Christina Fiebich was a multi-sport athlete in high school, and officiated multiple sports at all levels of the game to start her career as an official. The Kansas native and Minnesota resident has made a name for herself as an International World ParaVolley (WPV) and NCAA DI volleyball referee. 

This summer, Fiebich – who played Division I volleyball at Wichita State University – broke new barriers as she became the first female referee from the United State to officiate Sitting Volleyball at a Paralympics. Her first Paralympic experience culminated with her officiating a men’s semifinal match.

The trip to Tokyo 2020 wasn’t Fiebich’s first time officiating on a big stage. She became a USA Volleyball National Referee and Scorer in 2011. She attended an International World Paravolley Course in 2013, becoming a Pan America Referee, and less than three years later she made history for the first time when she became the first female WPV International Referee from the United States. Since then, Fiebich has officiated across the globe at multiple international events in the Pan America, Europe and Asia-Oceania Zones.

In addition to her work with WPV, Fiebich holds a USA Volleyball National Official and Scorer rating, and a Beach Zonal Referee rating. She has officiated at multiple USA Volleyball Open National Championships as well as the Girls and Boys Junior National Championships. She is the MSHSL Volleyball Regional Coordinator for the Twin Cities Metro area. Fiebich is a National rated PAVO Referee and currently officiates collegiate matches in several top NCAA Division I conferences including the Big 10, Big Sky, Missouri Valley, Summit League and Big East.

While her officiating has taken her from coast-to-coast nationally and around the world internationally, Fiebich credits her success to the mentor referees and coaches in Minnesota who helped her get started as a new official. Every weekend in the fall and many weekends throughout the year, she is on the court officiating the best teams in the NCAA and around the world. She wants to make sure young officials have those same opportunities.