personnel
- Shihoko Tsuji, Official in Chief, Japan
- Brent Coulombe, Chair of Officiating, Canada
- Ian McRae, Educator, Australia
- Lisa Volland, Educator, United States
- Mara Wager, Educator, United States
- Lawrence Zdrill, Educator, Canada
- Xie Lou, Administrator, China
2025 Men’s U20 Championship
On-Field Officials
- Shane Abbott, Australia
- Bradley Edwards, Australia
- Luke Keesing, Australia
- Tim Kennedy, Australia
- Kim Panton, Australia
- Rick Smissen, Australia
- Danny Whitbourn, Australia
- Alexandre Joos de ter Beerst, Belgium
- Jan Van Cauwenberge, Belgium
- Nicholas Beaudoin, Canada
- Lee Brien, Canada
- Luke Coyle, Canada
- Bradley Gerrow, Canada
- Nathaniel Morrow, Canada
- Tyrus Rehanek, Canada
- Dale Wilson, Canada
- James Hawksworth, England
- Emma Jones, England
- Alexander Frey, Germany
- Patrick Greiner, Germany
- John Szabo, Haudenosaunee
- Edwin Leung, Hong Kong, China
- Hiroki Hara, Japan
- Yusuke Kondo, Japan
- Dongjun Kim, Korea
- Wonki Park, Korea
- Jorick Spitzen, Netherlands
- Grunde Otnes, Norway
- Santiago Aranguren, Spain
- Benjamin Baker, United States
- Kole Dea, United States
- Jay McCracken, United States
- Luke Paulus, United States
- Nicholas Schmitt, United States
Off-Field Personnel
- Mark Polden, Official in Chief, Australia
- Brent Coulombe, Chair of Officiatin, Canada
- Rob Gross, Deputy Educator, United States
- Jason Lawrence, Deputy Educator, Australia
- David Campbell, Educator, Australia
- Spike Decker, Educator, United States
- Kevin Forrester, Educator, United States
- Alan Frost, Educator, Australia
- Kei Miyachi, Educator, Japan
- Kentaro Shimizu, Educator, Japan
- Jasper van der Horst, Educator, Netherlands
- Ian Wilson, Educator, Canada
- Graham Blyth, Educator, Administrator
