2016-17 (M) Track and Field Roster

William Buckley

  • Position Sprints-Relays
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • High School East Chapel Hill

Biography

PR’s:

Indoor:
55m - 6.43 ... 60m - 6.75 ... 200m - 21.39

Outdoor: 100m - 10.30 ... 200m - 21.01


2015-16

Indoor:

Set a PR of 6.75 in the 60m (4th) and ran 21.60 in the 200m (4th) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships
Finished first in the 55m with a time of 6.45 at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet and helped the 4x300-meter relay to a second-place finish (2:27.70)
Placed fourth in the 60m (6.91m) and tenth in the 200m (21.94) at the Kentucky Invitational
Ran a time of 6.78 and 6.87 to place fourth in the 60m and ran 21.76 and 21.84 to finish third in the 200m at the Buccaneer Invitational

Outdoor:

Competed in the 100m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round and finished 30th with a time of 10.64
Finished 13th in the 200m (21.48), fifth in the 100m (10.46) and sixth in the 4x100 (40.86) at the Sun Belt Championships
Won the 100m in 10.62, took second in the 200m with a time of 21.54 and led the 4x1000-meter relay to a first-place finish (41.08) at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet
Ran a time of 10.60 in the 100m (4th), 21.82 in the 200m (6th) and led the 4x100 to first place at the Charlotte Invitational
Competed in the Sprint Medley Relay and the 4x100 at Florida Relays and ran a time of 10.64 in the 100m
Placed ninth in the 200m with a time of 21.68 at the Raleigh Relays
Opened up the season in two relays and placed fourth in the 100m with a time of 10.56

2014-15

Indoor:

Won the Appalachian Indoor Open's 55m with a time of 6.45, which was a new personal best
• That first place was part of two top five's, the other of which was a second-place finish in the 200m dash at the same meet with a time of 21.77 (PR)
• That mark is good for seventh in the history of the program
Totaled four top 10's and nine top 15's
• Earned a new PR in the 60m with a time of 6.99 at the Wake Forest Invitational (10th place/preliminary round)
• Fourth and final top 10 was a seventh-place finish at the ETSU Invite's 200m with a time of 22.09

Outdoor:

• Took first place in six events including a run of four straight in the middle of the season
• Placed in the top five 11 times, the top 10 13 times and the top 15 14 times
• Recorded a new PR in the 100m dash with a time of 10.30 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships and placed fourth (preliminary round)
• That time is the second-best in program history
• Also earned a new best in the 200m with a time of 21.01 at the same meet and took home sixth place (preliminary round)
• That 200 time ranks fourth in the history of the school
• Took ninth and 12th in the first two rounds of the NCAA Prelim's in the 100m dash with times of 10.40 and 10.44, respectively
• Also competed in the 200m dash for that event and finished in 32nd with a time of 21.43
• Final event of the season was the 100m dash at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he took 21st in the preliminary round with a time of 10.45

2013-14

Indoor:

• Finished second at Appalachian Indoor Invite in 200m and 55m – set a PR in the 55m with a time of 6.46
• Took ninth at the Mountaineer Indoor Open in the 55m and sixth in the 200m
• Placed seventh in the 60m at the SoCon Indoor Championships and fourth in the 200m.

Outdoor:

• Member of second-place 4x100m team at the Wake Forest Open
• Took second in the 4x100m at the Carolina’s Cup
• Also placed third in the 200m and 100m
• Placed second at SoCon Outdoor Championships in the 200m with a PR of 21.64 and finished fourth in the 100m – ran a PR in the preliminary heat with a time of 10.79.

High School

• Won the conference title in the 100m dash and 200m dash during his senior campaign
• Was named all-conference during his junior and senior year
• Played four years of football at East Chapel Hill and was named to the all-conference team

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sprints-Relays
  • 2015-16Junior

    Sprints-Relays
  • 2016-17Senior

    Sprints-Relays