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2019-20 Track & Field Roster

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Olivia Kane

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Sparta
  • Hometown Sparta, Mich.

Biography

Career Results

2020 Outdoor:

• Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 Indoor:
• Named GEICO Horizon League Spring Scholar-Athlete of the Season
• 2020 Horizon League Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team selection
• Horizon League Honor Roll selection every semester during her career
• Won third consecutive Horizon League pole vault title (12 ft., 5.5 in.) at the 2020 indoor championships
• Recorded five top-5 finishes in the pole vault including first at the SVSU Classic (12 ft., 4.5 in - Jan. 10), second at the SVSU Holiday Open (11 ft., 6.5 in. - Dec. 6), third at the Tiffin Alumni Open (12 ft., 1.25 in. - Dec. 14) and third at the SVSU Jet's Pizza Invite (12 ft., 2.5 in. - Jan. 24)

2019 Outdoor:
• 2019 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team selection
• Broke her own school record twice to qualify for the 2019 NCAA East Preliminaries clearing 13 ft., 1.5 in to become the first student-athlete in program history to qualify for this event where she had a no height (NH) (May 23)
• Placed first in PV (13 ft., 1.5 in.) with school record at the Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 3-5)
• Placed 12th in PV (3.56m) at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting (Mar. 21-23)
• Placed second in PV (3.55m) at the Oakland vs Detroit meet (Apr. 6)
• Placed first in PV (3.20) at the Golden Grizzlies Invite (Apr. 12-13)
• Placed 10th in PV (3.35m) at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (Apr. 19-20)
• Placed 12th in PV (3.55m) at the 53rd Annual Hillsdale “GINA” Relays (Apr. 25-27)

2019 Indoor:
• Placed first in PV (3.81m) at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Placed second in PV (3.64m) at the SVSU Holiday Open & Multis (Dec. 7-8)
• Placed fifth in PV (3.35m) at the Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 11)
• Placed second in PV (3.49m) at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open (Jan. 18)
• Placed eighth in PV (3.50m) at the Can•Am International (Jan. 26)

2018 Indoor:
•  Placed seventh in PV (3.05m) at the Jack Skoog Invitational (Jan. 12)
•  Placed fourth in PV (3.27m) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10)
•  Placed seventh in PV (3.27m) at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 23-24)

High School
• Four-year letter winner in track and field under Peter Kane
• Two-year letterwinner in cross country under Adam Pferrer
• Four year All-State in the pole vault (2013-2016)
• Gymnastics for five years, placed third in level eight regionals

Academic Achievements
• Honor Roll
• National Honors Society
• Valedictorian

Top Athletic Performance
• Holds Sparta Senior High record in the pole vault, set in 2015 at 11’3.75”

Personal
Full Name: Olivia Paige Kane
Birthdate: Aug. 21, 1998
Parents: Peter and Jane Kane
Siblings: Lucas, Isaac and Grace Kane

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. Environment
2. Track team and coaches
3. Cost

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2018-19Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2019-20Senior

    Pole Vault