Spokane volleyball referee, Kevin Peden, earned his USAV Junior National rating at the Girls Junior National Championships in Indianapolis this summer.
2015: Pete Bell named the first inductee into the SAVRA Hall of Fame
Barb Silvey presenting the aware to Pete.
SAVRA Honors Officials for 2015 Work
Longtime volleyball referee and scorer Linda Kildew was named 2015 Official of the Year in voting by the nearly 80 members of the Spokane Area Volleyball Referees Association. This past year Kildew was selected to officiate the Frontier Conference (NAIA) championship tournament in Helena, Montana, calling the title match. She also worked area high school and small college matches, and served as scorer for several NCAA Division I matches.
Other award winners were:
Recognition (Kudos!)
Spokane Area Volleyball Referees Making National Impact
Margie Ray
Officiated NCAA Division I National Tournament (2002-2015, including the championship match in 2008, 2009 and 2011; semifinals in 2013)
Barb Silvey
Officiated NAIA National Tournament (2012-2014)
Ben Goodwin
Line judged the NCAA Division I Final Four semifinal (2014); also line judged NCAA DI Tournament (2013, 2015)
Juli Jones
Line judged the NCAA Division I Tournament (2012-15)
