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From tennis to football: Nick Salmon’s journey as an Australian athlete

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Freshman Nick Salmon grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and attended Xavier College. After playing tennis competitively for seven years, he made the switch to football, where he has found himself as the starting holder for the Florida Atlantic Owls football team.

Salmon’s role on special teams as the holder has him receiving the snaps from the long snapper during field goal or extra point attempts.

Before playing football, Salmon played tennis all throughout his youth and into his teens.

“Both my parents played tennis when they were younger, and my brother was actually the captain at Rice University last spring.