Jaime Velasco

Position:
Midfield/Forward
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Beaverton, Ore.
High School:
Westview HS

SENIOR (2015): Played in 17 games, making 11 starts … Scored two goal on 31 shots … Scored his first Oregon State goal against San Diego State on Oct. 4, a goal that proved to be the game-winner … Scored his second goal at Cal on Oct. 9, helping the Beavers earn a draw … Played a season-high 85 minutes at Cal (10/9).

JUNIOR (2014): Played in 12 games, making three starts … Took eight shots, one of which was on frame … Placed a shot on goal against Northwest Christian on Sept. 22 … Plated a season-high 44 minutes against Duquesne on Sept. 14.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND:

2013: Started 13 games, earning scoring five goals and adding one assist ... Converted both of his penalty kick attempts.

2012: All-WCC Honorable Mention and WCC All-Freshman Team … appeared in all 19 games and made 12 starts … led the team with five assists … was third on the Pilots with nine points and scored two goals … had one game-winner, which came during 2-1 win at LMU (Oct. 7) … tallied first career goal during 4-1 win over Gonzaga (Sept. 26); also assisted on game-winner against the Bulldogs.

OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM/REGIONAL: Played for Oregon ODP, Region IV and the NCAA Interregional, and he garnered all-star honors with both the ODP and the NCAA Interregional.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two varsity letters at East Anchorage High School before transferring to Westview for his junior and senior years … had a banner year as a senior, which culminated with the Wildcats winning the Oregon 6A State Title … he was named the 2012 state championship player of the game, was named the state player of the year and was Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year … he also set a school record with 30 goals as a senior, led the team with 18 assists and was named the Metro League Player of the Year … he’s a three-time team MVP, a two-time team impact player of the year, landed on the all-league first team both years in Alaska and was a candidate for Alaska’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2009 … led his team in goals all four years on varsity … had two games with four goals, and he scored the game-winner for Westview in both the 2011 state semifinals and the 2011 state final.

CLUB: Played for the Full Force Soccer Club (Alaska) and the Westside Metros Premier (Oregon) … three-time Alaska state champions and he won the Surf Cup and Northwest League with Westside in 2011 … led Westside in goals from 2010-12.

PERSONAL: Born on July 8, 1994 in Anchorage, Alaska … parents are Doris Velasco and Jimmy Velasco … sister Korina played soccer at Denison University … major is business.