How Toke Amtrup’s Cancer Journey Helped Him Gain a New Perspective on Life

by Nathan Farmer | Video by Jake Kirby “You have cancer.” Three harrowing words no person ever wants to hear. For Utah Valley senior defender Toke Amtrup , the diagnosis came on the heels of a highly successful freshman season at Saint Mary’s in Moraga, California. In 2023, Amtrup was named to the WCC All-Freshman team and was the Gael’s Newcomer of the Year. Amtrup was chasing his soccer dream 5,000 miles away from his home in Denmark, but in a flash, everything on the pitch became unimportant. On Nov. 1, 2023, Amtrup received a long-awaited phone call. He had…