Hofstra University Athletics

Nick Altomare                       #20              

Defensive Back                     

5-10, 185, Senior                   

Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary

Fourth season on the Pride football roster...Is expected to make the move over to cornerback after starting at safety last year...Is the front-runner for the starting job at one of the corner spots...Can play anywhere in the secondary...CAA and Academic All-America honors candidate... 2007: Named to FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star team...Voted to CoSIDA-ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team...Earned CAA Academic All-Conference Team and Hofstra Athletic Academic Honor Roll accolades...Played in all 11 games and started 10 as a junior...Recorded 18 solo tackles and 14 assisted stops...Equaled his career-best with five tackles in games against Rhode Island, Albany and William & Mary...Notched four solo stops at Rhode Island and three against Albany, New Hampshire and William & Mary...Posted one pass deflection and recovered a fumble against William & Mary... 2006: Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team member...Played in all 11 games and started three games as a sophomore...Started against William & Mary and Villanova at safety, and at corner against Massachusetts...Was 12th on the team and fifth among defensive backs in tackles with 24, including 11 solo stops...Equaled his career-best with five tackle against Northeastern...Posted four tackles against Marshall, Towson and New Hampshire...Had a season-high three solo stops against Villanova and Northeastern...Was in on one tackle for loss...2005: Played in all 11 games and started five as a freshman...Tallied 28 tackles, including 19 solos...Posted a season-best five tackles, including four solos, in win at Northeastern...Also recorded four solo stops against Rhode Island and Massachusetts...Had three pass deflections...Posted two tackles for losses of 11 yards...High School: Played four years of football and basketball at Robinson Secondary High School in Fairfax, Virginia...Was a member of the Virginia State championship team in 2003 and the state finalists in 2004...Was a first team all-district and all-region selection, and a second team All-Virginia selection as a senior...Also named to George Michael's "Golden 11" and the All-Journal team by the Fairfax Journal...Recorded a school record seven interceptions, posted 70 tackles, and caught 13 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns as a senior...Picked off six passes as a junior...Served as varsity football and basketball team captain as a senior...Was a four-time Scholar-Athlete Award winner at Robinson...Runs a 4.5 40 and a 4.02 in the shuttle...Personal: Born March 24, 1987 in Fort Benning, Georgia...Has one brother, Matthew, who played football at Cornell from 2001 to 2003...Hobbies include weight-lifting and listening to music...Was also recruited by William & Mary, Richmond and Colgate...Has served as a volunteer with the mentally challenged as well as a feed the homeless program...Management major.

Year       UT      AT      TT       Int.      Sacks

2005       19        9          28        0          0

2006       11        13        24        0          0

2007       18        14        32        0          0

Career     48        36        84        0          0