After an illustrious collegiate career running for Bucknell, during which he received All-American honors, he went on to compete for the United States in international competition and subsequently began coaching runners in the northern Virginia area.
[3] Buckheit attended Albertus Magnus High School, where was noticed by track coach Dick Weis during a gym class in the spring of 1973.
[8] On June 1, 1979, Buckheit placed 6th at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 10,000m run in a time of 28:55.36 earning his second All-America honor.
[11] After graduating from Bucknell, Buckheit competed in a wide range of events in road races and track invitationals.
[12] At the Budweiser Invitational held in Boston on February 11, 1983, in an indoor 2-mile race won by Bruce Bickford in 8:33.7,[13] Buckheit placed second overall with a personal-best time of 8:35.0.
After completing his competitive running career, he went on to coach marathon runners in the Washington, DC metropolitan region.