Career Performance List Career Honors · 2015 Patriot League Hammer Throw Champion - Outdoor
· 2015 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
· 2015 Academic All-Patriot League Team - Outdoor
· 2015 Patriot League Weight Throw Champion - Indoor
· 2015 Second-Team All-Patriot League (shot put - indoor)
· 2015 Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
· 2015 Academic All-Patriot League Team - Indoor
· 2014 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
· 2014 CoSIDA Academic All-District II First Team
· 2014 Academic All-Patriot League Team
· 2014 Second-Team All-Patriot League (Hammer Throw - Outdoor)
· 2013 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team
2014-15 (Senior Season):
· Tallied five first-place finishes in the hammer throw during the outdoor season.
· Career-best mark of 203-10 (62.13m) in the hammer throw for first place at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship.
· Recorded a fourth-place finish at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship in the shot put (53-11; 16.43m).
· Placed seventh in the discus (155-4;47.35m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship.
· Earned second team all-league laurels in the shot put with a second-place finish of 55-6.5 (16.93m) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
· Won the weight throw individual title at the Patriot League Indoor Championship with a throw of 61-10.5 (18.86m)
2013-14 (Junior Season):
· Earned second team all-league laurels in the hammer throw (191-4; 58.33m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship
· Placed seventh in the shot put at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with a mark of 50-10.25 (15.50m)
· Recorded a season-best discus throw of 152-0 (46.32m) at the Point Loma Invitational
· Tallied two first-place finishes in the hammer throw, including a first-place performance at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet (193-10; 59.08m).
· Finished third at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet with a season-best throw in the shot put of 51-11.75 (15.84m).
· Placed fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 57-10.5 (17.64m) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
2012-13 (Sophomore Season):
· Threw a season-best 49-3.25 (15.03m) in the shot put at the Penn Relays for 13th place
· Placed 11th at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship in the shot put with a mark of 46-6.75 (14.19m)
· Tallied a season-best mark in the hammer throw of 180-8 (55.07m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship for fifth place
· Recorded a season-high indoor mark in the shot put with a toss of 50-2.75 (15.31) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship for eighth place
· Finished eighth in the weight throw at the Patriot League Indoor Championship for a mark of 55-9.75 (17.01m)
2011-12 (Freshman Season): · Made a season-best shot put mark of 41-10¾ (12.77m) to place seventh at the Navy Quad Meet
· Placed eighth in the shot put at the Navy Six-Team with a mark of 40-7 (12.37m)
· Placed 10th in the shot put at the Point Loma Open with a throw of 38-10½ (11.85m)
· Took eighth in the hammer at the Point Loma Open at 146-6 (44.66m)
· Made a season-best discus mark of 120-5 (36.70m) at the Navy Five-Team Meet
· Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
High School/Personal: · A 2011 graduate of Manalapan High School, where he earned four letters in track and field
· Competed in the shot put and the discus
· A two-time district champion in the discus
· Earned all-county honors in 2011
· Two-time team captain in track and field
· Member of the National Honor Society
· Member of the Math Honor Society
· Son of Edward and Denise Buffone
· Majoring in physics
· Has been named to the Commandant's List once and the Dean's List once
· Ranked first in Academic Order of Merit amongst 1,177 classmates with a 4.0 GPA after his freshman year
