Washburn University Athletics

Awards & Honors
• NCBWA All-American Second Team (2025)
• D2CCA All-American Third Team (2025)
• ABCA/Rawlings All-American Third Team (2025)
• NCBWA All-Central Region First Team (2025)
• ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region First Team (2025)
• D2CCA All-Central Region First Team (2025)
• MIAA All-Tournament Team (2025)
• All-MIAA First Team (2025)
• All-MIAA Second Team (2024)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

As a senior in 2025: Played and started in all 53 games hitting a team-high .365 with a 1.178 OPS across 222 at-bats ... slashed 81 hits with 21 home runs and 68 RBI, all team-highs ... also added 18 doubles, three triples and three stolen bases ... had 25 games with multiple hits including 11 with 3+ ... went 4-5 with two home runs and five RBI against Arkansas-Fort Smith on March 30 ... was his first career four hit game ... had four multi-homer games and two games with five RBI ... led the team with 146 assists while adding 109 putouts ... named first team All-MIAA at shortstop and to the MIAA All-Tournament team ... earned All-Central Region first team honors from the NCBWA, D2CCA and ABCA/Rawlings ... named a second team All-American by NCBWA ... also earned third team All-American honors from D2CCA and ABCA/Rawlings ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll  

As a junior in 2024: Played in 46 games starting in 45 recording 59 hits, 14 home runs and 52 RBI while batting .326 with a .992 OPS ... was second on the team with eight stolen bases in 12 attempts ... tied a program record with seven RBI after going 3-5 with two home runs on April 9 against Northwest Missouri at home ... had three multi-homer games with three games driving in at least four runs ... also made one pitching appearance throwing 0.2 innings ... named an All-MIAA second team selection at shortstop ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll  

Background: Played two seasons at Kansas City Kansas CC ... helped the Blue Devils to a 50-12 record as a freshman ... hit .367 with six home runs and was an All-Conference honorable mention as a sophomore ... was a four-year member of the Liberty North Eagles HS team  

Personal: Son of Robert and Angela Buck ... has one brother, Johnny ... majoring in communications