Referee Honor Roll

⚽Professional & national

• Named to the 2026 U.S. Soccer National Match Officials listSalvador Flores (referee); Eric Burton, Adam Saleh, Race Williams (assistant referees)
• Invited to the 2026 National Match Official Camp (Mesa, AZ) as candidatesRogelio Alvarez, Salvador Flores (referees); Eric Burton, Fernando Pina, Adam Saleh, Tom Williams, Race Williams (assistant referees)
• Referee for a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup first-round match, Louisville City FC v. Southern Indiana FC (March 18, 2026)Salvador Flores

🎓Academies & invitations

• Selected for the 2026 NPSL Dallas Cup Academy (12 officials chosen from 43 applicants)Grace Barrett, Rachel Glago
• Joined the U.S. Soccer Women's InitiativeRachel Glago

⚽Professional & national

• Center-referee debut in Major League Soccer; 22 matches as referee in 2025 across MLS, NWSL, USL Championship and MLS NEXT Pro, plus 10 as an MLS fourth official; fourth official for the NWSL Championship FinalNabil Bensalah
• 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Fourth Official of the YearEric Burton
• Named to the 2025 U.S. Soccer National Match Officials listSalvador Flores (referee); Eric Burton, Adam Saleh, Race Williams (assistant referees)

🎓Academies & invitations

• Selected for the U.S. Soccer Referee Academy at the Dallas Cup (April 13-20, 2025)Brian Alvarez, Race Williams
• Invited to the U.S. Soccer United Officials Academy at the USYS National League Semi-Finals (Oceanside, CA, May 2-6, 2025; 16 officials invited)Adam Saleh
• Officiated at the 2025 MLS NEXT Fest (Arizona)Rachel Glago

🏆Awards & recognition

• Selected as one of the NPSL Referees of the Year (Midwest)Salvador Flores
• USYS McKee/Silva Most Outstanding Referee Coach (national award)Aaron Hernandez

🧑‍🏫Coaches, mentors & instructors

• Represented Indiana at U.S. Soccer's 2025 National Referee Coach Camp (Orlando)Aaron Hernandez
• Newly licensed Referee Coaches; Indiana also gained 36 new referee mentors from the fall 2025 coursesGrace Barrett, Eric Burton, Tony Delois, Brian Di Piro, Mark Larson, Thom Parks, Erin Patterson, Jeanie Wilt

🤝District & association recognition

• District Referee Administrator Retention Awards — 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (presented at the annual meeting, February 28, 2026)Dilip Vyas & Mike Gierke (District 10); Saleem Abufares & Wilder Jordan (District 6); Steve Pardieck & Todd Coulter (District 11)
• Selected to work the six IHSAA State Championship matches (Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, November 1, 2025)3A boys: Christopher Smith, Christopher Newland, Francisco Navarro, Josiah Lappin. 3A girls: John Brinks, Brian Knight, Lance Lape, Garrett Prewitt. 2A boys: Drew Marshall, Derek Etherington, Phrosini Samis-Smith, Adam Gray. 2A girls: Ismail Attallah, Greg Gott, William Oakes, Scott Farrell. 1A boys: Brent Myers, Gerard Pannekoek, Paul Williams, Jeffrey Johnson. 1A girls: Rodney Tucker, Todd LaComba, Roger Heathcotte, Daniel Blue

⚽Professional & national

• First Major League Soccer assignment (as a fourth official); promoted to PRO 2 after working MLS, NWSL, USL Championship, USL One and MLS NEXT Pro matchesNabil Bensalah
• First USL Championship game (March 2024), plus first USL League One and MLS NEXT Pro gamesFernando Pina
• First NWSL and USL Championship games; named a U.S. Soccer National RefereeSalvador Flores
• Assistant referee in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Rounds 2 and 4); officiating in the USL Championship, USL League One, NWSL and MLS NEXT ProEric Burton

🎓Academies & invitations

• Invited to the 2024 PRO CampJeff Swartzel, Andrew Bigelow, Nabil Bensalah
• Selected as one of 16 referees nationwide for the U.S. Youth Soccer referee trip to LondonErin Patterson
• Selected for the U.S. Soccer Referee Academy at the Dallas Cup (March 2024)Adam Saleh

🏟️Regional championship assignments

• Championship-match assignments at the 2024 USYS Midwest Regional Championships; Brian and Rogelio Alvarez named Top 10 ReturnersSaleem Abufares, Adrian Orciuch, Rogelio Alvarez, Dana Hackney, Brian Alvarez (referees); Adam Saleh, Tom Williams, Tunde Ashola (assistant referees)

🏆Awards & recognition

• Midwest Presidents Cup Excellence in Leadership Award (Sioux Falls, June 2024)Noah Hughes
• Midwest Presidents Cup Exceptional Mentoring Award (Sioux Falls, June 2024)Erin Patterson
• Named Top 10 Returners at the 2024 Midwest Presidents CupSaleem Abufares, Adrian Orciuch

🧑‍🏫Coaches, mentors & instructors

• National Referee Coach for U.S. Soccer and President of NISOABen Trevino

⚽Professional & national

• First NWSL game as center referee (July 21, 2023, Racing Louisville v. Chicago Red Stars) and an MLS NEXT Pro playoff assignmentNabil Bensalah
• First MLS NEXT Pro match of the 2023 season (Chicago)Nabil Bensalah, Eric Burton
• Worked his 50th regular-season MLS game (June 2023)Jeff Swartzel
• 2023 MLS playoff assignmentsJeff Swartzel, Andrew Bigelow
• Assistant referee, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal: FC Cincinnati v. Inter Miami CFAndrew Bigelow
• Officiated the USL W League National Final and National Semifinal (Indianapolis)Grace Barrett (final); Dana Hackney, Brian Alvarez, Sandra Jerome, Jarin Harrell (semifinal)
• USL League Two playoff assignments (Fort Wayne)Adam Saleh, George Perry IV (first round); Nabil Bensalah, Jarin Harrell, Gustavo Hernandez Jr. (conference semifinal)

🏟️Regional championship assignments

• Finals assignments at the 2023 USYS National ChampionshipsAdrian Orciuch, Brian Alvarez, Erin Patterson, Dana Hackney

⚽Professional & national

• Invited to the 2022 USYS National ChampionshipsErin Patterson (Top 9 Returner); Salvador Flores, Adam Saleh; National League qualifiers Brian Alvarez, Fernando Pina, Seun Yinka-Kehinde

🏟️Regional championship assignments

• Championship-match assignments at the 2022 USYS Midwest Regional ChampionshipsFernando Pina, Erin Patterson, Brian Alvarez (referees); Dana Hackney, Rogelio Alvarez, Aaron Rawlins, Adam Saleh, Taylor Heemstra, Eric Hench (assistant referees); Salvador Flores (fourth official)
• Selected from the Midwest Presidents Cup for the National Presidents CupFernando Pina, Seun Yinka-Kehinde, Brian Alvarez, Adam Saleh (alternate: Taylor Heemstra)

🧑‍🏫Coaches, mentors & instructors

• Upgraded to Regional RefereeGeorge Perry IV, Kaleb Chandler, Joe Fox, Race Williams, Mason Pottschmidt

🤝District & association recognition

• District Referee Administrator Retention Awards — 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (presented at the annual meeting, January 28, 2023)Bruce Carlstedt (District 7); Matt Hirsch & Eric Cox (District 8); Brian LaVelle & Dilip Vyas (District 10)

🏟️Regional championship assignments

• Named 2019 USYS National Championships referees; Bensalah and Elmessoussi were Top 5 ReturnersNabil Bensalah, Youssef Elmessoussi, Eric Burton