University of Rhode Island

Personal Bests

• Indoor
  • Shot Put: 13.87 (2018-19 at URI Pre-Conference Meet)
  • Weight Throw: 20.31 (2021-22 at URI Coaches Invite)
• Outdoor
  • Discus: 41.53 (2018-19 at Holy Cross Men's Meet)
  • Hammer: 57.86 (2021-22 at Brown Open)
  • Shot Put: 13.24 (2018-19 at Bryant Black & Gold Invitational)

Career Honors & Awards

• 2019 Atlantic 10 Outdoor All-Rookie Team (Hammer)
• 2019 Atlantic 10 Indoor All-Rookie Team (Weight Throw)

2021-22

• Indoor:
  • Won the weight throw (17.91m) at the BU Season Opener. 
  • Won the weight throw (20.28m) at the URI Sorlien Invite.
  •  Won the weight throw (20.31m) at the URI Coaches Invite.
  • Finished fourth in the weight throw (17.76m) at the New England Championship.
  • Placed third in the weight throw (20.14m) at the BU Valentine Invite.
  • Placed second in the weight throw (20.04m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Placed second in the weight throw (19.16m) at the IC4A Championship.
• Outdoor:
  • Placed third in the hammer (56.10m) at the Bryant Black & Gold Invite. 
  • Finished fifth in the hammer (55.28m) at the Ocean State Invitational. 
  • Finished fifth in the hammer (57.65m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
  • Placed third in the hammer (57.86m) at the Brown Open.
  • Placed third in the hammer (56.24m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship. 

2020-21

• Indoor:
  • Won the weight throw (16.80m) and finished seventh in the shot put (13.61m) at the dual meet against New Hampshire.
  • Won the weight throw (17.86m) at the dual meet against Northeastern.
• Outdoor:
  • Won the hammer (54.92m) and finished 10th in the discus (38.52m) at the Bryant Black & Gold Invitational.
  • Finished fifth in the hammer (50.30m) at the UConn Dog Fight.
  • Placed second in the hammer (50.87m) at the Holy Cross Invite.
  • Finished fifth in the hammer (54.44m) at the UConn Northeast Invitational.
  • Finished 11th in the hammer (49.19m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Finished sixth in the hammer (52.48m) at the New England Championship.

2019-20

• Indoor:
  • Placed third in the weight throw (17.60m) at the Brown Alden Invitational.
  • Won the weight throw (18.48m) at the URI Sorlien Invitational.
  • Finished sixth in the weight throw (18.15m) at the BU Terrier Classic.
  • Placed third in the weight throw (18.15m) at the New England Championship.
  • Placed second in the weight throw (18.55m) at the URI Coaches Tribute.
  • Finished fourth in the weight throw (18.71m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Placed third in the weight throw (18.80m) at the IC4A Championship.
• Outdoor:
  • Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19

• Indoor:
  • Won the weight throw (15.99m) at the Husky Invitational.
  • Finished ninth in the weight throw (15.89m) at the Beantown Challenge.
  • Finished 11th in the weight throw (15.40m) at the Sorlein Invitational.
  • Finished 14th in the weight throw (16.16m) at the Columbia Challenge.
  • Finished 13th in the weight throw (16.00m) at the New England Championship.
  • Placed second in the weight throw (17.07m) at the URI Coaches Tribute.
  • Finished third in the weight throw (16.38m) and sixth in the shot put (1.87m) at the URI Pre-Conference Meet.
  • Finished seventh in the weight throw (16.34m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
• Outdoor:
  • Finished third in the hammer (53.68m) and 12th in the shot put (13.24m) at the Bryant Black & Gold Invitational.
  • Finished sixth in the hammer (52.49m) and 24th in the discus (32.95m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
  • Placed second in the hammer (54.54m) at the Holy Cross Invite.
  • Placed third in the hammer (54.50m) and finished seventh in the discus (41.53m) at the Holy Cross Men's Meet.
  • Placed third in the hammer (54.80m) and 13th in the discus (40.51m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Finished ninth in the hammer (52.44m) at the New England Championship.

2017-18

• Indoor:
  • Finished 12th in the weight throw (12.95m) at the Coaches Tribute Meet.
  • Finished 12th in the weight throw (15.42m) at the Sorlien Invitational.
• Outdoor:
  • Did not compete.

High School

• Attended Classical High School.
• Member of the track team as a shot put and hammer thrower.
• Captained the track team for two years.
• Earned All-State and All-Class.
• All-Division Champions.

Personal

• Born October 28, 1999.
• Son of Matthew Buchanan and Diana Figueroa.
• Has two younger sisters, Natalia and Maribel.
• Chose URI over Eastern Michigan and Central Connecticut. 
• Decided on Rhode Island because of the Engineering program and the track team.
• Lists favorite athlete as LeBron James and favorite team as the New England Patriots.
• Majoring in Engineering.