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UIndy Athletics

2021 Football Roster

Jacob Walton
Ryan Thorpe
Joseph Harrison
Ryan Thorpe
Jim Burgess
Jacob Walton
Ryan Thorpe

97 Paul Buisman

97 Paul Buisman

  • Position:
    Kicker/Punter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    160
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Ft. Wayne, IN
  • High School:
    Snider

Summary

Biography

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Enters the 2020 season ranked second in the program’s career annals in field goal percentage (.783) … also ranks in the UIndy’s all-time top 10 in extra points made, field goals made and punting average.

AWARDS
2019 UIndy Special Teams MVP
3x Academic All-GLVC

2019
All-GLVC performer at both kicker and punter … authored a record breaking season as a place kicker after setting both school and conference benchmarks with 66 made extra points … also broke the modern-day single-game UIndy record with 10 PATs versus Lake Erie (11/16) … finished 12-for-15 in field goal attempts on the season while ranking third in the league with 40.6 yards per punt … his .800 field goal percentage was good for a share of 16th in Division II … led all GLVC kickers with 102 points scored, becoming one of only seven players in school history to hit the century mark; point total ranked 22nd among all DII players … racked up 27 touchbacks on kickoff duty … connected on a career-long 42-yard FG attempt at Lindenwood (11/2) … matched the GLVC season high with 14 kicking points against Truman (11/9), going 3-for-3 in FG attempts and making all five PAT tries … became the first Greyhound to make multiple field goals in a postseason game, going 2-for-2 in the playoff contest at Central Missouri (11/23) ... earned second straight inclusion in the team’s One-Play Warrior Club, a point-based honor that measures production on special teams ... tallied his third consecutive Acadmic All-GLVC honor.

2018
Took over punting and kicking duties after an injury to teammate Jake LaFree … connected on 6 of 8 field goal attempts and 33 of 35 extra points … averaged 59.8 yards per kickoff and 37.8 yards per punt, with the latter good for sixth in the GLVC … made both his FG attempts in a win over 20th-ranked Hillsdale (11/10), including a season-long 39 yarder … dropped nine punts inside the 20-yard line, with four coming in the playoff game at No. 4 Ouachita Baptist (11/24) … six of his punts went for 50-plus yards, including a season-best 63 yarder against McKendree (10/20) … One-Play Warrior Club member … also garnered second straight Academic All-GLVC nod.

2017
Redshirt season ... Academic All-GLVC honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL
Named All-Northeast Indiana by both the Journal Gazette and New Sentinel ... set school records for field goals in a season (12) and in a career (23) ... career long field goal was 48 yards ... earned AP 5A All-State Honorable Mention at punter ... part of Snider's 2015 state championship team ... also an all-conference performer on the soccer pitch ... National Honor Society member.
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Historical Player Information

  • 98

    2017Freshman

    Kicker
    5'11" 160 lbs
    98
  • 97

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    Kicker
    5'11" 160 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    5'11" 160 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Kicker/Punter
    5'11" 160 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Kicker/Punter
    5'11" 160 lbs
    97
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