Career Honors
2013 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team
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