Matt Kane Hometown: Fairfied, Conn. High School: Fairfield Warde Position: Cross Country/Distance Birthdate: 04/09/1990 Experience: Sr./Jr.

On Kane: Had a terrific cross country season last year in his second season of eligibility and is poised to be one of the top returnees to the team this season ... Very good distance runner who has the ability to be a BIG EAST scorer during the indoor and outdoor track seasons ... Expected to be among the team's top contributors this year.

2012 Indoor: Ran two races in the 5000 meters ... Came in sixth in the championship section at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (14:29.03) and fourth at the Great Dane Classic (14:38.50) ... Qualified for both the BIG EAST Championships and the IC4A Championship with his times.

2011 Cross Country: Received All-Mid Atlantic Region and All-BIG EAST honors for the second straight season ... Finished seventh on the team at the NCAA Championships and was 168th overall ... Placed 13th at the BIG EAST Championships with a career-best 8K time of 23:57 and was the fifth Villanova scorer to help lead the team to its first conference title since 2002 ... Finished in 21st place at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional ... Came in seventh at the Main Line Invitational with a time of 19:43.03 ... Was the team's seventh runner at the Paul Short Run and finished 81st overall in 25:26 ... Came in sixth on the squad and 150th overall (25:08) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational.

2011 Outdoor: Ran in the 10000 meters at the Penn Relays and the IC4A Championship ... Came in 11th place in both races ... His time of 30:18.38 at the Penn Relays marked a new personal best ... Ran in the 5000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships and came in 22nd with a time of 15:03.50.

2011 Indoor: Ran in the 3000 meters and the 5000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships, posting times of 8:33.06 and 14:37.44, respectively ... Earlier in the season ran the 5000 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, where he placed ninth and set a personal best time of 14:25.55.

2010 Cross Country: Enjoyed a breakout season for Villanova and earned All-Mid Atlantic Region and All-BIG EAST honors ... Ran in six meets during the season and was among the team's top three finishers in each outing ... Top runner on the team at the Notre Dame Invitational, the Penn State National and the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional ... Placed seventh overall at the Mid-Atlantic Regional with a career-best 10K time of 30:20, helping the Wildcats finish second in the team standings to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships ... Third on the team at the national championships meet and 119th overall (31:36) ... Earned All-BIG EAST honors for a 13th place finish at the conference championships, where his 8K time of 25:35.0 was second-best on the team ... Placed 32nd at the Notre Dame Invitational and 14th at the Penn State National ... His time of 24:32 on the 8K course at Notre Dame was a personal best ... Opened the season by finishing second at the Main Line Invitational with a four-mile time of 19:53.37.

2010 Outdoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championship in the 5000 meters and the 10000 meters ... Placed ninth at the conference meet in the 10000 meters with a time of 30:39.14 ... Finished second in the 5000 meters at the Villanova Duals in a personal best time of 14:33.94 ... Placed 20th at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet ... Came in 10th in the 1500 meters at the Princeton Quad Meet (3:58.06).

2010 Indoor: Finished in 15th place in the 5000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 14:35.26 ... Individual winner in the event at the Albany Great Dane Invitational and also posted an 11th place finish at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Ran the 3000 meters twice during the season, winning his race at the NYRR Armory I meet (8:35.28) and coming in 12th at the NYRR II meet (8:29.18).

2009 Cross Country: Ran an 8K time of 26:00 in the BIG EAST Championships to come in 32nd overall ... Also had a 10K time of 33:40.1 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, where he finished 53rd overall ... Came in 29th at the Panorama Farms Invitational ... Opened the year with a fifth-place showing out of 124 runners at the Main Line Invitational, running 20:07.61 over four miles ... Came in 48th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.

2009 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2009 Indoor: Redshirted ... Ran unattached in the 3000 meters at the Jack Pyrah Invitational and logged a time of 8:51.23 to finish in second place.

2008 Cross Country: Redshirted ... Competed on the four-mile course at Haverford College twice during the season, as an unattached entry in the Main Line Invitational and the JV Meet ... Came in 16th at the Main Line meet and third out of 49 runners in the JV Meet with the faster of his two times at 20:36.

Personal: Born 4/9/90 ... Majoring in Biology.

PERSONAL BESTS

1500 Meters               3:58           2010 Princeton Quad Meet
3000 Meters               8:29           2010 NYRR II
5000 Meters               14:25.55       2011 New Balance Collegiate Invitational
8000 Meters (XC)          23:57.3        2011 BIG EAST Championships
10000 Meters              30:18.38       2011 Penn Relays
10000 Meters (XC)         30:20          2010 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional

CAREER AWARDS (Cross Country)

All-Mid Atlantic Region                  2010
All-BIG EAST                             2010, 2011