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Felisha Mariscal and Jon Freemon win MLS officiating awards

Mariscal is the first woman to win the assistant referee honor since Kathryn Nesbitt in 2020.

By TSP Staff
MLS assistant referee Felisha Mariscal
Assistant referee Felisha Mariscal during an MLS match between Vancouver and San Jose on April 11, 2015. · Credit: Noah Salzman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Felisha Mariscal was named Major League Soccer’s Assistant Referee of the Year on Friday, becoming the first woman to win the award since Kathryn Nesbitt in 2020. Jon Freemon was named Referee of the Year. Both won their awards for the first time.

Mariscal worked 19 MLS regular-season matches this year and has officiated 153 since her league debut in 2014. She also worked at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Freemon handled 21 MLS regular-season matches this year, bringing his career total to 112. He worked last year’s Eastern Conference final and refereed the 2023 U.S. Open Cup final.

Sources and notes

  1. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/jon-freemon-felisha-mariscal-earn-mls-referee-accolades-2026