With each new soccer season comes one very important thing: new players. This year the RHS girls soccer team lucked out with the addition of freshman Jasmyn Mitchner.

On Monday, Jan. 30, Mitchner tied the record for the highest goal scorer in Robinson history. During the water break of their game against Bayshore High School, Coach Vaughn Volpi informed the team that Mitchner was only one point away from tying the record for the most goals scored in a single season at Robinson. After hearing this, Mitchner went back in and proceeded to score another goal, matching the record.

“After I scored the goal [matching] the record I was just filled with excitement and felt so accomplished that all I could do was smile. And what made it even better was how my team ran up to me with excitement congratulating me and that just made it really special,” Mitchner said.

It is obvious that Mitchner fits right into the team and they were just as excited as Mitchner to match the record.

“Jasmyn Mitchner was extremely beneficial to our team,” teammate Jazmine Afridi (’24) said. “She is a very hard worker, and never gave up on a play. She is a team sport who made our team better technically and emotionally.”

It’s no wonder Mitchner tied the record with the amount of time she has put into the sport. Mitchner has been playing soccer since age four and has been competitively playing since she was seven.

With all of that experience, Mitcher has played on her fair share of teams. Outside of school, Mitchner is dedicated to Tampa Bay United and plays on the ECNL 08 girls’ team.

“I love that there are so many different styles of play and every team is unique in the way they play so when I play with new people and coaches I get to learn new styles or play to incorporate with what I already know,” Mitchner said. “Just knowing that there’s always more I can learn and perfect as I progress over the next years in playing soccer.”

However, before playing for both Robinson and Tampa Bay United, Mitchner played with the Minot Majettes varsity soccer team where she created some unforgettable memories.

“My favorite memory from soccer would have to be when I scored my last goal in the state championship game for the Minot Majettes varsity soccer team in Minot, North Dakota and winning state back to back for 2021 and 2022,” Mitchner said. “I grew up with those girls that I played with and winning a state championship as a seventh and eighth grader has to be one of the best moments of my life.”

After graduating, Mitcher plans on furthering her athletic career. She hopes to gain a scholarship and play D1 soccer at either UNC or FSU. However, her dreams don’t stop there. After university, Mitcher hopes to fulfill her dreams of going pro or playing European soccer.

“Ever since I was little I have always dreamed of playing soccer in college and going pro, and those dreams have yet to change,” Mitchner said. “UNC and FSU are my dream schools and I would take a scholarship from either of those schools in a heartbeat. Playing D1 soccer for either of those teams has always been a dream of mine.”