World Lacrosse today announced the on-field officials selected for the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship, set for August 15-24 in Hong Kong, China.
The 38 officials represent 12 nations and three Continental Federations. The World Lacrosse’s Officiating Committee helped to select the group of officials in consultation with National Governing Bodies and CFs based on the officials’ quality and past performance in internationally sanctioned events.
The group of officials will be supported through the championship by a team of educators who will mentor, evaluate and assess their performance. Leading up to the event, the individuals will continue to officiate in their home countries, attend online workshops, undergo fitness testing and take rules exams ensuring that they are best prepared for the championship.
Each official selected for the championship has a WL1 or higher certification, in line with World Lacrosse’s recent efforts to develop an officials’ certification program to ensure a consistent standard across world championships. Newer officials matriculated from the program in recent months.
The 38 officials can be found below, listed alphabetically first by country and then name, followed by the team of off-field personnel.
| On-Field Officials | |
|---|---|
| Julie Ames | Australia |
| Amy Basile | Australia |
| Susan Milne | Australia |
| Kellie Morley | Australia |
| Natalie Owens | Australia |
| Tammy Varga | Australia |
| Nicole Voysey | Australia |
| Seraphine Aelterman | Belgium |
| Lyndsay Brooks | Canada |
| Hanna Burnett | Canada |
| Lindsay Palmer | Canada |
| Daniela Peskova | Czech Republic |
| Paul Bibby | England |
| David Morris | England |
| Anika Altenhain | Germany |
| Joyce Tai | Hong Kong, China |
| Joyce Tong | Hong Kong, China |
| Corina Mahorn | Jamaica |
| Mami Kimura | Japan |
| Sakiko Matsumato | Japan |
| Jun Nochi | Japan |
| Erika Ojika | Japan |
| Yuko Okubo | Japan |
| Hitomi Sakamoto | Japan |
| Yume Ueki | Japan |
| Yasuko Yamada | Japan |
| Annika Lie | Netherlands |
| Nicole Goode | New Zealand |
| Cheryl Anstotz | United States |
| Jessica Borghoff | United States |
| Lorma Capili | United States |
| Larry Carr | United States |
| Dave Dunham | United States |
| Jessica Lowrance | United States |
| Mike Miller | United States |
| Anna Sunseri | United States |
| Lisa Volland | United States |
| Jenn Whelan | United States |
| Off-Field Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl MacNeill | Canada | Leadership |
| Mara Wager | United States | Leadership |
| Marisa Di Bari | Canada | Educator |
| Lenka Peskova | Czech Republic | Educator |
| Sachiko Goto | Japan | Educator |
| Shihoko Tsuji | Japan | Educator |
| Lissa Fickert | United States | Educator |
| Rena Whitehouse | United States | Educator |
