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Buchholz Fact: In his first year on the Clemson football team; he has been a starter on the Clemson soccer team each of the last three years.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: First-team placekicker
Overview: Two-sport athlete who will be in his first year on the Tiger football team...already has three letters as a starting midfielder on the Clemson soccer team; he was a member of that program's Final Four team in the fall of 2005; he was also a starter on Clemson's Sweet 16 team of 2006...has played 61 career games, including 59 as a starter on Trevor Adair's team...has 10 goals and nine assists in his career...has scored three game-winning goals, including two in 2006...showed his potential as a field-goal kicker in the 2007 spring game when he was 3-3 on field goals, hitting from 21, 32, and 35 yards; he also made his only extra point in scoring 10 of the 16 points for the Purple team...named the starting placekicker after his spring-game performance...has not played in a football game since high school...trying to become the first Tiger athlete to play football and soccer in the same fall since Donald Igwebuike (1982); Obed Ariri played both sports at the same time from 1977-79...came to Clemson from the same Chattahoochee High School that Charlie Whitehurst attended...will be in his final year on the soccer team in 2007, but will be eligible for play on the football team in 2008...Dean's List student in the fall of 2006.
Soccer (2006): Played and started all 20 matches as a junior...scored one goal in Clemson's 4-3 win over South Carolina...had two assists in the Georgia State match on August 29...had one goal in Clemson's 2-0 victory over Memphis on September 1...had one assist in Clemson's 6-0 win over Wofford on September 12...had one assist in the Tigers' 1-0 win over #5 North Carolina on September 15...assisted on the game-winner, as Clemson defeated #22 Duke 1-0 on October 28...played for the Augusta Fireball of the Premier Development League in the summer...played in 61 career matches and has 59 career starts.
Soccer (2005): Second leading scorer on Clemson's Final Four team with five goals and three assists for 13 points...tied for second on the team for goals scored with five...scored two goals against UNC Asheville on October 25...had one goal against Boston College on October 28...scored one goal against Furman on November 29...had one assist against #8 Virginia in the ACC Tournament...had one assist against N.C. State in the NCAA Tournament on November 22...played in 24 matches (23 starts)...played in the U.S. Youth National Club Championship in the summer...member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Soccer (2004): Played in 17 matches, including 16 as a starter...scored the winning goal in the Virginia Tech match on October 1 in Clemson's 1-0 win...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Clemson: Played soccer at Chattahoochee High School for Head Coach Les Meenan...named to the Adidas ESP All-Star team...named all-state in soccer...named all-state in football as a kicker...named special teams player-of-the-year...named soccer county player-of-the-year in his junior and senior seasons...earned letters in football and soccer...his club team won nine state titles, three southeast titles, and one national championship...born February 28, 1986...majoring in marketing.
