Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Returning starter and 2-year letterman....CSC Academic All-District Team 2022....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (third-team) 2022....Conference Carolinas Fall Academic All-Conference Team 2022....Appeared in 18 matches in 2021 (with 17 starts)....Fifth on the team in minutes played....Recorded 12 shots (6 on target)....Scored in road victories at Southern Wesleyan (9-18-21) and Mount Olive (10-19-21)....Played in five matches during covid-shortened 2020 season....Started the final two matches of the year in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament (playing all 220 minutes in the two overtime matches)....Even though he is young, he has played at a very high youth level in the Bundesliga.....A very technical player....Has good vision on the field....Will help us a lot in the midfield....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2022....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2022 (spring, fall)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall).

PERSONAL:

• Born Kimo Lemke in Hamnurg, Germany
• Graduate of Walddörfer Gymnasium
• Most recently played with the Eimsbütteler TV Hamburg program
• Appeared in 36 matches over the past three seasons

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• Major: General Management 
• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional soccer player 
• Favorite Superhero: Cristiano Ronaldo
• Favorite Athlete: Claudio Pizarro
• Favorite Sports Team: Werder Bremen
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: John Wick
• Favorite Food: Pasta
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Fußballplatz „am Alhorn“ (a spot in Germany)
• Your Motivation Music: Distant - B Young
• Favorite Thing About FMU: FMU´s soccer stadium
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Playing tennis
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win - Win - Win
• Why you first chose your sport: My dad introduced this sport to me so I grew up with it and it became my life
• Interesting Notes: Successful last three junior soccer years and my under 19´s coach, has signed a contract for a professional soccer team as an assistant coach. And the uncle of my father is Willi Lemke who used to be the manager of my favorite soccer team in Germany