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04/20/2013
4x400 Highlights LSU Alumni Gold Meet
400m runners shine on Saturday
04/11/2013
Illini Set for Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational
Orange and Blue will travel to Macomb, Ill., for meet
04/07/2013
Four Illini Victorious at Tiger Track Classic
Three Orange and Blue crack school's top-10
04/04/2013
Illini Travel to Auburn's Tiger Track Classic
Meet will take place at Hutsell-Rosen Track
03/30/2013
Illini Win Bill Cornell Spring Classic
The squad scored 161 team points; five titles
05/13/2013
2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Pictures from the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
01/15/2013
Illini Open
Photos from the Illini Open on Jan. 12, 2013
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championship ... Scored points at the Big Ten Championships, finishing eighth ... Won the event at the Tom Botts Invitational ... Recorded his season-best mark of 17-0 1/4 (5.19m) at the LSU Invitational, placing third ... Academic All-Big Ten.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Participated in the USA Junior Championships placing ninth in a tie ... Tied for third at the Big Ten Championships ... Placed second at LSU Invitational and Tom Botts Invitational ... Had his personal-best at the Drake Relays with 16-10 ¾ (5.15m)
Indoor: First Illinois' Big Ten pole vault champion since 2000 after winning event with a personal-best height of 17-3 3/4 (5.28m) ... Won the event title at the Illini Classic ... Finished in the top six in every meet he competed in.
High School
State champion in the pole vault at the 2010 Illinois Class A Track and Field Championships ... Owned personal-best heights of 16-6 (indoor) and 16-6 (outdoor) ... Was nationally ranked fifth in the event for indoors and 23rd for outdoors ... Earned four letters in football and track and field during high school career.
Personal
Full name is Matthew Levi Bane ... Born Feb. 3, 1992 ... Parents are Jeffrey and Debbie Bane ... Has a brother, Kevin and a sister, Amanda ... Hobbies include gaming and playing sports ... Biggest thrill in sports was the track state tournament ... Favorite athlete is Jeff Hartwig ... Majoring in recreation sport and tourism.
Bane's Personal Best
Outdoor
Pole Vault: 17-0 1/4 (5.19m) - LSU Invitational (4/7/12)
Indoor
Pole Vault: 17-3 ¾ (5.28m) - Big Ten Championships (2/26/11)
Updated July 2012
