2007-08: Competed in four meets, winning the 100 breast against Illinois-Chicago (10/27).

2006-07: Finished 19th in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time (55.82) in the bonus final ... Also swam a personal-best time in the 200 IM at the Championships and swam in the 200 breast ... Won the 200 breast and 200 IM in the 'Cats dual against Carthage ... Time in 200 IM against Carthage (1:54.99) set a then-personal best in the event ... Also set a then-personal bests during the season in both breaststroke events, finishing with a time of 57.17 in the 100 breast against Notre Dame and a time of 2:04.67 in the 200 breast against Carthage ... Earned a pair of third-place finishes in the breaststroke events against Notre Dame ... Won the `B' final in the 100 breast at the TYR Invitational.

2005-06: Qualified for the bonus final in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships with a 22nd place finish in that event ... Won the 200 breast against UW-Milwaukee ... Swam a preliminary time of 1:56.29 in the 200 yard IM at the Big Ten Championships ... Also competed in the 200 breast during the Big Ten Championships.

High School: Earned All-Ohio honors four times throughout his high school career ... Three-time All-American, twice in the 100 breast and once in the 200 IM ... Honored as his team's MVP all four years of high school ... Three-time state qualifier ... Holds four Gilmour Academy individual records (100 breast, 100 back, 500 free and 200 IM) and one relay record (200 medley relay) ... Swam six years of club swimming for North Coast Swimming ... Qualified for Junior Nationals in the 100 and 200 breast while with North Coast.

Personal: Born Alex David Hostoffer on 11/12/86 ... Son of Karen and Robert Hostoffer ... Chose Northwestern over Columbia, Penn State, Ohio State and Boston University ... Anticipated major at Northwestern is biomedical engineering.

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