Certified Judges

The World Axe Throwing League is proud to showcase our Certified Judges! WATL Certified Judges are held to the highest standard in understanding and implementing our rules when overseeing sanctioned events such as leagues, tournaments, qualifiers, and more. Certified Judges allow venues to organize and run these sanctioned events to the highest standards and best practices.

WATL Judges are:

  • Certified by WATL 
  • Up-to-date with the latest rules & changes
  • Able to officially run WATL sanctioned leagues
  • Have the ability to help in WATL sanctioned tournaments, including the World Axe Throwing Championship
  • Have a deep understanding of the rules for:
    • Standard (Hatchet)
    • Big Axe
    • Duals
  • Can conduct Qualifying Throws (Open & Closed) for Major and Televised Tournaments
  • Able to renew or up-date the Certified Judge standing in future years when rule changes occur
  • Serve as a substitute that may assist other venues in hosting leagues or tournaments

The full list of WATL Judges:

Current as of September 19, 2024.

Abbey FinkillColleen StusekJohn GraceNiko Jones
Abby EvansColton AskewJohn KautterNoah Ryan Toussaint
Abel CastanedaColton NewtonJohn PollardNoah Higgins
Adam EberhartConnor D. SteckJOHN PRICENoah Logan
Adam HavelConnor PedersenJohn RonanNovan Hoyt
Adam Santorocory taylorJon PelletierOlaf Lee
Adrian AceboCraig SchluterJonathan PimentelOlivia Golden
Al BraunCurtis SethalerJonathan QuallsOtae Estes
Alex CannadyDakoda “Radnar” DorsaneoJonny GappPamela Emerson
Alex EversonDakota CoxJordan Alexander ThornburghPamela Erickson
Alex GottlerDakota Shepperdjorge sanchezPamela Ripley
Alex MillerDalton WilsonJose R LopezParis Trottier
Alex PriceDan Axe LevyJoseph A. KuciaPatrick Bachman
Alex WhiteDan BrynildsenJoseph Brian JonesPatrick Conover
Alexi JamesonDan KoehlerJoseph DayPatrick Williams
Alexis KuglerDan LobergJoseph RefslandPatty Fitzgerald
Alexis L. RuizDan SteelJosh HeakePhil whitney
Alicja KrzyzanowskaDaniel BasicJosh MattisonPhilippe Lachance
Alisha SchroederDaniel BoudrieauJOSH UNSERRachel Brown
Alisha ShepperdDaniel GreenJoshua AlbertRachel House
ALISON FAWTHROPDanielleJoshua HornerRachel Meade
Allison LeeDanny WilliamsJoshua W. SchmidtRachel Rowell
Allyson CasperDarcie SheddJoshua W. SchmidtRandall Lee Bookamer
Alon ShahakDaren DeSyviaJT AxeCopRandy Hempel
Amanda PhillipsDarrin CaytonJT Henningerrandy pritchard
Amanda TrowbridgeDaryl ShailJT MalashevichRay Siochowicz
Amaya AllenDavid HallJulian BownRaymond “Stingray” Dales
Amber DevineDavid ClineJustin CleaverRaymond Snyder
Amber Hicks NormanDavid DratwaJustin GonkaRebecca Corley
Amber YoungDavid Ivey IIJustin HansonRebeka Throgerson
Amora PalmerDavid KulikowskiJustin PersadReid Thomason
Amy Del DucaDavid LewisJustin RoggeroRenee Hanna
Amy GouldDavid LoweKacey JenningsRenee Perry
Amy HolzgrafeDavid RichardsonKandice BeamishRhonda Eaton
Andre JokielDavid RondeauKatelyn GarrowRichard Carpenter
Andrea HildebrandtDavid SacksKatharine MacMartinRichard Hogrefe
