NISOA members make their mark on NCAA Tournament matches

Dec 26

The colder months of the year often signal a time for grabbing a cup of coffee or hot cocoa and curling up by the fire but for our officials the colder months signal the start of championship season and the biggest games of the year! The fall 2021 season was quite exciting for a number of our members as many earned their first playoff assignment or the most prestigious matches they’d been assigned to in their careers! We love seeing all of your accomplishments out on the field and during this time of celebration with family around the holidays we want to celebrate YOU, our NISOA Family!

A special thank you to our friends at Official Sports for providing each Final Four match official a commemorative championship gift!

**Officials Selected to Women’s College Cup:**
L to R: **Jamie Padilla** (West Coast ISOA), **Samantha Martinez** (San Diego ISOA), **Tori Penso** (North Ohio ISOA), **Matthew Rodman** (Midwest Missouri ISOA), **JC Griggs** (VISOA), **Kristin Patterson** (Suburban ISOA), **Kate Wasiak** (EPD PA ISOA), **Rachel Smith** (Greater Chicago ISOA)

**Semifinal Crew:** Rachel Smith, Kristin Patterson, Samantha Martinez, Jamie Padilla

**2021 Women’s College Cup Final:**
Rachel Smith, Samantha Martinez, JC Griggs, Kristin Patterson

**Semifinal Crew:** Kate Wasiak, Jamie Padilla, Tori Penso, Matt Rodman

Click the image above to watch the 2021 Women’s College Cup Championship highlights from NCAA

Officials Selected to Men’s College Cup:
Art Arustamyan (Greater Chicago ISOA), **Seth Barton** (Oklahoma City ISOA), **Nikola Aleksic** (Greater Chicago ISOA), **Salma Perez** (Tri County CA ISOA), **Meghan Mullen** (Virginia ISOA), **Matthew Thompson** (Central Mississippi ISOA), **Ryan Graves** (Triangle NC ISOA), **Daniel Radford** (North Texas ISOA)

**Semifinal Crew:** Art Arustamyan, Matt Thompson, Daniel Radford, Meghan Mullen

**2021 Men’s College Cup Final:**
L to R: Ryan Graves, Daniel Radford, Nikola Aleksic, Meghan Mullen

**Semifinal Crew:** Seth Barton, Daniel Radford, Nikola Aleksic, and Salma Perez

Click the image above to watch the 2021 Men’s College Cup Championship Highlights from NCAA

Officials selected to D2 Championships:
Reyna Fonseca (Tri County CA ISOA), **Brandon Gardner** (North Texas ISOA), **Nicole Green** (Michigan ISOA), **Chris Greer** (Colorado ISOA), **Amin Hadzic** (Georgia ISOA), **Ryan Jung** (Oregon ISOA), **Andrew Kirst** (Colorado ISOA), **William Knause** (Colorado ISOA), **Megan McCain** (Colorado ISOA), **Tony Obas** (North Texas ISOA), **Kayla Polonsky** (Georgia ISOA), **Laura Rodriguez** (Colorado ISOA), **Khadime Sabara** (Triangle NC ISOA), **Raymond Thomas** (Triangle NC ISOA)

Truly a Family Affair

Like we always say, it’s not possible for us to do the job we love without the love and support of our family and friends back home! A special shoutout to William Knause’s family for coming out to support him at D2 Championships! We LOVE the energy!!

Also-A huge thank you to our friend Scott Abbott for the photos! We appreciate all that you do and for your support of our NISOA Family!!

Officials selected to D3 Championships:
Lucy Bell (Middle Tennessee ISOA), **Matt Bell** (Middle Tennessee ISOA), **Jennifer Dumaine** (EPD PA ISOA), **Hicham El Bariqi** (Triangle NC ISOA), **Stephen Foster** (Colorado ISOA), **Sharon Gingrich** (EPD PA ISOA), **Kyle Johnston** (Georgia ISOA), **Kendall McCardell** (Florida Sun ISOA), **Katie McCormick** (Eastern Mass ISOA), **James McKean** (Triangle NC ISOA), **Jarred Mosher** (Georgia ISOA), **Tom Snyder** (Mid Hudson NY ISOA), **Eric Tattersall** (Ohio ISOA), **Magda Zwierzchowski** (New Jersey ISOA)

Exclusive Interview with D3 Officials

NISOA members can check out the interview with some of the D3 tournament officials on the NISOA Member Portal!

Not yet signed up for the portal? Email Adriana to get set up!

And to the TEAMS that got us to the Championships

There are dozens of games that get played around the country leading up to the NCAA Tournament Final Four Matches! A huge shoutout to ALL THOSE that had a chance to work NCAA Tournament Matches this year! Don’t see your photo? Send it to Adriana now so she can add it! Email her at adriana@nisoa.com!