**Three-Time All-American**
Collegiate Career Bests
Pole Vault 18-1 (5.51m)
Pole Vault 18-4 3/4 (5.61m)i
Stanford: Had a consistent 2007 season over 5.30 meters. Looking for an undefeated 2008 season with indoor and outdoor titles.
2007 Track & Field Season (Junior): Captured All-American honors after tying for fourth at the NCAA Championships with a season-best vault of 17-6 ½ (5.35m) ... Finished third in the pole vault at the NCAA West Regional (5.31m), advancing to the NCAA Championships ... Vaulted 17-4 ¾ (5.30m) to place fourth at the Pac-10 Championships ... Earned the first All-American honor of his career by vaulting 17-4 ¾ (5.30m) to finish tenth at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Finished as runner-up at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a vault of 17-5 ½ (5.32m) ... Recorded an indoor career-best vault of 17-9 (5.41m) at the Husky Classic.
2006 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): Advanced to the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the pole vault ... Recorded a career-best 18-1 (5.51m) in the pole vault to finish third at the NCAA West Regional and move up to second on Stanford all-time best list ... Indoors, posted a season-best 17-7 ¾ (5.38m) in the pole vault at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
2005 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Stanford's top performer in the pole vault ... Recorded a season and career-best 16-6 ¾ (5.05m) at the Cardinal Invitational to qualify for the NCAA West Regional.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Claremont High School ... Had the fifth highest pole vault performance in the nation in 2004.
Cardinal Catalogue: Earth Systems major ... Named to the 2007 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team ... 2007 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team selection ... Parents are Jim Hoste and Mary Gauvain ... Older brother Ben was a cross country runner at Claremont-McKenna College.