Andrew Lord WolfDavid SaulsKathleen WileyRICKY WILLIAMS
Andrew MossDebora DoigKati GrayRobb Carper
Andrew SudolDebra M BengeKati HajekRobert james fields
Andrew TaylorDennis CoccaKatie CasidaRobert Keller
Andreya S. ChapmanDennis J DennyKaty McBrydeRobert McCollum
Andy RinehartDialyn ThelenKaylyn OlsonRonald De Hoogh
Angel DarlingDimitri KarakisKC Betts “Savage ol coot”Ross Ericksen
Angela JensonDON M DIAMONDKeely Hughes[email protected]
Angharad GladdingDonnie FulbrightKEITH E HUMMELRuben Vargas
Anika M VelasquezDorian MirasolaKelin RandallRyan Cantara
Anna GregoryDorothy WinterKellan Gallagher PetersonRyan Carley
Anna MierDuane J. Zaleski IIKelly RotaRyan Cauley
Anthony BeverDuncan RanftKelton GoldRyan Clark
Anthony FerrariDustin Bernhard-MorrisKen LankRyan fowler
Anthony OrtizDustin HuffmanKen WrightRyan Hickey
Anthony TolenDustin KopelKendra KolomyjaRyan Kreger
Ariana HayesDylan TeetsKenneth MillerRyan Lane
Artie MathewsonEd SissonKenneth SiuRyan Ortiz
Ashlen McGinnisEden ScottKenny PierceRyan Perrion
Ashley KlothEdward HigginsonKenny SaundersRyan Smit
Ashley N BowerEdward J Harris IIIKevin A. McNairRyan Vencer
Ashley SissonsElijah WallaceKevin BernalSam Blake
Ashley StevensonElizabeth RippelKevin Charles BonannoSam Gardner
Ashley WilkinsEllen TurnerKevin HollisterSam Smith
Ashly ThompsonEmmalee HeeschKevin PomeySamantha Ponkey
Ashlyn Lampela-ChristmasEric ClementsKevin StewartSamuel Arias
AUDREY DAUELEric coccaKiley BryanSamuel Houston Taylor
Austin CampbellEric H HartKimberley FergusonSana Khan
Austin FolkEric LemmonsKimberly J NettoSarah “Sooper” Cooper
Austin HusomeErica L Perry-BroekemeierKimberly M DeHooghSarah Lehman
Austin J BockErik RimblasKimberly RaeSarah Sed
Austin O’BrienErik ThompsonKimberly RiosSarah Smith
Austin PriceErika BrynildsenKimberly SalwachSarah Westlake
Austin ShepperdErika DiCoccoKimberly WieseSarah Woody
Avery TaylorErin SmithKirstyn ValenciaSasha Edwards
Bailey John MillsErnie Wilkins JrKody james boyleSathia Davidson
Baltazar EnriquezEthan D GoldmeerKohei HosoyaSavanah Sheets
Barbara Anne EdmondsEugie OttKorben PierceScott Melanson
Barry BurrisEvelyn OliverKori EllisScott Aronson
Barry CoombesFlyinSamoan (Darrell Elisaia)Kraemer SimmondsScott Brindle
Barry CoombesFrancesca LopezKrew FyansScott Gardner
Beck PutterFrank ChristmasKrissy TeetsScott miller
Beck VoltemrFrank P GutierrezKrista HagenScott Miller
Ben ParkerFrank SumnerKrista Mackiescott st clair
Ben PaultreGarret HenniganKristyn Muller MirasolSean Dunaway
Benjamin BingertGarrett RiceKrystina AquinoSean Sears
benjamin fowlerGary McCartneyKyle DavisSebastian Arnold
Benjamin GaddyGARY MOOREKyle DurrantSebastian Lytwynec
Beth BarberGary RizzoKyle Ingram-SayeauSelton Wade Pettus
Betsy ChilcoatGary W WhitakerKyle SkalSeth Catron
BIllee W AdamsGavin JoyceKyle SpeelmanSeth Lishman
Billie J. EversGeoff PutneyKyle ThompsonShane Ryan Funke
Bird “The Butcher” DurrantGeorge BesseyLakin HouseShane Stephens
Bo TrammellGeorge HarrisLaura BauerShannon Zelek
Bob ConradGlenn H. RoderLauren KavanaghShaun Daniels
