Austin Kosier Class: Senior Hometown: Toledo, Ohio High School: Whitmer Event: IM/Breast/Back

2008-09: Set career-best times in all three events he competed at the Sun Belt/MAC Conference Championships: 100 breaststroke (58.70), 200 breaststroke (2:08.36) and 200 IM (1:55.57), earning a pair of 22nd place finishes in the breaststroke events ... Named All-MAC Academic Honorable Mention.

2007-08: All-MAC Second Team ... set personal bests in the 200 IM (1:55.64), 100 breaststroke (59.05) and 200 breaststroke (2:09.62) at the Sun Belt/MAC Championships, finishing 16th in the 100 breast ... set career bests in 50 freestyle (23.39), 200 freestyle (1:50.17) and 100 backstroke (55.23) at the Miami Invitational.

2006-07: Competed in the backstroke and individual medley events ... swam season-best times in the 100 backstroke (55.66) and 200 individual medley (1:59.12) at the MAC Championships ... turned in season-best time in the 200 backstroke (1:54.53) at the Kenyon dual meet ... registered season-best time in the 400 individual medley (4:32.38) at the season-opening Ball State dual meet.

High School: Four-year letterwinner ... became first state qualifier in school history to represent Whitmer High School at the state championship meet as a senior ... served one season as team captain ... swam at YMCA nationals as a senior ... owns six YMCA records ... enters Miami with top times in the 200 IM (2:00.20) and 100 back (56.20) ... also participated two seasons in cross country ... high school valedictorian.

Personal: Son of Nancy and Brian Kosier ... born Dec. 2, 1987 ... zoology major.