Zahra Friess

Class:
Freshman
Position:
ST
Hometown:
Topeka, KS
Height:
5-5
High School:
Washburn Rural

Club/High School: Lettered in soccer all four years…Graduated from Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, KS…Also played at Cair Paravel Latin School…Coached by Doug Woolery (2021-24) and Brian Hensyel (2025)…4x First Team All-State…2x First Team All Kaw Valley Conference…Kaw Valley Conference Player of the Year…2x Team MVP Forward…2024 State Semifinalist…Logged 95 career goals and 41 career assists…Lettered in cross country…Also served as her high school’s Chaplain during her sophomore year…
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20…Daughter to Coty and Jennifer Friess…Has one brother, Charles…Intended major is Aeronautical Engineering…Her father Coty and her grandmother Lila Washington served in the Navy…Her uncle Aaron Adcox served in the Marines and her uncle Steven Dillman served in the Army…Hobbies include running, writing poetry, baking, hiking, and rock climbing…Began playing soccer at seven years old…Pregame ritual includes staying off her phone and listening to her game day playlist an hour before warm ups…Favorite class subject is history…Favorite team is F.C. Barcelona…Favorite players are Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi…Guilty pleasure is cookies…