2020-21 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Brozyna-Vilim, Felix
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Jersey Number 13
Felix Brozyna-Vilim
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- High School:
- Harvard-Westlake School
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2-time ACWPCย All-American (First Team - 2019; Third Team - 2021)
โข 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2021)
โข Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020)
โข 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2021, Superior - 2020, Excellent - 2019)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
โข 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
โข MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
2021
Played in all 24 gamesย โฆ was fourth on the team in scoring with 30 goals on 56 attempts, converting at a 53.6 percent rate โฆ was seventh on the team in total points (35) with five assistsย โฆ scored a season-high three goals four times on the year (in a win over Whittier on Sept. 4, in a win over No. 13 UC Irvine on Sept. 10, in a win over No. 8 Pacific on Sept. 25, and in a win at No. 4 Stanford on Nov. 21) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 16 of the 24 games he played, including 10 multiple goal games, and four games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in a personal-best nine straight games (Sept. 4 to Sept. 25)ย โฆ led the team in exclusions drawn (73) โฆ also had 12 steals (sixth on the team) and fourย field blocks.
2020
Opted out of the season.
2019
Played in 21 games, making 18 starts โฆย named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14) โฆ Brozyna-Vilim tallied a first-half hat trick on three shots to lift the Bruins to an 8-2 halftime lead and an eventual 15-11 win over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 11) โฆ the outcome marked the second win over top-five UCSB in a 13-day span โฆ he also drew six exclusions (single-game best for him and team-high for the season) in the contest against the Gauchos, three of which led to penalty shots โฆ was third on the team in scoring with 33ย goals on 48 attempts, converting at a team-best 68.8 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high four goals twice in the same weekend, in a 14-10 home win over No. 3 Pacific (Oct. 18) and in a 12-6 win over No. 20 California Baptist University (Oct. 19) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 16 of the 21 games he played, including 10 multiple goal games, and five games with a hat trick or more โฆ led the team in exclusions drawn (73) and in penalty shots earned (19, rest of team, 13) โฆ also had 10 steals, nine field blocks, and three assists โฆ his six steals in the three league games were tops on the team and second in the MPSF.
2018
Played in 28 games, making 13 startsย โฆ scored 31 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 54.4 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high five goals in leading the team to an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrendย (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship โฆ he scored at least one goal in 18 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple goal games โฆ was second on the team in exclusions drawn (40) and led the team in penalty shots earned (15, rest of team, 12) โฆ also had 13 steals, three assists, and three field blocks.
2017
Played in 25 games, making six starts โฆ scored seven goals on 26 attempts, converting at a 26.9 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-8 win over No. 16 Bucknell (Sept. 9) โฆ he scored at least one goal in five of the 25 games he played, including one multiple goal game โฆ also had seven steals, three assists, three field blocks and was third on the team in earned exclusions with 23 (two penalty).
Team USA
2019:ย Helped the USA Men's National Team earn silver at the 2019 World University Games following an 18-7 loss to Italy in the championship matchย โฆ the loss halted Team USA's undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous actionย โฆ is Team USA's best finish since winning gold in 1993ย โฆ also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronzeย โฆ Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea with Brozyna-Vilimย adding two scoresย โฆ the Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom with Brozyna-Vilimย chipping in two goalsย โฆ Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, and concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russiaย โฆ after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinalsย โฆ Brozyna-Vilimย finished the tournament with four goals.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย at Harvard-Westlake for head coach Brian Flacksย โฆ he was named a first-team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016ย โฆ he played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and earnedย Junior Olympic All-American honors from 2011-14ย โฆ during his prep career, he participated in the 2016 Youth National Team Senior Team training camps.
Personal
Full name: Felix Andreas Brozyna-Vilimย โฆ born in Los Angeles, Calif.ย โฆ his parents are John Brozyna and Calo Vilim-Brozynaย โฆ has one older brother, Maxwell, who played for the UCLA water polo team in 2011 (redshirt) and 2012ย โฆ lists the late Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manningย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists skiing, being in the mountains and kicking it with his brotherย as his favorite hobbiesย โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because, "I've grown up with UCLA always being there and I couldn't imagine going anywhere else."ย โฆ majoring in geography.
