FMU: Returning starter....2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team....PBC first-team All-Conference 2017....PBC All-Academic Team 2017....2016 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-Conference honors....FMU Team MVP 2016, 2017....2016 D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (second team)....2016 PBC Tournament All-Tournament Team....Scored the match-winning goal in all six conference wins in 2016 as Patriots finished 6-3-0 and tied for second....2016 Pre-Season All-Conference Team....Expected to lead the FMU attack....Peach Belt All-Conference 2015....Leading goal scorer (10) on team in 2015 and second in points (22)....24 of 39 shots were on frame....Conference-leading 5 game-winning scores....PBC ranking: 1st in game-winning goals, 2nd in goals, 4th in points, 14th in shots, 18th in shot percentage (.256), 35th in assists....NCAA rankings: 14th in game-winning goals, 51st in total goals, 64th in goals per match, 84th in total points, 95th in points per match....Possesses great work rate....Very good back-to-goal work....Competitive spirit....Will create goals.....Transfer from Universitat Heidelberg....Earned a Certified Strategic Planner award in 2017 fall after taking the capstone strategic management course under Dr. Fred David....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2016, 2017, 2018....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2015 (fall), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring, fall), 2018 (spring).
PERSONAL: Born Levin Anatol Sandmann in Heidelberg, Germany....A product of Bunseu Gymnasium, where he played under the direction of coach Gerhard Schafer.....Third-best scorer in 2013-14 with 10 goals in 26 matches for SG Kirchheim....Top scorer with 37 goals in 27 matches for FC Badenia St. IIgen II in 2012-13....Won Class B championship in 2012-13....Burrseu Cup: 1st place in 2011, 2nd place in 2010 and 2012....Nickname is Lev.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional soccer player....Favorite Superhero when growing up: Superman....Favorite Athlete: Marco Arnautovic....Favorite Sports Team: Werder Bremen....Favorite Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy....Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother....Favorite Food: Steak....Favorite Vacation Spot: Lanzarote, Spain....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Basketball....Favorite Website (outside social media): fupa.net ....Favorite Social Media Site: Instagram....Instagram Account: lev_sandmann ....Your Motivation Music: German....Favorite Thing About FMU: Hartzler Field....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Cooking....Goals for Upcoming Season: Stay healthy and win the PBC....Hobbies: Cooking, skiing, fitness....Interesting Notes: 2016 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year; Played my first soccer game at 3 years old.....Brush With Greatness: Third-best scorer in 2013-14 with 10 goals in 26 matches for SG Kirchheim; Top scorer with 37 goals in 27 matches for FC Badenia St. IIgen II in 2012-13; Won Class B championship in 2012-13; University Cup: 1st place in 2013, 2014 and 2015; Bunsen Cup: 1st place in 2011, 2nd place in 2010 and 2012.
