Parker Roberts

Position Midfielder

Height 5'6''

Class Freshman

Hometown Leawood, Kan.

High School Blue Valley North HS

bio

BLUE VALLEY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterwinner for head coach Tim Wiseman… Twice named the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015… Two-time NSCAA All-American (2014, 2015)… Ranked as the No. 39 player on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s IMG Top-150 national list… Named to NSCAA All-Region Team in three-consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015)… Named to the All-State First Team all four years in high school… Midfielder of the Year for the Eastern Kansas League (EKL) in 2013, 2014 and 2015… Named the Offensive Player of the Year for the EKL in 2012… Tallied 55 career goals in her four years, a school record… Also holds school record in points with 128… Netted four goals in a single game on three occasions… Helped her Mustang squad to 2013 Kansas State Championship game… Recipient of the Kevin Gray Award in 2015, given to female youth player of the year… Earned spot on honor roll in each of her last three years… Received President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence in 2015.

CLUB (KC METRO DYNAMOS)
Spent six years under head coach Derek Shoare from 2010-15… Twice helped her team to the US Youth Soccer National Championships semifinals (2014, 2015)… Selected as a “Best XI” at the USYS National Championships in 2014… Helped her squad to Kansas State Cup Championship in five of the six years she played… Dynamos won Region II title in 2015… Qualified for USYS National League in 2014-15.

NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Selected for several U20 National Team camps and international competition team rosters from 2014-15… Helped team to 3-0 record at 2015 U20 10 Nations Tournament, defeating Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands… Also competed for US in 2015 Four Nations Tournament, finishing with a 2-1 record.

ODP
Spent three years (2013-15) on the Region II ODP team… Team captain of the Kansas ODP Team for three years (2012-14).

PERSONAL
Born in Leawood, Kan…. Daughter of Craig and Kathy Roberts… Has two older siblings, Nathan and Ferriss… Sister, Ferriss, played soccer at UNC Asheville from 2010-13… Brother, Nathan, also attended KU and was founding member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity… Great Grandfather, Clay Roberts, Sr., was in the Kansas class of 1913 and wrestled for the Jayhawks… Great Uncle, Clay “Bud” Roberts, Jr., was in the Kansas class of 1953 and played football for the Jayhawks… Great Uncle, David “Boo” Ferriss, is member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and Mississippi State Sports Hall of Fame… Undecided on major