• Judges

    USA Climbing Judge Program

    Judges Committee

    The Judges Committee was formed to support and advance the development of judging at all USA Climbing sanctioned competitions. The Committee’s activities specifically include the ongoing development and implementation of the Judge Certification Program, with the intention of increasing the number of trained and certified judges for all Regional, Divisional, and National USA Climbing competitions.

    Chair: Michael Sprague
    Email: judges@usaclimbing.org

     

    Instructions for Online Judge Certification Course

    Directions to access the training:

    1. Login to your USA Climbing account
    2. On the members tab, select the name of the member wishing to access the course.
    3. On the menu within the membership account, scroll down and select ‘Access USA Climbing Education Hub’. This should redirect you to the Education Homepage. Please note, if the Education Hub does not automatically load in a new tab, make sure you have allowed new tabs and/or pop ups within the system.
    4. Once in the Education Hub, select ‘Judges’
    5. Select ‘Judge Certification Course’
    6. Select ‘Course Overview’ and begin the course.
    7. In order to access the next activity and progress through the course, you must complete each video.
    8. You must complete all activities as well as pass the Certification Exam with at least an 80% in order to receive certification.Your certification will be updated within your USA Climbing profile within 48 hours of completion.

    National Championship Event Officials - 2024-2025

    • Jury President: Josh Calfy

      USAC Judges: Meridith Buehner, Andrew Krajnik

      Speed Judge: Josh Calfy

      Aspirant Judge: Holger Roehl

    • Jury President: Karalyn Aronow

      USAC Judge: Pam Raines

      Aspirant Judge: NA

    • Jury President: Jeremy Sato

      USAC Judges: Jeff Cass, Ruchir Sehra

      Aspirant Judge: Tessie Bailey

    • Jury President: Mark Vasta

      USAC Judges: Tonia Kovtunovich, Josh Calfy

      Speed Judge: TBA

      Aspirant Judge: Michael Schermann

    • Jury President: TBA

      USAC Judges: TBA

      Speed Judge: TBA

      Aspirant Judge: TBA

    2025 National Team Trials

    Jury President: Josh Calfy

    USAC Judges: Meridith Buehner, Andrew Krajnik

    Speed Judge: Josh Calfy

    Aspirant Judge: Holger Roehl

    2025 Para Climbing National Championships

    Jury President: Karalyn Aronow

    USAC Judge: Pam Raines

    Aspirant Judge: NA

    2025 Collegiate National Championships

    Jury President: Jeremy Sato

    USAC Judges: Jeff Cass, Ruchir Sehra

    Aspirant Judge: Tessie Bailey

    2025 Youth National Championships

    Jury President: Mark Vasta

    USAC Judges: Tonia Kovtunovich, Josh Calfy

    Speed Judge: TBA

    Aspirant Judge: Michael Schermann

    2025 Yeti (Elite) National Championships

    Jury President: TBA

    USAC Judges: TBA

    Speed Judge: TBA

    Aspirant Judge: TBA

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