Keeli McNeary Breaks the Academy & Plebe Records in the 200 Back
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): 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. ... parents are Kevin and Kathleen Kane ... has one brother, Eric, and one sister, Megan ... hobbies include paintballing, watching movies and playing video games ... majoring in Electrical Engineering.
