2015

Outdoor

• Did not compete
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Competed at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and placed 7th with a mark of 5.07m
• Earned his best mark of the season at the Iowa State Classic where he vaulted 5.16m.

2014

Outdoor

• Competed unattached at the Illinois Twilight and placed first with a mark of 5.18m
• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Competed at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and placed 10th with a season-best mark of 5.01m
• Won the Orange & Blue Open
• Placed fifth at the Illini Open

2013

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships for the second consecutive year
• Set a lifetime best at the event, finishing 17th with a mark of 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) which moved him into sole possession of sixth best in Illini history
• Finished third at the Big Ten Championships
• Won the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic title

Indoor

• Scored points for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships, placing runner-up
• Jumped a lifetime best mark of 17-8 1/2 (5.40m) to win the Indiana University Relays
• The mark ranks fifth best in school history
• Won the Illini Classic title

2012

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

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 æ (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

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Pole Vault 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) - NCAA West Prelims (5/25/13)

Indoor
Pole Vault: 17-8 1/2 (5.40m) - Indiana Relays (1/26/13)