Refereeing

Under the lights.

I fell in love with soccer in high school, and after I graduated I decided I wanted to become a referee. I started with USSF in late 2024 and with MSHSAA in March 2025. High school soccer is my favorite.

Three referees in yellow jerseys on a soccer field; Austin is on the right in a black cap
With a USSF crew, December 2024. I'm on the right.

Stats

68Varsity matchesHigh school, MSHSAA
8As center refereeof those varsity matches
4Postseason matchesfirst one on Nov 3, 2026
3.09Miles runin my first high school match

As of Nov 10, 2026.

Credentials

Where I'm registered

USSF

USSF Grassroots Referee

U.S. Soccer, registered in Kansas. Since late 2024.

HS

MSHSAA Soccer Official

Missouri State High School Activities Association. Since March 2025. My favorite level to work.

Milestones

The firsts

Sep 6, 2024

My first match as a referee

Role
AR2
Body
USSF
Venue
Lone Elm Park
Crew
Nereo M Hernandez (Center), Cooper Herold (AR1)

Mar 26, 2025

My first high school match

Lee's Summit North2–0Liberty North
Role
Referee (two-man system)
Level
High school C team (girls)
Body
MSHSAA
Crew
Cameron St Amand (Referee)
Distance
~3.09 miles run

Nov 3, 2026

My first postseason match

Summit Christian Academy3–0Grandview
Role
AR2
Level
Postseason (boys)
Body
MSHSAA

Match log

Every match, logged

I track my games in REFSIX. This log is starting with my milestone matches, and the full history is coming.

DateMatchScoreRoleLevelBody
Nov 3, 2026 Summit Christian Academy vs. Grandview
My first postseason match
3-0 AR2 Postseason (boys) MSHSAA
Mar 26, 2025 Lee's Summit North vs. Liberty North
My first high school match
Crew: Cameron St Amand (Referee)
2-0 Referee (two-man system) High school C team (girls) MSHSAA
Sep 6, 2024 Lone Elm Park
My first match as a referee
Crew: Nereo M Hernandez (Center), Cooper Herold (AR1)
— AR2 — USSF

3 shown · 3 logged here so far of 68+ varsity matches.

Where I'm headed

The path

01
Now

USSF Grassroots + MSHSAA

Grassroots referee in Kansas, high school official in Missouri.

02
Long-term goal

NISOA official

College soccer. That's the next big goal.

03
Someday

USSF Regional Referee

Maybe one day.