University of North Dakota Athletics

• Buckles Performance History

2017-18
Indoor (Freshman): Named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team … Ran in five meets, including the Big Sky Championship … Qualified for finals in the 60-meters in three of the four meets he competed in … Broke the seven second mark in the 60-meters at the UND Indoor Open with a 6.98 to crack the Fighting Hawks top-10 … Ran a 6.99 at the Big Sky Championship … Recorded a season-best 22.65 in the 200-meters at the UND Indoor Open.

Outdoor (Freshman): Named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team … Competed at six meets … Named to the All-Big Sky Conference team as a member of the men’s 4x100-meter relay team … As the anchor for the Fighting Hawks, helped relay team to a third place finish and second-fastest time in UND history (41.36) … Moved into UND’s top-10 in the 100-meters with a 10.83 at the Ron Masanz Classic to assume seventh place on the list … Also ran a personal-record 22.20 in the 200 at the Masanz Classic.

Before UND
A 2017 graduate of Lakeville South High School … Letterwinner in both football and track … Earned three letters in football and two in track … Helped his track team to a second-place finish at the state track meet as a senior … All-conference as a senior.

Personal
Majoring in international studies … Son of Rick and Susan Buckles.