BOB FERGUSONGrant KrambLauren Nicole LentzShaun L Bill
Bowen DratwaGrant SchaabLauren RogersShaun T Clark
Brad A HarveyGrayson HeinsLaurie WilliamsShawn Harm
Brad BarterGregg WardLavonne WilliamsShawn J Erickson
Brad WernerGregory A MckeithanLewis ObermillerShawn Sexton
Bradley ColeGuy R. Vogt Jr.Lexi BrownShay Hetz
Bradley HeathHaily DudzinskiLinda G Dojaque RuizShaylee jensen
Brady Alijah BrawnerHamish ‘Mish’ BowkerLisa GardnerShea Wheeler
Brady WilliamsHannah Bryn Hofstatterlloyd BombellSheridan Brooks Perrin
Brandi MelansonHarley Bergerlogan scottStefan Karakis
Brandon Avery ElliottHeather DratwaLorie ParkStephanie Foster
Brandon BohnHeather N MaroneLuke DriverStephanie Jo Hoyt
Brandon L JohnsonHeather SanderellMackenzie PetrocciStephanie King
Brandon PrinceHeather TeichgraeberMakoto KatoStephanie Muller Mozdzierz
Brandon RoqueHolly BallantyneMarcee BenoitStephen Center
Brandon SchellHoward R Jones jrMARCIA LOZIERStephen Latza
BRANDY M DIAMONDIan Colin IrelandMarguerite TiltonStephen Tyler Arnold
Brayden PlattIgnacio “Luke” SalazarMario A. Rivera-RochacSteve Bridges
Brennan WozniakIsabella G. CastellanoMark MirasolSteve Middleton
Brent FletcherIsaiah garciaMark TennantSteven Fort
Brent HendersonIsaiah HarrisMarley GrahamSteven Greene
Brent KillinsIvory Joy ReidMarshal Dean McMeekanSTJEPAN P RICHTARITSCH
Brent KillinsJackMary CunninghamStorm Morales
Brett JariabekJack DonovanMary Jo Clemens-HarrisSydney Cotterman
Brett WilliamsonJack William BidlakeMasinde BakanyaTabitha Carroll
Brian BlakeJackson WoolleyMatea HerreraTavin jack Andersen
Brian LacertosaJacob CrossanMatt KellerTaylor Ramsey
Brian LubaJacob KeszthelyiMatt OgleTed R Cook Jr
BRIAN NIMMOJacob Louis Perkins IIMatt TracyTeresa Campbell
Briana ThuisJacob ShermanMatthew BirdTeresa Coons
Brianna FunkeJacob SiroisMatthew BradshawTerry Bolton
Briton Campbell HollisterJake ParkeMatthew ColavecchiaThien-Kim Nguyen
Brittany AustinJake PetersonMatthew DixonThomas Antoniello
Brittany ClineJake PidgeonMatthew H PerryThomas Casper
Brittany Elizabeth StreckerJakob SchaferMatthew RobbinsThomas Corey
Bruce John PalanskyJames David HoseltonMatthew SmallThomas D. Smith
Bruce NettoJames E. Tolbert IIIMatthew SmithThomas Fenn Jr
Bryan KillingerJames H BrownMatthew WiggintonTiger Danyliw
Bryce PorterJames HewittMax MoormanTiiffany Oakley
Bryce SaboJames MatherMegan HowardTim Leinen
Bryce SaboJames NadlerMelanie WintersTim Valliere
Caitlin McKeeJAMES PALUMBIMelinda L. OreTimothy Cloutier
Calebh D SheddJames Patrick HernandezMelissa ParkerTimothy Edward Zlomke
Carol GravesJames RuddyMelissa ReedTina Harrington
Carrie ZavoralJames ScargillMelody RohalyTobias Macera
Carson HelleurJames W. Lentz Jr.Mia DalmeidaTodd Mueller
Cary BrownJames WhiteleyMichael AritaTodd White
Caryn GillamJamie GiacintoMichael B. LewisTom Decker
Casey FaulknerJamie Lynn RobinsonMichael BauerTom Dull
Cassaundra Taylor WheatonJamie TreschakMichael CookTom Knapp
Catalina WiederholtJarrett JokielMichael CoxTom Nelson
Catherine DowieJasmine RameyMichael DayTom Warmington
