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UCLA Team Lineup vs. Occidental
Photo by: Marie Goldfarb
UCLA Athletics - UCLA Men's Water Polo Media Day, Portraits. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
August 29th, 2024
Copyright Don Liebig/ASUCLA
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Jersey Number 14

Jack Hilinski

  • Position:
    Attacker
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Coronado, Calif.
  • High School:
    Coronado HS
UCLA Career Highlights
โ€ข Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โ€ข Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
โ€ข 5-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)

2024
Played in three of 28 games โ€ฆ scored one goal on six attempts, converting at a 16.7 percent rate โ€ฆ scored two total points with one assist โ€ฆ scored a season-high one goal in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) โ€ฆ recorded one field block.

2023
Played in two of 29 games โ€ฆ scored three goals on four attempts, converting at a 75.0 percent rate โ€ฆ finished with five total points and two assists โ€ฆ scored in every game he played in, including his career-high two goals in a win vs. Air Force on Sept. 30 โ€ฆ also registered one steal.

2022
Redshirted the season.

High School/Club
Three-year letter winner in water polo at Coronado High School โ€ฆ awarded Coronado Offensive Player of the Year โ€ฆ named to Second-Team All-CIF San Diegoย and First-Team All-Western Leagueย โ€ฆ in 2021 he had 68 goals, 21 assists, and 15 steals over 21 gamesย โ€ฆ in 2020 he had 36 goals, 15 assists and 11 steals over 15 gamesย โ€ฆ in 2019 he had 12 goals, nine assists, and five steals over 25 games โ€ฆ played for Del Mar Water Polo Club.

Personal
Full name: John Frederick Hilinski, prefers Jack โ€ฆ born in San Diego, Calif. โ€ฆ parents are Deb and John Hilinski โ€ฆ has two olderย brothers, Austin Rone and Chris Fahlsing, and one older sister, Ashley Higgenboom โ€ฆ both older brothers played water polo for UCLA (Austin 2015-18 and Chris 2011-14) โ€ฆ chose UCLA because โ€œthe combination of being the #1 Public University in America and one of the most storied Athletic Departments in NCAA history is something I have always wanted to be a part ofโ€ โ€ฆ greatest athletic thrill was winning the United States Club Championship in 2021 โ€ฆ admires Colby Covington and Herschel Walker โ€ฆ enjoys golfing โ€ฆ majoring in political science and aims for a career in Sports Management.
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Jack Hilinski's Career Statistics
Year GP GOALS SHOTS PCT AST STL FB EE
2023 2 3 4 .750 2 1 0 0
2024 3 1 6 .167 1 0 1 0
Totals 5 4 10 .400 3 1 1 0
UCLA Men's Water Polo Ring Reveal
Wednesday, August 27
2024 UCLA Men's Water Polo NCAA Champions
Thursday, December 12
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo Celebrates NCAA Title
Sunday, December 08
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo vs. USC, NCAA Championship (Dec. 8, 2024)
Sunday, December 08