Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Returning starter....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (second-team) 2021....Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4-10, 2021)....PBC All-Conference (second team) 2020....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Oier Bernaola Lazkoz in Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
• Graduate of University of Pais Vasco
• Nominated for Player of the League award (Division l) in 2018, 2019, 2020
• Nickname is Berni

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Soccer Player/Teacher/Fire Fighter
• How you got your nickname: It's the abbreviation of my surname
• Favorite Superhero: Superman
• Favorite Athlete:  Christiano Ronaldo; Lebron James
• Favorite Sports Team:  The team of my village is Athletic Club De Bilbao, but apart form that I have always supported Christiano Ronaldo and Lebron's teams Favorite Movie or TV Show:
• Gladiator, Braveheart & Lord of the RingsFavorite Food: Grilled Beef
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Mayan Riviera
• Twitter Handle: @oierberni 
• Instagram Account: oierberni
• Your Motivation Music: Reggaeton, Electro or Basque 
• Favorite Thing About FMU: The sports programs
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  Practicing other sports
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win the conference and try and win the national championship
• Why you first chose your sport: I have always liked soccer, but I first went to a club when all of my friends went
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster: To keep concentrated every second of the match
• Interesting Notes:  When I was younger I used to play offensive midfielder and I had such the ability to score goals; As I got older coaches were delaying my position in the field until I finished being a central back