Union College Athletics

NOTEWORTHY
Transfered from Division I Lehigh, where he played five games in 2012 ... wears the same number as his father, Martin, who played lacrosse at Union.

2015 (SR)
USILA All-America Second Team ... ECAC Mid-Atlantic First Team All-Star ... All-Liberty League First Team ... USILA North-South All-Star Game (5/22) participant ... Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week (3/2) ... Union Captain’s Award recipent ... team’s leading defenseman scorer (eight points) ... third in ground balls (56) ... scored game-winning goal versus SUNY Oneonta (3/4) ... scored nifty behind the back goal at Vassar (4/18) ... collected nine ground balls in win over #5 SUNY Cortland (2/28) ...  gathered six ground balls and forced two turnovers against Nazareth (5/6) in NCAA First Round ... forced five turnovers versus Clarkson (4/4) ... caused four turnovers in win over Babson (3/5) ... Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention selection ... one of four team captains ... played in 53 straight games – longest active streak on the team.

2014 (JR)
USILA All-America Second Team ... LaxPower Second Team All-American ... All-Liberty League First Team (unanimous selection) ... named to Liberty League All-Tournament Team ... two-time Liberty League Honor Roll (5/5, 5/12) ... team leader in forced turnovers (29) ... second among Union defenders in ground balls (45) ... named Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week (4/14) ... gathered a season-high six ground balls against Rensselaer (4/12) ... caused a team season-high five turnovers at Clarkson (4/5) ... amassed four ground balls and four caused turnovers in Liberty League Semifinals win over Rensselaer (5/2) ... scored in NCAA Second Round game (5/10) and Liberty League Championship Game (5/4).

2013 (SO)
Named to All-Liberty League First Team ... started 13 of 14 games on defense.

PREP
Graduated from Greenwich High School (2011) ... captain and three-year starter on defense ... team won the FCIAC Championship ... earned First Team All-State and First Team All-FCIAC honors.

PERSONAL
Economics major ... parents are Kim and Martin Sands ... born August 22, 1992 in Greenwich, Conn.