Grand Canyon men’s soccer signs Colorado’s Gatorade High School Player of the Year

Grand Canyon men’s soccer added its third  winner to its 2024 roster with the signing of forward Marcus Von of Colorado.

Von heads to Phoenix via Broomfield, Colorado, where he attended Broomfield High School and won numerous postseason accolades. Von earned United Soccer Coaches’ and the Colorado High School Scholastic Association’s High School Player of the Year, Boulder County Player of the Year, all-conference first team and all-state first team. He also led the team in points and goals for his senior season.

Von was awarded one of the most prestigious high school awards after the conclusion of his senior year, earning Gatorade Boys High School Player of the Year for Colorado. He finished the season with 19 goals and three assists. Von is the third Lope on the incoming 2024 squad to be one of the state winners for the Gatorade Player of the Year award, joining 2023 winner Caden Dosmann (Arizona) and 2020 winner Jony Muñoz (Kansas).

For his prep career, Von scored 29 goals and added eight assists in 41 appearances. His other honors include United Soccer Coaches all-region team, 2023-24 High School All-American Boys Soccer Watch List, all-state second team and all-conference as a junior and honorable mention all-state and all-conference for his sophomore season.

Von is a two-time Academic All-State award winner and helped lead Broomfield to a 16-2-2 record and a 5A state championship in his senior year.