Get to Know Sophia ...
At what age did you start playing soccer and how did you get into soccer?
- I started playing at the age of three because my sister was a soccer player.
What sport would you play if you did not play soccer and why?
- Definitely volleyball because it requires less running.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
- I was really good at bowling in high school.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
KC ATHLETICS
- First Team All-Midwest Conference in 2022-23 and 2023-24
HIGH SCHOOL
- Lettered four times in Soccer and once in Bowling at Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kansas
- Helped lead her team to Regional Championships in 2021 and in 2024-25
- Placed 3rd in State in 2024-25
- Won Team MVP in 2023-24 and 2024-25
- First Team EKL in 2022-23 and 2023-24
- First Team All-State in 2024-25
- Second Team All-State in 2022-23 and 2023-24
- Second Team EKL in 2023-24
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Nanette Goettsch and Showkat Mir
- Has two older sisters, Gianna and Jasmin
- Honor Roll Student and Academic Letter recipient 2021-2025
- Committed to Kansas in March 2024 because, “it had such a welcoming environment and it felt like home”
- Plans to major in Business
- Chose Kansas over Missouri, Kansas State, Wisconsin and others