In leading up to the official start of the 2024-25 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 23 with the IVC women's soccer team hosting Pasadena City at 3 p.m. and the IVC women's vollyeball team playing at Moorpark at 1:00 pm, Irvine Valley's Athletic Department will count down the top 10 stories from the 2023-24 year.
The No. 7 story on the list for 2023-24 season is the numerous awards Irvine Valley players earned. IVC had all-conference teams, all-OEC individual champions, state award winners and academic standouts.
Irvine Valley's No. 7 story for 2023-24 is the performances that Laser athletes put forward during the campaign.
IVC had OEC champions in team and individual events and had numerous student-athletes named all-conference.
A full list of all-conference teams, individuals, all-state players and academic award winners are below.
Women's Basketball
First team all-conference - Makena Tomlinson, Christen Ziska
Second team all-conference - Emily Freeman, Moka Saiki
Second team all-state - Makena Tomlinson
Irvine Valley scholar team of the year
Scholar player of the year at IVC - Emiy Freeman
IVC women's Character Champion award for OEC - Emily Freeman
Women's Beach Volleyball
Orange Empire Conference champions
OEC pairs champion - Natalia Brandlin and Audrey Fowler
OEC coach of the year - Myles Muangututia
First team all-conference - Natalia Brandlin and Audrey Fowler, Tessa Marocco and Kenzie Dews, Avery Bennett and Mia Bertolone
Second team all-conference - Ava Guenther and Felicia Bonus
OEC pairs team of year - Natalia Brandin and Audrey Fowler
Women's Soccer
First team all-conference - Merin Serpas, Cyann Whitey
Second team all-conference - Natalia Guzman, Sydnee Salamoff
Women's Volleyball
Orange Empire Conference champions (22-5)
Semifinals at the 3C2A State Championship
AVCA - All-academic team for two-year schools in the nation
Irvine Valley women's coach of the year - Anna Unke
First team all-conference - Natalia Brandlin, Tessa Marocco
Second team all-conference - Mia Bertolone, Audrey Fowler
All-state players - Tessa Marocco, Natalia Brandlin
Irvine Valley 2023-24 team of the year
Baseball
First team all-conference - Caden Byers, Shane Stafford
Second team all-conference - Aaron Serrato, Kade Murray
Men's Basketball
First team all-conference - Jesse Stines
Second team all-conference - Roman Swizek, Luke Farrington
IVC men's Character Champion award for OEC - Roman Swizek
Men's Soccer
First team all-conference - Lennart Granzow, Grant Miller, Ivan Lopez, Anthony Ocampo
Second team all-conference - Gabriel Velasco, Jacob Edwards, Lucas Stark
OEC defensive player of the year - Lennart Granzow
All-state and All-region - Lennart Granzow
Second team All-American - Lennart Granzow
Men's Tennis
3C2A State doubles champion - Nick Grove, Luciano Pardo
3C2A State singles semifinalist - Nick Grove
Irvine Valley men's coach of the year - Ross Duncan
Orange Empire Conference team champion
ITA Collegiate All-Star team - Nick Grove, Luciano Pardo
ITA two-year All-American - Nick Grove, Luciano Pardo
IVC ranked No. 3 in the state
Men's Volleyball
First team all-conference - Grant Dvorak, Matt Reid
Second team all-conference - Zack McEntire, Damon Kooiman, Drake Goering
