Colgate University Athletics

As a Sophomore (2008-09): Was the recipient of the Male Excelsior Award for showing the most improvement during the course of the season ... Tallied a pair of top 15 performances at the Patriot League Championships ... Shaved five seconds off his personal best in the preliminaries and set the school record in the finals of the 500 free with a 4:35.40 en route to a 12th-place ... Tallied the eighth fastest time at Colgate in the 1650 free (16:15.12) with an 11th-place effort ... His 1,000 split in the final of the 1650 (9:41.63) ranks third on the all-time list at Colgate for the 1,000 ... Swam a personal best 1:43.20 in the preliminary swim of the 200 free, which ranks ninth on the all-time list ... Anchored Colgate's 800 free relay team at the league championships that set a school record (6:49.81).

As a Freshman (2007-08): Swam the 200 free in a personal best time of 1:47.42 at the Patriot League Championship ... Turned in a career-best time of 4:53.74 in the 500 free at the league meet ... Finished the 1650 free in a personal-best time of 16:56.48 at the conference championship ... His time for the first 1000 yards of the 1650 free, 10:08.02, at the league meet was also a career best ... Posted personal-best times of 23.49 in the 50 free and 50.79 in the 100 free at the Nike Invitational ... Recorded a career-best time of 1:03.08 in the 100 back at Boston College ... Swam the 200 IM in a personal-best time of 2:14.29 against Syracuse, and the 400 IM in a personal-best time of 4:32.41 versus Cornell.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in swimming at the Gilmour Academy ... Team captain as a senior ... Received his team's Coach's Award three times.

Personal: Vincent Michael Hostoffer was born on May 5, 1989 in Birmingham, Alabama ... Son of Robert and Karen Hostoffer ... Has three brothers and one sister ... Major is undeclared.