School Records:
50 Free (20.20), Patriot League Championships, Feb. 17, 2022
200 Freestyle Relay (1:21.75) Patriot League Championships, Feb. 23, 2024
400 Freestyle Relay (3:00.00) Patriot League Championships, Feb. 24, 2024
200 Medley Relay (1:30.03) George Mason Patriot Invitational, Nov. 17, 2023
AU Top 16s:
50 Free (1st, 20.20), Patriot League Championships, Feb. 17, 2022
100 Freestyle (3rd, 45.13) Patriot League Championships, Feb. 24, 2024
100 Butterfly (8th, 49.60) Patriot League Championships, Feb. 23, 2024
200 Freestyle Relay (1st, 1:21.75) Patriot League Championships, Feb. 23, 2024
400 Freestyle Relay (1st, 3:00.00) Patriot League Championships, Feb. 24, 2024
200 Medley Relay (1st, 1:30.03) George Mason Patriot Invitational, Nov. 17, 2023
400 Medley Relay (5th, 3:21.43) George Mason Patriot Invitational, Nov. 16, 2023
Career Top Times (SwimCloud)
2023-24 (Senior) - Earned the department's award for Top Senior GPA from a men’s sport… Had one of the top 25 cumulative GPAs in the athletic department for the 2023 academic semesters… Was a C finalist in all of his events at the 2024 Patriot League Championships… Finished 22nd in the 50 free and 100 free, as well as 23rd in the 100 fly… Was an A finalist in the 50 free, finishing fourth at the George Mason Patriot Invitational… Earned five first-place finishes in the 50 free against VMI, at the Loyola/Colgate tri-meet, Howard, Catholic and UMBC… Personal bests include 45.13 (100 free), 49.60 (100 fly) and 1:50.31 (200 free)... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Junior) - Notched 10 new times that rank among AU’s all-time Top 16… Earned a time of 20.20 during the 50 free at the PL Championships to set a new all-time program record… Set the program’s third-fastest 100 free at 45.33 at the George Mason Invitational… Member of 200 free relay teams that earned the second, third and 13th-fastest times in program history at 1:22.09 during the George Mason Invitational, 1:22.13 during the PL Championships and 1:24.78 against Bucknell… Helped set the ninth-best 400 free relay time in program history at 3:06.12 at the George Mason Invitational… Swam anchor on the new top two marks for the 200 medley relay in program history at 1:30.07 during the PL Championships and 1:30.78 during the George Mason Invitational… Anchored two 400 medley relay teams that set the fourth-fastest and 11th-fastest times in program history at 3:21.34 during the PL Championships and 3:24.27 during the George Mason Invitational… Anchored the winning 400 free relay at Colgate, coming from a body length behind for the thrilling victory... Also hit 51.27 in the 100 fly during the George Mason Invitational... Academic All-Patriot League Team for the second year in a row... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for a third year in a row.
2021-22 (Sophomore) - Named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team... Took fifth place in the 50 free at the Patriot League Championships after swimming a school record of 20.20 in the prelims... Was part of a school record in the 400 medley relay (3:22.96) and was an alternate finalist in the 100 free after swimming a PR of 45.79 in the prelims... Placed fourth in the 50 free at the Navy Quad Meet and ninth in the 50 free at the George Mason Patriot Invitational... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Freshman) - Took fourth place in the 100 free at the Patriot League Challenge in a time of 20.72 which ranks as the fifth-fastest personal best in program history... Part of the 200 free relay that recorded the fourth-fastest time in program history of 1:23.41 to take third place at the PL Challenge... Swam the leadoff leg in the 400 free relay at the PL Challenge, taking third in 3:04.96 which ranks sixth-fastest... Posted a win in the 50 free at the Holy Cross Virtual Meet... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before AU - Swam for Nittany Lion Aquatic Club… Huntingdon Area High School record holder for 50 free, 100 free, and 100 butterfly… 2019 P.I.A.A. state champion for 50 free… Recorded personal bests of 21.10 (SCY 50 free), 47.32 (SCY 100 free), 55.77 (SCY 100 butterfly).Â
Personal - Son of Mary Ann and Jeff Buckley… Sister Madison Buckley swam for Penn State Behrend… Owns four red and white Holstein cows... Majoring in law & politics at American.
