Naval Academy Athletics

2025-26 (Freshman): Competed in seven competitions in rookie campaign … Recorded season averages of 538.1 in smallbore, 561.0 in air rifle, and 1099.1 in aggregate … Posted a season-best tally of 1132 in aggregate at home against John Jay in the NCAA Qualifying Match (Feb. 21), shooting season-highs in both smallbore (550) and air rifle (582) against the Bloodhounds … Also notched a season-best 550 in smallbore against Army in the Star Match (Feb. 7), while posting a season-best 582 in air rifle against eventual national champion West Virginia (Jan. 24).
 
Prior to Navy: Attended the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, N.Y., playing soccer and ultimate frisbee … Shot competitively for Cos Cob Revolver and Rifle Club in Greenwich, Conn. … Team captain of rifle club as a junior and senior … Member of Berkeley Carroll Key Society (junior, senior) … Squad Leader in the US Sea Cadet Corps (sophomore, junior, senior) … Interned for three seasons with the New York Empire of the Ultimate Frisbee Association (freshman, sophomore, junior).
 
Personal: Son of Kate and Matthew Hilgenberg.
 
Career Statistics:

	Smallbore				Air Rifle				Aggregate
Year	App / Starts	Total	Avg.	High Score	App / Starts	Total	Avg.	High Score	App / Starts	Total	Avg.	High Score
2025-26	7 / 0	3,767	538.1	550	7 / 0	3,927	561.0	582	7 / 0	7,694	1,099.1	1,132
TOTAL	7 / 0	3,767	538.1	550	7 / 0	3,927	561.0	582	7 / 0	7,694	1,099.1	1,132