2023 (SR)- Voted CSC Academic All-American… Named NAIA Honorable Mention, All-GSAC, and GSAC Gold Glove Shortstop… Winner of Westphal Award and Female Athlete of the Year… Earned GSAC Scholar-Athlete honors… Started all 51 games… Topped ACU by hitting .390 with 67 hits, 7 home runs, 21 doubles, 46 RBI, and 45 runs scored… Added three triples and 17 steals… Accounted for 130 assists (an ACU record/ GSAC season best)... Homered and doubled in the same game four times… Doubled three times in a game against Benedictine-Mesa… Drove in four in a game three times
2022 (JR)- Selected as the female A.O. Duer Scholarship Award recipient by the NAIA… Voted CoSIDA Academic All-American… Named NAIA Second Team All-American, GSAC Player of the Year, and GSAC Gold Glove Shortstop… Earned GSAC Scholar-Athlete honors… Started all 47 games at shortstop… Her .459 average topped the GSAC… Lead ACU in hits (72), runs (51), doubles (23/ ACU season record), triples (4), and home runs (12), and RBI (44)... Stole 13-15 bases… Recorded 117 assists (second most in an ACU season)... Tied an ACU game record going 5-5 against San Diego Christian… Tied school record with two triples against Carroll and two home runs at Benedictine-Mesa
2021 (SO)- Named All-GSAC and GSAC Gold Glove Shortstop… Earned GSAC Scholar-Athlete honors… Started all 24 games at shortstop… Topped ACU in all offensive categories- hit .468 with three home runs, two triples, 6 doubles, 22 runs scored, and 14 RBI… Batting average- second in the GSAC… Tied for team lead with five stolen bases… Recorded 58 assists- sixth in the GSAC… Highlight of season- hitting first home run on new ACU home field… Hit .694 in the final ten games of the season… Went 5-5 at LSU Alexandria… Homered against OUAZ, Benedictine-Mesa, and at OUAZ
2020 (FR)- Started all 28 games played at shortstop (season cut short due to COVID)… Hit .325 with six doubles, one triple, and one home run… Scored 14 runs while driving in 10 runs… Topped the GSAC with 62 assists… Went 5-7 with three runs, a double, and two steals against Antelope Valley… Was 3-4 with a run versus Northwest (WA)… Homered at La Sierra in season finale
Buchanan High School- Four year varsity player for Head Coach Dean Gregory… Helped the Bears win a CIF Championship and two Tri River Athletic Conference Championships… Named Tri River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-TRAC, Coaches Award- Most Inspirational, and Bear Award Recipient… Hit .402… Three time Principal’s Honor Roll and High Honor Roll
Personal- Parents- Mitchell and Shelley Buckley… Brothers- Jordan and Zach (Sister-in-laws Hailey and Addie)… Favorite Bible Verse- Deuteronomy 31:6… Chose ACU to grow in faith, gain a great education, and class size… Helps coach an 18U travel team when at home… Plans to become a softball coach and open a hitting facility… Major is interdisciplinary studies with a dual emphasis in secondary education and sports management.
