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GIRLS SOCCER

Abi Roberts

Forward
LINN-MAR HS
MARION, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

41

Goals

17

Assists

8

Postseason Goals

2

Postseason Assists
“Abi was one of the most dynamic players we went up against this year. She performed in all the big games and they played a competitive schedule. She was a dynamic forward who didn’t rely on speed alone, but also her physicality and technique.”
Allison Sanyi
Head Coach - Bettendorf High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior forward led the Lions to a 17-4 record and the Class 3A state final this past season. Roberts scored 41 goals and passed for 17 assists, earning All-Tournament and All-State honors. In five postseason games from the Region 7 semifinals on, she scored eight goals and recorded two assists. Also named to the 2025 Des Moines Register All-Iowa Elite Team, she anchored her club FC United’s run to the US Club Soccer National Cup title in 2024, earning All-Tournament recognition in the process.

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Academic Achievement

Roberts has maintained an unweighted 4.13 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at North Dakota State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An active member of her school’s SODA Club (Students Opposed to Drugs and Alcohol), Roberts has volunteered locally on behalf of the City of Robins Civic Club for more than a decade. She has also donated her time coaching and instructing youth players for three years running as part of FC United’s Little Strikers program. In addition, she holds down a part-time job at Crumbl cookies in Cedar Rapids.