This is the fourth part of a five-part series profiling the Mars Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. The five inductees will be honored at a dinner Friday at Mars Middle School.ADAMS TWP — The pole vault isn't for just any athlete.But it was perfect for Bob Matter.The 1995 Mars High School graduate won WPIAL titles in the event in his sophomore and junior seasons.He left Mars with the school record of 13 feet, 6 inches, a mark that has since been surpassed.Matter, 33, will be inducted into the Mars Athletic Hall of Fame Friday evening along with four others.He credits his pole vault coach for much of his success."Dean Markovics was my coach and he was unbelievable," said Matter, who recently moved to Mars. "I honestly wasn't surprised when I won both of my WPIAL titles because he taught me an incredible work ethic and I loved it. I owe a lot of my success to him."Matter also played on the Planets' varsity ice hockey team all four years of high school and was a running back-cornerback for the football squad for three years.He still bumps into longtime Mars head football coach Scott Heinauer from time to time."From what I can tell, he's still the Coach Heinauer I played for," said Matter. "He tries to identify with his players and use their talents in a way that best benefits the team."I remember my teammates," added Matter. "We all knew each other growing up and had a lot of fun."But the fun — and the success — didn't stop for Matter when he left Mars High.He lettered four years for the Allegheny College men's track and field team and earned three letters for the football program."(The football team) was ranked second in the nation two of the four years I was there," said Matter. "We were never worse than fifth and lost a total of four games in four years."Matter, an independent contractor who works in broadcast engineering, has remained involved with sports."Most of the time I'm working at either a NASCAR or PGA event," said Matter, who has earned three Emmys for his work with NASCAR on FOX."I'm a mechanical person," he said. "I love seeing how things work and television is just amazing. I love the technology involved with it."