Wichita State Athletics

Pittsburg State (2025)
Named First Team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association as a utility player in his lone season with the Gorillas...helped Pitt State to a 42-12 record and an appearance in the NCAA DII Super Regionals, establishing a new program single-season wins record...slashed .407/.442/.621, leading Pitt State and the MIAA in batting average...smacked 17 doubles, four triples, and four home runs, scoring 53 runs while driving in 46 over the course of 43 games and 41 starts...stole 13 bases in 14 attempts...recorded a hit in 21 straight games from March 15-April 22, tied for the second longest hitting streak in program history...had a season-best five hits, five RBI and four runs scored in a win over Southwest Baptist on March 18...hit all four of his home runs during a six-game stretch from April 9-17...was teammates with current Shocker Brady Pacha.

Pratt CC (2023-24)
Played in 103 games over two seasons with the Beavers, hitting a combined .297 with 10 home runs and 92 RBI...earned Honorable Mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference as a sophomore in 2024, slashing .332/.403/.520...added 12 doubles, eight home runs and 60 RBI in 57 games...stole 27 bases and was thrown out just three times...had a pair of two-homer games, first against Allen County CC on February 2 and against Butler on April 11...recorded four hits and four RBI against Garden City CC on April 6...went 4-for-4 with four RBI against Seward County CC on May 5...hit .250 with two home runs and 32 RBI as a freshman in 2023...had two doubles and four RBI in his collegiate debut against Allen County CC on February 2.

High School
Prepped at Andale High School in Andale, Kansas...earned First Team All-League and Second Team All-State honors at shortstop...also played football for the Indians, winning three consecutive state championships in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Personal
Son of Edward and Melanie Bugner...has a sister, Bailey, and two brothers, Tyler and Hayden...father, Edward, ran track at Northwestern...mom, Melanie, played softball at Wichita State...brother, Tyler, played college baseball at Newman and spent two seasons in the Colorado Rockies minor league system after he was selected in the 21st round of the 2016 MLB Draft...brother, Hayden, was a pole vaulter at Wichita State...sister, Bailey, played college softball at Newman...born December 12...majoring in General Studies at Wichita State.