Future physician in key position for Huskies

After a year away from the team while adjusting to the demanding course load in his first year in the College of Medicine, the talented goalkeeper and future physician has returned for his final season of eligibility. After losing last year’s goalkeepers—starter Patrick Pranger returned to Austria after one year as an exchange student, while fourth-year backup Kyle Moore graduated and moved on to do his master’s—Buckley’s return has been key for the Huskies, serving as a team leader while successfully balancing athletics and academics.

“We are busy pretty much every day during the season, training or playing or travelling, but I’ve been able to work my schedule around with our coaches,” said Buckley, who is on pace to graduate with a Doctor of Medicine in 2021. “Huskie Athletics has been really great with this and the College of Medicine has also been helping out as much as they can.

“Personally, it’s just a matter of making the most of my time. Time management is something that I learned as an undergrad while competing with the Huskies and it really helped me in first-year medicine and it’s a big key in being able to do what I want to do this term.”

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