2025 Men's Soccer News
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Conference MVP soccer player Cristian Sanchez to Concordia
May 26, 2026Irvine Valley sophomore standout midfielder Cristian Sanchez has committed to NCAA Division II Concordia University in Irvine. He had a special two seasons playing at IVC, including helping the Lasers to an OEC title in 2025. -
Men's soccer players represented at scholarship ceremony
May 16, 2026Several men's soccer players were recognized at the annual Irvine Valley Scholarship Awards Ceremony in Hart Gymnasium on Friday morning, celebrating hard work, discipline and athletic and academic success for the Lasers.
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Alumni Report: Granzow earns more accolades at UNC Asheville
May 14, 2026Former Irvine Valley scholar athlete and All-American men's soccer player Lennart Granzow was recently named the newcomer of the year for the UNC Asheville program. He had already earned all-conference and scholar honors.
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Soccer player Tristan Amezcua commits to Central Arkansas
May 13, 2026Irvine Valley men's soccer player, team captain and first team all-Orange Empire Conference standout Tristan Amezcua has committed to NCAA Division I University of Central Arkansas. He helped lead IVC to a OEC title last fall.
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Men's soccer team conducts annual clinic at local elementary
May 04, 2026Irvine Valley conducted its annual clinic at Stone Creek elementary school in Irvine on Monday morning. The Lasers won the Orange Empire Conference title with a record of 10-3-1 and finished with a 13-8-1 overall mark in 2025.
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Men's soccer standout Kofi-Adu-Gyamfi off to UC Merced
April 26, 2026Irvine Valley first team all-Orange Empire Conference defender Ethan Kofi-Adu-Gyamfi has committed to continue his athletic and education career at NCAA Division II UC Merced. Kofi-Adu-Gyamfi was a two-year starter for IVC,
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Tristan Amezcua named finalist for award at state meeting
April 06, 2026Irvine Valley starting men's soccer player Tristan Amezcua was named a finalist for a 3C4A award at the annual 3C2A State Meeting at Burbank last week. Amezcua helped IVC earn an Orange Empire Conference title last fall.
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Men's soccer program invites recruits, hosts OEC ring night
March 25, 2026Irvine Valley men's soccer invited new recruits and family on campus for a photo shoot Tuesday evening and then celebrated its 2025 fall team that captured an Orange Empire Conference title and went to the So. Cal. Playoffs.
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Former men's soccer player Jonas Foppen is on to Stanton
February 11, 2026Irvine Valley's Jonas Foppen, who played at Division II Benedictine University in Arizona, is now off to Stanton University in Anaheim. Foppen, from the Netherlands, competed in 24 matches over two seasons at Irvine Valley.
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Star men's soccer player Armon Haghighat back to California
February 05, 2026Former Irvine Valley men's soccer player Armon Haghighat has transferred from one Division I school to another. The star forward at IVC has left NCAA DI University of Evansville to be closer to home at Cal State Bakersfield.
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Alumni Report: Jonas Foppen contributes at Benedictine Mesa
January 21, 2026Former Irvine Valley standout men's soccer team standout Jonas Foppen helped NCAA Division II Benedictine finish the fall of 2025 with a record of 10-5-5 overall. He played in 15 matches and recorded one goal and one assist.
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Irvine Valley men's soccer star Armin Tehrani is off to Fullerton
January 19, 2026Orange Empire Conference offensive player of the year Armin Tehrani is headed to NCAA Division I Cal State Fullerton. Tehrani scored nine goals and had 11 assists in an outstanding season and led IVC to a conference title.
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Alumni Report: Marcio Costa shines at NCAA Division II Eckerd
January 18, 2026Former Irvine Valley men's soccer player and striker Marcio Costa had a fine season at NCAA Division II Eckerd College in West Palm Beach, Fla. He finished with five goals and one assist for 11 points for the Tritons on the year.
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Alumni Report: Lukas Stark part of historic team at Hawaii Hilo
January 15, 2026Former Irvine Valley standout men's soccer player Lukas Stark recently finished his senior season at Hawaii Hilo. Last fall, the Vulcans were second in the PacWest Conference and made the NCAA postseason for the first time.
