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"Seth Burkholder (born December 17, 1982) is a former American football placekicker. Burkholder attended Bluffton High School, in Bluffton, Ohio, where he was a member of the football team. After his senior season, he moved on to Bluffton University where he didn't play his freshman and sophomore years. In 2004, Burkholder became the starting kicker for the Beavers. Burkholder went on to start for two outstanding seasons at Bluffton, being named to 3 All-HCAC teams, and once a National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Adidas All-Great Lakes Region player. After a great collegiate career, Burkholder played professionally with Canton Cougars and the Marion Blue Racers. After a few games with Marion, Burkholder was signed by the Pittsburgh Power. After a single game with the Power, Burkholder was placed on suspension. College career =Bluffton University= Burkholder attended Bluffton University, in Bluffton, Ohio, where he played as a member of the football team on scholarship. He was once named the NCAA Division 3 Player of the Week after a performance against Anderson University in which he made a 39-yard field goal. He also punted the ball seven times for 287 total yards for an average of 41.0 yards per punt, pinning the Ravens three times within their own 20-yard line. For his career, Burkholder still holds the 6th best punting average (36.1), 5th in career punts (113), 6th in kicker scoring (85), 6th in PAT's made (50) and 2nd in PAT percentage (.909) He also places on several single season records as well. Professional career =Canton Cougars= Upon attending the Ultimate Indoor Football League's combine in 2010, Burkholder was drafted 4th overall by the Canton Cougars in the UIFL's Draft. =Marion Blue Racers= In 2012, Burkholder signed to play with the Marion Blue Racers of the United Indoor Football League. =Pittsburgh Power= On May 11, 2012, Burkholder was assigned to the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. Burkholder appeared in just one game with the Power, not attempting any field goals, and going 0 for 3 in PAT attempts. He was reassigned on May 14, 2012, and then suspended on May 15. References 1982 births Living people American football placekickers Bluffton Beavers football players Canton Cougars players Marion Blue Racers players Pittsburgh Power players People from Bluffton, Ohio People from Putnam County, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio "
"Colin Griffin (born 3 August 1982) is an Irish race walker who has competed in the Olympics. Career Griffin is a race walker who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in the 50k walk.James Sullivan, "Athlete Q&A; – Colin Griffin ", The Running Review, 13 June 2012. Griffin spent a good number of years training in Limerick and Saluzzo, Italy. He coaches fellow Leitrim athlete and Olympian Laura Reynolds who now does MMA. He is director of the Altitude Centre Ireland, a company that specialises in altitude training and simulated altitude equipment.The website of the Altitude Centre Ireland is here He returned home from an altitude training camp high in Sierra Nevada in Spain to win Athletics Ireland 10 km walk. It was his first national 10 km track title, winning in a time of 41.47.66 at Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin. Griffin was disqualified at the 38 km mark at the 2012 Olympics while he was in contention for a top 16 performance and a personal best time by several minutes. However, that same day Laura Reynolds, who he had coached, finished 20th in the women's 20 km walk in her first Olympic Games. Notes References External links 1982 births Living people Irish male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Ireland Sportspeople from County Leitrim World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland "
"Babajide "Jide" Ogunbiyi (born October 30, 1986) is a retired American soccer player who played as a defender. Early life Ogunbiyi was born in Rochester, New York to Lai, a pharmacologist from Nigeria, and Elaine Ogunbiyi, a biochemist from Jamaica. He is one of three children in his family; his younger brother Ayotunde played soccer at University of New Hampshire and Ocean City Barons in the USL Premier Development League (PDL) while his elder sister Temitayo, is an artist. Ogunbiyi attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. While at high school he played basketball as a forward as well as soccer as a defender. In soccer he lettered three years and was team captain in his senior year. He attended the Pepsi Football Academy as a youth and was a three-time most valuable player. Career =College= Ogunbiyi attended Santa Clara University. During his time with the Broncos, he also played as a forward and scored 11 goals in 77 total appearances with the team. He played the Broncos' West Coast Conference championship-winning teams in 2006 and 2007. Ogunbiyi while with Viborg FF =Club= Ogunbiyi was drafted by the New York Red Bulls in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. When he was drafted, New York officials cited his size - six foot, four inches and 212 pounds - as a potential asset. After refusing a developmental contract he and the club were unable agree to a deal. He chose to continue his senior year at college. In April 2009, Ogunbiyi had an unsuccessful trial with English club Leeds United, later trialing with Oldham Athletic in July 2009. In 2010, Ogunbiyi signed for Viborg FF of the Danish 1st Division. Babajide was spotted by Viborg great Steffen Højer while he was on trial with Odense Boldklub in a match against FC Fredericia. Højer was impressed by Babajide and offered him a trial with Viborg, this resulted in the defender signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2010. In June 2011 Babajide went on a three-day trial with German club Karlsruher SC, however the clubs were unable to agree on a transfer fee and he returned to Viborg. In two and a half seasons with Viborg Babajide appeared in 53 matches for the team in total, 52 league and one cup, scoring six goals. He had his best season for Viborg during the 2010–11 campaign in which he managed to score 5 goals in 28 league matches for the Danish side and was named as the club's player of the year. He was also named in the 1st Division team of the year for the 2010–11 season. While in Denmark, Ogunbiyi wrote a regular column for Goal.com focusing on his observations of living in Denmark as a foreigner. Ogunbiyi signed a contract for the New York Red Bulls following a trial with the club in July 2012. However, weeks later, he was released for health reasons. After playing in the Danish 1st Division with Vendsyssel FF for the latter part of the 2012–13 season, Ogunbiyi was re-acquired by Viborg in advance of the 2013–14 season.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/07/19/american-exports-one- time-new-york-red-bulls-target-babajide-ogunbiyi-rejoin His contract was not renewed after its December 2015 expiration. He signed an 18-month deal with Danish Superliga club Hobro IK shortly after. He retired following the 2016–17 season, citing lingering injuries.http://hikfodbold.dk/1.-division- nyheder?id=1201 =International= American-born to a Nigerian father, he was eligible for the United States and Nigeria. Although Ogunbiyi was part of the Nigerian national team youth setup, he never appeared in a match for either nation at any level. References External links * 1986 births Living people Soccer players from New York (state) Association football defenders Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players Viborg FF players New York Red Bulls players Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Pepsi Football Academy players Vendsyssel FF players Hobro IK players American soccer players New York Red Bulls draft picks American people of Nigerian descent American people of Yoruba descent American people of Jamaican descent African- American soccer players Yoruba sportspeople "