2016: All-Region Team…AMCC Runner of the Year…Top finisher at the AMCC championship…Finished first in all but one race…Recorded the fastest race in Behrend history with a time of 24:22.30 at Inter-Regional Boarder Clash.

2015: AMCC All-Conference...All-Academic...Regional qualifier...Had best finish (7th) at Behrend Invitational with a time of 27:02.3.

2014: NCAA Mideast Region All-Freshman Team…AMCC Newcomer of the Year…AMCC All-Conference…Academic All-Conference…Ran season-best 8k time of 26:28:09 at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.

Personal: Son of Gina and David Buffington...Major is psychology...Four-time letter winner in track and two-time letter winner in wrestling at Brookville High School...Three-time PIAA state qualifier...Holds 800m school record at Brookville High School.