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Alumni report: Luke Newman named first team at West Chester
January 13, 2026Luke Newman, a star on the Irvine Valley men's soccer team in 2024, was named first team all-conference at NCAA Division II West Chester in Pennsylvania. He finished with two goals and six assists for the Golden Rams last fall.
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Alumni Report: Mason Tracey named Academic All-District
January 11, 2026Former Irvine Valley men's soccer player Mason Tracey stood out on and off the field this past fall in his first year at Oklahoma Christian University. He was named academic all-district and also started all 17 matches for the Eagles.
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Alumni Report: Fred Becovic finishes senior year at Westcliff
January 07, 2026Former Irvine Valley standout soccer player Fred Becovic helped Westcliff University reach the second round of the NAIA national tournament. He started 16 matches overall, including five in the California Pacific Conference.
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Alumni Report: Anthony Ocampo is impressive at Concordia
January 05, 2026Former Irvine Valley men's soccer standout Anthony Ocampo contributed at NCAA Division II Concordia this past fall. The holding midfielder played in 15 matches and started 10 games for Concordia, which had a record of 8-7-1.
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Alumni report: Domenyk Jara earns all-conference at Concordia
January 03, 2026Former Irvine Valley men's soccer player Domenyk Jara shined at NCAA Division II Concordia University in Irvine this past season. He was selected first team all-PacWest after being a senior captain and a leader for the Golden Eagles.
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Men's soccer midfield star Cade Williams is off to UC Irvine
December 29, 2025Irvine Valley first team all-Orange Empire Conference player Cade Williams has signed to continue playing at NCAA Division I UC Irvine. Williams helped Irvine Valley to a 13-8-1 record and an Orange Empire Conference title.
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Men's soccer player Cade Williams named Academic All-American
December 21, 2025Irvine Valley standout freshman midfielder Cade Williams was recently picked to the United Soccer Coaches 2025 Men's Scholar All-America Team. Williams also helped IVC to an Orange Empire Conference title this past season.
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Lasers Light Up All-OEC Men's Soccer Selections for 2025
November 21, 20252025 was the year of Irvine Valley. After dethroning two-time conference champion, Fullerton, the Lasers were well rewarded with several All-Orange Empire Conference selections, as voted on by the conference’s coaches.
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Men's soccer team has season end in playoffs at Long Beach
November 19, 2025Irvine Valley, which captured the Orange Empire Conference title last week and earned the No. 17 seed in the So. Cal. Regional playoffs, scored the first goal, but lost to No. 16 Long Beach City, 2-1, on Wednesday on the road.
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Playoff preview for men's soccer at Long Beach on Wednesday
November 18, 2025Irvine Valley, Orange Empire Conference champ and the No. 17 seed, heads to the winner of the South Coast Conference South Division and the No. 16 seed Long Beach City Wednesday. The winner will take on Santa Monica.
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Men's soccer team captures Orange Empire Conference title
November 16, 2025Irvine Valley starts strong with the first three goals of the game, including two by sophomore star forward Isaac Nixon, and then holds on to defeat Golden West, 3-2, on Friday at OCC. IVC heads to the playoffs next week.
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Men's soccer team gallery vs. Golden West - by Jesus Martinez
November 15, 2025
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Men's soccer team gallery vs. Fullerton - by Jesus Martinez
November 12, 2025
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Men's soccer team training before Fullerton - by Jesus Martinez
November 10, 2025
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Men's soccer team moves closer to conference title with 2-0 win
November 07, 2025Irvine Valley moves three points ahead of the rest in the Orange Empire Conference with a 2-0 win at Santiago Canyon. The Lasers have two matches to go, hosting Fullerton Wednesday and playing at Golden West Friday.
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IVC superstar Lennart Granzow named all-Big South Conference
November 05, 2025Former Irvine Valley men's soccer standout Lennart Granzow was named first team all-Big South Conference at NCAA Division I UNC Asheville. In his sophomore year at IVC, he was named defensive player of the year in the OEC.
