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Somerset, NJ – Junior Matthew Kane (Hatboro, PA / Hatboro-Horsham) became the second member of the Wagner's men's outdoor track & field team in as many seasons to be lauded as the Northeast Conference (NEC) Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Kane, classmate Kelsey Parker (Lynnwood, WA, Lynnwood) from the Seahawk softball team, two student-athletes from Fairleigh Dickinson along with one apiece from Bryant, LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Saint Joseph's and Saint Francis U comprise the 2014 Spring Scholar-Athlete award winners for the circuit.

All scholar-athlete award winners earned a minimum of 60 semester hours at their institution, maintained a minimum cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 and participated with distinction as a member of a varsity team.

Kane's honor comes on the heels of a tremendous season that saw the Keystone State native win the high jump title with a 6'7" leap en route to scoring a team-best 22.5 points at the NEC Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet in May. He also finished second in the long jump (23' 2 3/4") and fifth in the triple jump (47' 1 1/2"). Kane also qualified for NCAA Regionals in the high jump where he capped his season by clearing 6' 6 3/4" in Jacksonville.

The rising senior has posted a 3.73 grade point average during his time on Grymes Hill and is majoring in Psychology.

About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 33rd year, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to four of the largest markets in the United States - New York (#1), Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore (#27), and Hartford/New Haven (#30). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 22 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 14 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Google+, all @NECsports.

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