TOWSON, Md. - As the 2023 football season comes to a close, the Landmark Conference received welcomed news from the NCAA that its football officiating crew was chosen to oversee the 50th Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem, Va. on Friday, December 15.
The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time and will feature Cortland and North Central (IL).
“We are very humbled and honored the NCAA has selected our Landmark Conference Crew to officiate the 2023 Stagg Bowl in Salem Va.,” exclaimed Jim Corpora, the league’s football official’s assignor. “This is a most prestigious assignment and we are thrilled to have been selected.”
The following officials will oversee the final Division III contest of the 2023 season:
| Referee |
Justin Ackley |
| Umpire |
Clement Vacelet |
| Head Line Judge |
Thomas Joe Jackson |
| Line Judge |
Nicholas Coleman |
| Side Judge |
Thomas Reaves |
| Field Judge |
Tommy Walters (Stagg Bowl, 2021) |
| Back Judge |
Steve Borchard |
| Alternate |
Tyler Miller |
"As a crew, we are honored to get the opportunity to officiate this year's Stagg Bowl,” said Justin Ackley. “We are looking forward to representing the Landmark Conference as well as all the members of our officiating staff, past and present."
About the Landmark
The Landmark Conference is a Division III athletics conference in the Mid-Atlantic region that was formed by institutions that share similar philosophies regarding the role of athletics as part of the overall collegiate experience. The conference sponsors 23 championships throughout the year and provides all student-athletes with high-level competition. The members of the Landmark Conference are; The Catholic University of America, Drew University, Elizabethtown College, Goucher College, Juniata College, Lycoming College, Moravian University, The University of Scranton, Susquehanna University, and Wilkes University.