Irvine Valley sophomore men's soccer players Lennart Granzow and Grant Miller each picked up more awards recently.
The two were already named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and Granzow was selected as the conference's defensive player of the year after helping the Lasers finish with a record of 12-4-6 overall and 7-1-6 in the OEC.
Irvine Valley finished in second place in conference and made the So. Cal. Regional Playoff final at Mt. SAC before falling in double overtime.
Granzow, a center back, was not only named the defensive player of the year in the OEC, but also an all-state selection, second team all-West Region and most recently second team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches Association.
He was also recently selected as a second team United Soccer Coaches Junior College Men's Scholar All-American.
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 this past season.
Granzow 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.
Miller was also selected all-state for the Lasers and a second team United Soccer Coaches Junior College Men's Scholar All-American.
Miller started 21 matches for the Lasers and finished with a team-high 17 goals and tied for the team lead in points with 37. He also had three assists and seven of his goals were game-winning scores.
He scored two goals in six different matches for IVC, including scoring two goals in key 3-2 conference victories over Orange Coast at home on Oct. 27 and at Santiago Canyon on Oct. 31. He scored both goals in IVC's 2-0 conference win at Cypress on Nov. 9.
Miller ranked second in the conference in goals with 17 and ranked tied for second in points with his 37.