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โข 2-time ACWPCย All-American (First Team - 2019; Third Team - 2021)
โข 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2021)
โข Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020)
โข 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2021, Superior - 2020, Excellent - 2019)
โข 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
โข 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022)
โข MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
2021
Played in all 24 gamesย โฆ was fourth on the team in scoring with 30 goals on 56 attempts, converting at a 53.6 percent rate โฆ was seventh on the team in total points (35) with five assistsย โฆ scored a season-high three goals four times on the year (in a win over Whittier on Sept. 4, in a win over No. 13 UC Irvine on Sept. 10, in a win over No. 8 Pacific on Sept. 25, and in a win at No. 4 Stanford on Nov. 21) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 16 of the 24 games he played, including 10 multiple goal games, and four games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in a personal-best nine straight games (Sept. 4 to Sept. 25)ย โฆ led the team in exclusions drawn (73) โฆ also had 12 steals (sixth on the team) and fourย field blocks.
2020
Opted out of the season.
2019
Played in 21 games, making 18 starts โฆย named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14) โฆ Brozyna-Vilim tallied a first-half hat trick on three shots to lift the Bruins to an 8-2 halftime lead and an eventual 15-11 win over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 11) โฆ the outcome marked the second win over top-five UCSB in a 13-day span โฆ he also drew six exclusions (single-game best for him and team-high for the season) in the contest against the Gauchos, three of which led to penalty shots โฆ was third on the team in scoring with 33ย goals on 48 attempts, converting at a team-best 68.8 percent rate โฆ scored a season-high four goals twice in the same weekend, in a 14-10 home win over No. 3 Pacific (Oct. 18) and in a 12-6 win over No. 20 California Baptist University (Oct. 19) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 16 of the 21 games he played, including 10 multiple goal games, and five games with a hat trick or more โฆ led the team in exclusions drawn (73) and in penalty shots earned (19, rest of team, 13) โฆ also had 10 steals, nine field blocks, and three assists โฆ his six steals in the three league games were tops on the team and second in the MPSF.
2018
Played in 28 games, making 13 startsย โฆ scored 31 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 54.4 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high five goals in leading the team to an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrendย (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship โฆ he scored at least one goal in 18 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple goal games โฆ was second on the team in exclusions drawn (40) and led the team in penalty shots earned (15, rest of team, 12) โฆ also had 13 steals, three assists, and three field blocks.
2017
Played in 25 games, making six starts โฆ scored seven goals on 26 attempts, converting at a 26.9 percent rate โฆ scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-8 win over No. 16 Bucknell (Sept. 9) โฆ he scored at least one goal in five of the 25 games he played, including one multiple goal game โฆ also had seven steals, three assists, three field blocks and was third on the team in earned exclusions with 23 (two penalty).
Team USA
2019:ย Helped the USA Men's National Team earn silver at the 2019 World University Games following an 18-7 loss to Italy in the championship matchย โฆ the loss halted Team USA's undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous actionย โฆ is Team USA's best finish since winning gold in 1993ย โฆ also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronzeย โฆ Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea with Brozyna-Vilimย adding two scoresย โฆ the Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom with Brozyna-Vilimย chipping in two goalsย โฆ Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, and concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russiaย โฆ after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinalsย โฆ Brozyna-Vilimย finished the tournament with four goals.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinnerย at Harvard-Westlake for head coach Brian Flacksย โฆ he was named a first-team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016ย โฆ he played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and earnedย Junior Olympic All-American honors from 2011-14ย โฆ during his prep career, he participated in the 2016 Youth National Team Senior Team training camps.
Personal
Full name: Felix Andreas Brozyna-Vilimย โฆ born in Los Angeles, Calif.ย โฆ his parents are John Brozyna and Calo Vilim-Brozynaย โฆ has one older brother, Maxwell, who played for the UCLA water polo team in 2011 (redshirt) and 2012ย โฆ lists the late Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manningย as the athletes he most admiresย โฆ lists skiing, being in the mountains and kicking it with his brotherย as his favorite hobbiesย โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because, "I've grown up with UCLA always being there and I couldn't imagine going anywhere else."ย โฆ majoring in geography.
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| Felix Brozyna-Vilim's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2017 | 25 | 7 | 26 | .269 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 2018 | 28 | 31 | 57 | .544 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
| 2019 | 21 | 33 | 48 | .688 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 73 |
| 2021 | 24 | 30 | 56 | .536 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 73 |
| Totals | 98 | 101 | 187 | .540 | 14 | 42 | 19 | 209 |
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