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Jersey Number 13
Felix Brozyna-Vilim
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- High School:
- Harvard-Westlake School
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2-time ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2019; Third Team - 2021)
• 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2021)
• Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2021, Superior - 2020, Excellent - 2019)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
• 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)
• MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
2021
Played in all 24 games … was fourth on the team in scoring with 30 goals on 56 attempts, converting at a 53.6 percent rate … was seventh on the team in total points (35) with five assists … 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) … 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 … scored at least one goal in a personal-best nine straight games (Sept. 4 to Sept. 25) … led the team in exclusions drawn (73) … also had 12 steals (sixth on the team) and four field blocks.
2020
Opted out of the season.
2019
Played in 21 games, making 18 starts … named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14) … 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) … the outcome marked the second win over top-five UCSB in a 13-day span … 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 … was third on the team in scoring with 33 goals on 48 attempts, converting at a team-best 68.8 percent rate … 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) … 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 … led the team in exclusions drawn (73) and in penalty shots earned (19, rest of team, 13) … also had 10 steals, nine field blocks, and three assists … 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 starts … scored 31 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 54.4 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high five goals in leading the team to an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship … he scored at least one goal in 18 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple goal games … was second on the team in exclusions drawn (40) and led the team in penalty shots earned (15, rest of team, 12) … also had 13 steals, three assists, and three field blocks.
2017
Played in 25 games, making six starts … scored seven goals on 26 attempts, converting at a 26.9 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-8 win over No. 16 Bucknell (Sept. 9) … he scored at least one goal in five of the 25 games he played, including one multiple goal game … 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: 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 match … the loss halted Team USA's undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous action … is Team USA's best finish since winning gold in 1993 … also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronze … Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea with Brozyna-Vilim adding two scores … the Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom with Brozyna-Vilim chipping in two goals … Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, and concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russia … after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinals … Brozyna-Vilim finished the tournament with four goals.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner at Harvard-Westlake for head coach Brian Flacks … he was named a first-team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016 … he played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and earned Junior Olympic All-American honors from 2011-14 … during his prep career, he participated in the 2016 Youth National Team Senior Team training camps.
Personal
Full name: Felix Andreas Brozyna-Vilim … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … his parents are John Brozyna and Calo Vilim-Brozyna … has one older brother, Maxwell, who played for the UCLA water polo team in 2011 (redshirt) and 2012 … lists the late Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manning as the athletes he most admires … lists skiing, being in the mountains and kicking it with his brother as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "I've grown up with UCLA always being there and I couldn't imagine going anywhere else." … majoring in geography.
• 2-time ACWPC All-American (First Team - 2019; Third Team - 2021)
• 2-time All-MPSF (First Team - 2019, Honorable Mention - 2021)
• Pac-12 Fall All-Academic Team (2020)
• 3-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2021, Superior - 2020, Excellent - 2019)
• 3-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2019, 2020, 2021)
• 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)
• MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14, 2019)
2021
Played in all 24 games … was fourth on the team in scoring with 30 goals on 56 attempts, converting at a 53.6 percent rate … was seventh on the team in total points (35) with five assists … 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) … 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 … scored at least one goal in a personal-best nine straight games (Sept. 4 to Sept. 25) … led the team in exclusions drawn (73) … also had 12 steals (sixth on the team) and four field blocks.
2020
Opted out of the season.
2019
Played in 21 games, making 18 starts … named MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Oct. 14) … 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) … the outcome marked the second win over top-five UCSB in a 13-day span … 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 … was third on the team in scoring with 33 goals on 48 attempts, converting at a team-best 68.8 percent rate … 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) … 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 … led the team in exclusions drawn (73) and in penalty shots earned (19, rest of team, 13) … also had 10 steals, nine field blocks, and three assists … 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 starts … scored 31 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 54.4 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high five goals in leading the team to an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship … he scored at least one goal in 18 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple goal games … was second on the team in exclusions drawn (40) and led the team in penalty shots earned (15, rest of team, 12) … also had 13 steals, three assists, and three field blocks.
2017
Played in 25 games, making six starts … scored seven goals on 26 attempts, converting at a 26.9 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-8 win over No. 16 Bucknell (Sept. 9) … he scored at least one goal in five of the 25 games he played, including one multiple goal game … 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: 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 match … the loss halted Team USA's undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous action … is Team USA's best finish since winning gold in 1993 … also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronze … Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea with Brozyna-Vilim adding two scores … the Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom with Brozyna-Vilim chipping in two goals … Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, and concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russia … after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinals … Brozyna-Vilim finished the tournament with four goals.
High School/Club
Was a four-year letterwinner at Harvard-Westlake for head coach Brian Flacks … he was named a first-team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016 … he played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and earned Junior Olympic All-American honors from 2011-14 … during his prep career, he participated in the 2016 Youth National Team Senior Team training camps.
Personal
Full name: Felix Andreas Brozyna-Vilim … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … his parents are John Brozyna and Calo Vilim-Brozyna … has one older brother, Maxwell, who played for the UCLA water polo team in 2011 (redshirt) and 2012 … lists the late Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manning as the athletes he most admires … lists skiing, being in the mountains and kicking it with his brother as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, "I've grown up with UCLA always being there and I couldn't imagine going anywhere else." … majoring in geography.
| 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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