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Jersey Number 14
Jack Hilinski
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Coronado, Calif.
- High School:
- Coronado HS
UCLA Career Highlights
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 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 … scored one goal on six attempts, converting at a 16.7 percent rate … scored two total points with one assist … scored a season-high one goal in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) … recorded one field block.
2023
Played in two of 29 games … scored three goals on four attempts, converting at a 75.0 percent rate … finished with five total points and two assists … scored in every game he played in, including his career-high two goals in a win vs. Air Force on Sept. 30 … also registered one steal.
2022
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Three-year letter winner in water polo at Coronado High School … awarded Coronado Offensive Player of the Year … named to Second-Team All-CIF San Diego and First-Team All-Western League … in 2021 he had 68 goals, 21 assists, and 15 steals over 21 games … in 2020 he had 36 goals, 15 assists and 11 steals over 15 games … in 2019 he had 12 goals, nine assists, and five steals over 25 games … played for Del Mar Water Polo Club.
Personal
Full name: John Frederick Hilinski, prefers Jack … born in San Diego, Calif. … parents are Deb and John Hilinski … has two older brothers, Austin Rone and Chris Fahlsing, and one older sister, Ashley Higgenboom … both older brothers played water polo for UCLA (Austin 2015-18 and Chris 2011-14) … chose UCLA because “the 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 of” … greatest athletic thrill was winning the United States Club Championship in 2021 … admires Colby Covington and Herschel Walker … enjoys golfing … majoring in political science and aims for a career in Sports Management.
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 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 … scored one goal on six attempts, converting at a 16.7 percent rate … scored two total points with one assist … scored a season-high one goal in a win vs. No. 15 LMU (Sept. 28) … recorded one field block.
2023
Played in two of 29 games … scored three goals on four attempts, converting at a 75.0 percent rate … finished with five total points and two assists … scored in every game he played in, including his career-high two goals in a win vs. Air Force on Sept. 30 … also registered one steal.
2022
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Three-year letter winner in water polo at Coronado High School … awarded Coronado Offensive Player of the Year … named to Second-Team All-CIF San Diego and First-Team All-Western League … in 2021 he had 68 goals, 21 assists, and 15 steals over 21 games … in 2020 he had 36 goals, 15 assists and 11 steals over 15 games … in 2019 he had 12 goals, nine assists, and five steals over 25 games … played for Del Mar Water Polo Club.
Personal
Full name: John Frederick Hilinski, prefers Jack … born in San Diego, Calif. … parents are Deb and John Hilinski … has two older brothers, Austin Rone and Chris Fahlsing, and one older sister, Ashley Higgenboom … both older brothers played water polo for UCLA (Austin 2015-18 and Chris 2011-14) … chose UCLA because “the 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 of” … greatest athletic thrill was winning the United States Club Championship in 2021 … admires Colby Covington and Herschel Walker … enjoys golfing … majoring in political science and aims for a career in Sports Management.
| 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 |
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