Chad Marshall PinnixJason AlbertMichael EndthoffTommy James Parnell
Chad MartinezJason BengeMichael FitzgeraldTony Mellone
Chad PalmerJason SirettMichael HendersonTopher McPherson
Chantal AssselinJason W. CalhounMichael JanesTracey McCormick
ChaosJason WaltersMichael LundyTracy Musick
Charity B Hetzjave yoshimotoMichael Meilandt GivensTreavor Quinn
Charlie KarakisJaydenMichael MossTrent Lilly
Cherie McCorveyJeb BissetMichael R. WestbrookTrevor Weaver
Cheryl JonesJeb BissetMichelle WingTricia Miller
Chester DomorackiJeffery W HarringtonMike BadgerTyler Burns
Cheyenne SpaffordJeffrey M CoultonMIKE BENOITTyler Curry
Chloe RobinsonJen GaddyMike CoombsTyler Grover
Chris AndersonJennifer “Djenni” Kucinskimike Del DucaTyler Kambeitz
Chris ClevelandJennifer DeckerMike JohannsTyler Pantle
Chris DaltonJerry C LawsonMike MiracleTYRELL “BURGER” LACY
Chris KRobJess GormanMike MortonVictor Ahluwalia
Chris M WoodJesse PlunkardMohammad Al-SheboulVictor E. Blessing
Christopher ChapmanJessi Harkins UpshawMolly GrinnanVictoria Rast
Christopher DuboisJessica DeMeolaMolly K FlynnVin Crescenzo
Christopher George HuftenJessica GirardiMonty MontgomeryVince Prater
Christopher GilesJessica HammMorgan HaftersonVincent Bryant Sr.
Christopher J SassiJessica LefeaversNatesh KirpalaniVINCENT INGALLINERA
Christopher SpringerJessica MurrayNathan LumleyVinny Correia
Chuck SheddJessica NolanNathan SalmonVish Hirani
Ciara ManesJessie A. JonesNeil RustWade Wicht
Cj GreenJim BergeronNevin Keliihoomalu Gordon-KeolanuiWayno Dub
Clark ZimmermanJim KarlinNicholasWesley Smith
Clayton FawthropJoaquin Jose RamirezNicholas BondWill Taylor
Cliff MooreJoe DevineNicholas CarnesWilliam Fleming
Clifford Daniel GodfreyJoe FlaugherNicholas FarrowWilliam Shaffer
Codey LewisJoe HandyNicholas J RomansWyatt D Perry
Cody NelsonJoe HigginsNicholas WallaceYvonne Dare
Cody ScottJoe RitaccoNicholas WoodZach Vann
Colbe daniel PudellJoe SpenceNichole HardingZach Yamasaki
Colby DeanJoel ScottNick HayesZach Zaleski
Cole EstremJoey KellyNick KolomyjaZachary Lund
Cole Eugene NeisJohn BinksNicole McCabeZachary norman
Cole TuftJohn DoepkeNicole raine PetersonZackary Masuhara
Colin BlythJohn FogusNigel SakosZak Silva

Interested in becoming a WATL Certified judge too? The program is open to the public! You do not have to be employed at a venue to participate and receive the certification. In order to apply and participate in the WKTL Judge Certification program, click on the button below; the Judge Certification cost is $85USD. Upon purchase, you will be sent a link to complete the Judge Certification Quiz.

Upon successful completion of the quiz, you’ll be sent a certificate with your name and date of completion, signifying that you are a WATL Certified Judge. With this certification, you will be able to run and manage sanctioned events as an official who clearly understands the rule sets and expectations of WATL to the highest standard. If you’re designated as the official for your leagues, you will have the ability to adjudicate calls for the sanctioned event you are running.