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MINNEAPOLIS -- Where Emmit Carpenter grew up, loyalty is fierce for Wisconsins teams. The Packers play mere blocks away at Lambeau Field, and the Badgers are backed by a statewide following for the only FBS program in the state.Support of the Packers runs deep through these families, but from the cul-de-sac where Carpenters parents reside, the view on college football is different.There are no Badger fans on Sweet Water Court, said Peter Mortell, who was raised next door in the village of Ashwaubenon near the municipal boundary with Green Bay and helped guide Carpenter to become the kicker for rival Minnesota. We still fly the Gopher flag.Mortell, the Big Ten Punter of the Year for 2014, was the teams primary punter for three seasons through last year and finished with a career average of 44 yards per attempt thats the best in program history. He was in training camp with his hometown Packers before being let go prior to the regular season.Following his friends path, Carpenter has put himself on track for even more success as a specialist for the Gophers. In his first year in the role after redshirting in 2014 and being limited to one onside kick in 2015, Carpenter has already picked up two Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week awards. He leads the conference with 16 field goals made, out of 18 tries, and has converted all 35 extra point attempts.Carpenter made all eight of his kicks last Saturday against Purdue , including field goals from 28, 52 and a career-long 53 yards. He knocked in the game-winner against Rutgers in the closing seconds and at Penn State gave the Gophers the lead with 54 seconds left in regulation and again in overtime of a game they lost. Hes made all seven of his field goal tries from 42 yards or farther.Hes so mentally ahead of the game at his age right now, Mortell said. There are a lot of good kickers out there in the country. There are a lot of kids with big legs who can make big kicks in practice and stuff like that, but it doesnt matter until the moneys on the line in the game, and games are won and lost between the ears with specialists.He added: Get used to start hearing his name, because I think hes just getting started up there.Ryan Santosos desired switch from kicker to punter for his junior season opened the door for Carpenter, who emerged from a four-way competition for the job.I didnt think wed end up going backward on that, from what Id seen in practice, coach Tracy Claeys said.Games arent the same as practice, though, and the 45-yard field goal Carpenter made in the opener against Oregon State was important for both him and the Gophers to see proof he could translate potential to production.I was talking to my parents about the game and all that, and they said, `What did it feel like out there? Carpenter said. And the best way I could describe it to them was that after the first time I stepped on the field for a PAT, I just became addicted to the feeling of being out there. Its a feeling that I never want to go away, and I hope to get to do it as long as I can.Mortell was the one who encouraged Minnesotas coaching staff to look at an under-recruited Carpenter during his senior year at Ashwaubenon. He stood out at a one-day kicking camp hosted by the Gophers and was offered a roster spot as a preferred walk-on.Carpenter brought an all-around athletes ability to the position, with baseball and track in his sporting past, in addition to playing defensive back and wide receiver and earning a first team all-conference honor as a kick returner at Ashwaubenon High School. Carpenter first attended Notre Dame Academy as a freshman when Mortell was a senior there.Since then, the two have continued to practice whenever theyre home at the same time. Mortell, who plans to attend Minnesotas game this Saturday at Nebraska, actually used to babysit Carpenter when they were kids, and Mortell was the one responsible for Carpenters first lost tooth from a front-yard football game. Attending the same grade school, they used to get into trouble for kickball games that turned into distance contests with roofs and windows becoming the targets.Pete, hes the closest thing I have to a big brother, Carpenter said. Hes been an incredible role model for me throughout my entire life, especially getting to watch him throughout football and just how he handles himself on and off the field. There are definitely a lot of lessons I can learn from Pete in all aspects of life.---For more college football coverage: http://www.collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLMike Moustakas Jersey . 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He will now face Spaniard Sissokho Ndiaye Youba in a box-off to determine the third Olympic qualifier in the category as the finalists have taken the top two slots.Youba lost 3-0 to top seed Juan Pablo Romero Marin in his semifinal clash.The competition has 26 Rio Quota Places on offer -- three in every weight category except heavyweight (91kg) and superr heavyweight (91+kg), from which only the winners will earn an Olympic spot.ddddddddddddThe tournament features boxers from AIBAs own professional events -- the World Series of Boxing (WSB) and AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) -- besides pro boxers from all over the world.However, none of the big names in the pro circuit have made themselves available for the event citing reasons ranging from fitness to lack of time for preparation and the threat of sanctions by their promoters and licensing bodies like the WBO and the IBA.So far, three Indian boxers -- Shiva Thapa (56kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Vikas Krishan (75kg) -- have booked their tickets for the Olympics through qualifiers for amateurs.? 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