A former Golden Eagle from Cookeville will be making her mark on the global stage this summer at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Tennessee Tech soccer player and 2011 graduate Brooke Mayo will be an assistant referee at this year’s FIFA World Cup.
Mayo played soccer for Tech from 2007-10 and picked up TTU’s NCAA Woman of the Year in 2011.
Brooke stayed 10 years in the Volunteer state in Smyrna where she coached soccer at Stewarts Creek High School, the soccer official now resides in Colorado.
This World Cup will not be Mayo’s first time officiating on the big stage. She has officiated in the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, 2023 Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia, 2024 Summer Olympics in France, and the 2025 Club World Cup in the United States.
While you’re watching 48 countries play in this year’s World Cup be on the look out for the former Golden Eagle keeping the players within the rules of “the beautiful game.”