Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: Returning starter....2018 Team MVP....2019 Mark Haselden Sportsmanship Award recipient....2018 United Soccer Coaches (USC) NCAA Division II Men's Scholar All-South Region Team (second team)....PBC All-Conference (second team) 2018....PBC All-Tournament Team 2018....PBC All-Academic Team 2018....Played in 14 matches as a freshman and made 13 starts....Recored one assist (vs Barton on Sept. 6, 2017) and six shots....Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) national leadership honor society....Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society member....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2017 (fall), 2018 (spring, fall), 2019 (spring)....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2018, 2019.

PERSONAL: 

• Born Julian Kersting in Varel, Germany
• Graduate of BBS Haarentor Oldenburg
• Played in U19 Bundesliga, the highest German Youth League
• Nickname is Juicy

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: A pilot
• Favorite Superhero: Batman
• Favorite Athletes: Sergio Ramos & Bastian Schweinsteiger
• Favorite Sports Team: Borussia Dortmund
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Batman and The Blind Side
• Favorite Food: Scampi
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Maldives
• Twitter Handle: Kerju09
• Instagram Account: ker_ju
• Your Motivation Music: Hip Hop
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Apple Annie's
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Fitness
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Finish in the top three in the PBC and make it to the tournament final