Lacrosse Canada is excited to announce that 4 of our very own officials will be headed to Hong Kong for the 2024 Women’s U20 World Championships this summer.
The officials selected by World Lacrosse are as follows, Hanna Burnett, Lyndsay Brooks, Marisa Di Bari, and Lindsey Palmer.
All four of the women selected have experience at world events, and will all add another this summer to their very impressive resumes. We could not be more thrilled to have these women representing Canada on the world stage.
The World Lacrosse 2024 Women’s U20 Championship will take place in Hong Kong, China from August 15-24 in 2024. The tournament will be hosted by the China Hong Kong Lacrosse Association with support from World Lacrosse as the top women’s programs compete at the junior-level world championship, which last took place in 2019 with over 20 teams.
The 4 officials bios are below.
Hanna Burnett lives in Guelph, Ontario and has been officiating since 2009. The 2024 U20 World Championships in Hong Kong will be her fourth World Lacrosse Championship event as an on-field official, following Guilford, UK (2017), Peterborough, ON (2019) and Towson, MD (2021). She also participated in the 2017 ASPAC Championships as an on-field official and was selected for the Super Sixes event in 2021. She currently serves as the Official in Charge of Women's Field Lacrosse in Canada and is the OWFL Director of Officiating in Ontario. Hanna started playing lacrosse in high school and attended Wilfrid Laurier University, where she was inducted to the Golden Hawks Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
Lyndsay Brooks lives in Owen Sound, Ontario and has been officiating since 2005. The 2024 U20 World championships in Hong Kong will be her fifth World Lacrosse event as an on-field official. She has officiated in Oshawa (2013), Edinburgh (2015), Guilford (2017) and Peterborough (2019). She has also officiated at two World Games, Wroclaw (2017) and Birmingham (2021) as well as a number of international Sixes events. She is currently Canada’s OIC for Sixes as well as the head coach for Team Ontario for the last 10 years. Brooks attended and played her lacrosse at Western university.
Marisa Di Bari has been officiating since 1996. The 2024 U20 World Championships in Hong Kong will be her sixth World Lacrosse Championship event. She also participated in the 2019 PALA Championships as well as the 2019 European Championships. She currently serves as the Official in Charge of Women's Field Lacrosse in Alberta and is the OUA Director of Officiating. Marisa started her lacrosse journey as a goalie for York University where she later coached. She has also coached Six Nations Sr. Women's Field Lacrosse. Marisa also sits on the PALA and Lacrosse Canada Board of Directors.
Lindsey Palmer lives in Whitby, Ontario and has been officiating since 2011. The 2024 U20 World Championships in Hong Kong will be her second World Lacrosse Championship event as an on-field official, following Towson, MD (2021). She also participated in the 2019 European Championships as an on-field official. Lindsey started playing lacrosse in high school and attended Lindenwood University, MO, where she attended 2 NCAA final four championships.
About Lacrosse Canada
Founded in 1867, Lacrosse Canada is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 11 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. Lacrosse Canada’s mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. Lacrosse Canada oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by World Lacrosse. Lacrosse Canada is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners - Nike, CoachThem, Gait, Cascade, Normatec, Zoll, Signature Lacrosse, and Baron Rings - as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation.
For more information, please contact:
Kealan Pilon
Communications Coordinator
Lacrosse Canada
Email: kealan@lacrosse.ca