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Mark Hernández
A product of the Chivas USA academy, Hernández launched his pro career with USL Championship’s 1868 FC in 2019 before making his mark in USL League One with Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, finishing as the club’s No. 2 scorer in back-to-back seasons.The California native joins Velocity FC after three standout seasons with Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, where he racked up 9 goals in 2023, securing the second spot on the team leaderboard.
Ally Cook
California-born Ally Cook played three seasons at University of Oregon before transferring to UCLA.
where she won a national championship. Cook began her professional career in 2024 with the Chicago Red Stars where she made 15 appearances. Cook stands in the UO record books at 7th in career goals (17), fourth in career game-winning goals, and seventh in both career points (39) and career shots (146). At UCLA she helped lead the Brewins to a national championship and was named first-team All-Pac 12 after ranking fifth in the conference in goals.
Position: Forward
Hometown: Coto de Caza, California
Age: 24
McKenzie Weinert
Oregon-born McKenzie Weinert played four seasons at Oregon State before transferring to the University of Washington, where, in her final year, she ranked second on the team with five goals and 15 points. She began her professional career with a couple appearances for the Seattle Reign before signing with Melbourne Victory FC of Australia’s top-tier A-League Women, where she scored five goals in 17 games.
Position: Forward
Jersey: 21
Hometown: Milwaukie, Oregon
Age: 25
Natalie Viggiano
A former Big 10 All-Conference standout at the University of Wisconsin, Viggiano started all 19 matches of her final season, leading the team in shots with 37 and shots on goal with 18. After being drafted by Seattle Reign of NWSL, Viggiano signed with IBV Vestmannaeyjar W of the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Marley Canales
Position: Forward
Jersey: 15
Hometown: Macomb, Michigan
Age: 24
Anuar Peláez
The center forward from Colombia most recently played for Club Deportivo Guastatoya in Guatemala. His last USL appearance came in 2023 for Oakland Roots SC, where he was second on the team with eight goals and 1.3 shots on target per 90 minutes.
Position: Center Forward
Jersey: 16
Hometown: Maicao, Guajira
Age: 31
Jodi Ülkekul
Jodi Ülkekul has played professionally with the Seattle Reign, CD Castellón in Spain and AS Roma in Italy. The Sammamish, Washington, native started in 69 of her 74 career matches at Gonzaga University, accumulating seven goals and eight assists in a four-year span. As junior and senior, she served as co-captain and helped the program achieve a 20-12-5 record across those two seasons.
Position: Forward
Hometown: Sammamish, Washington
Age: 26
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Jenny Vetter
Jennifer “Jenny” Vetter launched her professional career in Portugal, competing for Racing Power FC, where the center midfielder sent the ball to the back of the net 14 times in her 29 matches played. Her collegiate days were spent with Minnesota State, becoming the first Maverick player to record four Academic All-Americans while also being named to her conference’s first team list her senior year. She finished her career there with 57 goals and 18 assists in 78 starts.
Position: Center Forward
Hometown: Mankato, Minnesota
Age: 24
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Thais Reiss
After leaving her mark all over the University of North Florida record books, and being named the ASUN Conference Player of the Year in 2020, Brazilian forward Thais Reiss launched her professional career with Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League. She played parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Pride, before moving to Spain in early 2024 to sign with Villarreal CF of Spain’s top-tier Liga F, where she scored one goal in 11 matches.
Position: Forward
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Age: 24
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