Irvine Valley standout men's soccer player Lennart Granzow has committed to NCAA Division I UNC Asheville.
Granzow had a fabulous two years at Irvine Valley.
He was named the defensive player of the year in the Orange Empire Conference this past season, as well as first team all-conference.
Granzow was then selected to the all-state team, all-West Region and picked as a second team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches Association.
Granzow helped lead Irvine Valley to a 12-4-6 record overall and a 7-1-6 mark in conference in the fall of 2023. The Lasers made the 3C2A playoffs and reached the So. Cal. Regional Final.
IVC fell in double overtime at Mt. SAC, 1-0, to end its season.
Granzow started all 19 games for the Lasers this season and finished with five goals and one assist for 11 points. He also helped IVC to a 1.51 goals against average on the year.
Granzow, from Germany, was also a first-team all-conference and all-state player in the 2022 season as IVC had a record of 11-7-5 record overall and made the playoffs.
He is headed to a UNC Asheville squad that competes in the Big South Conference and had a record of 10-5-3 overall and went 4-2-1 in conference.
The team made the championship game of the Big South Conference Tournament before losing in penalty kicks to the top team in the conference, High Point.
