Army West Point Athletics
2013-14 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Matt Kane
- Class:
- Junior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, Calif.
- High School:
- Cosumnes Oaks
2014-15: Team co-captain during senior campaign … competed for Army at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … clocked career-best times in the 200 free and 1650 free … placed ninth in the 1650 free with a time of 16:02.71 … touched the wall in 1:41.65 for the 200 free to finish 21st … also swam in the 500 free (4:36.94) where he placed 20th … placed third in the 1000 free in the dual-meet at Lehigh … was third in the 200 free in the tri-meet against Colgate and Lafayette … finished fourth in the 1000 free in the tri-meet against Columbia and Iona … placed fourth in the 500 free in the quad-meet with American, Boston U and George Mason … touched the wall seventh in 1000 free during the dual-meet against rival Navy … branched into the Signal Corps.
2013-14: 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... swam the third-best times of the team this season in the 1000 free (9:35.19) and in the 1650 free (16:04.24) ... clocked a 4:39.80 in the 500 free at the Army-Navy meet.
2012-13: Focused primarily on long distance events including 1000 and 1650 free during his freshman year...had a fifth-place debut in the 1000 free touching the wall at 10:13.26 at Lehigh (Jan. 11)...earned a third-place finish in the 1000 free in quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and UVM (Oct. 5)...took two top-10 finishes in the 100 free at Bucknell (Jan. 12) and in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov.17)...posted a personal best time in the 1000 free versus Navy (Dec.6) touching the wall at 9:52.25...showed an impressive performance at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2) with personal bests in both the 500 free touching the wall at the 4:36.79 during the preliminaries, in addition to a 16:22.21 time in the 1650 free...posted a personal best time at the Bucknell Invitational (Jan. 12) in the 200 free (1:45.50).
2011-12: Concentrated on the distance freestyle events during a solid freshman campaign ... also swam the butterfly events ... capped the season by registering a pair of personal-best times at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24) ... placed 12th in the 1650 free (16:21.53) and finished 20th in the 500 free (4:44.68) ... authored two career-best times at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2), placing 13th in the 200 free (1:44.51) and 14th in the 200 fly (1:59.87) ... also finished 12th in the 1650 free (16:35.97) at the Zippy ... clocked a PR in the 1000 free (9:53.19) versus Navy (Dec. 8) ... recorded a personal-best time in the 100 fly (56.55) opposite Massachusetts (Oct. 22) ... forged three fourth-place finishes in the 1000 free, accomplishing the feat versus Massachusetts, Connecticut (Nov. 5) and in the season-opening meet against Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... was fifth in the 1000 free at Marist (Oct. 14) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.756 grade point average in the spring.
High School/club: Four-time all-conference swimmer at Cosumnes Oaks High School ... named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named Athlete of the Year at the high school following his standout senior campaign ... tabbed the school's Science Student of the Year as a senior ... earned Social Studies Student of the Year accolades as a freshman ... earned a spot on the Principal's Honor Roll all four years ... most recently swam for the Arden Hills swim club under the direction of Brian Nabeta.
Personal: Matthew Kevin Kane was born April 24, 1993 in Sacramento, Calif. ... now calls Elk Grove, Calif., home ... son of Kevin and Kathleen Kane ... has one brother, Eric (19) who attends the University of Oregon and one sister, Megan (23) who goes to Boston College ... hobbies include paintballing, watching movies and playing video games ... favorite mess hall meal is the cold cut combo ... chose West Point because of the opportunities and leadership training ... besides swimming enjoys watching football ... wishes music played underwater during races ... enjoys distance swimming ... has a birthmark on the back of his head ... lists his four years on the swim team as one of his greatest triumphs ... majoring in Electrical Engineering.
