Columbia University Athletics

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

Season	Dual Record	Ivy League	Northeast Regional	NCAA Championship
2021-22	5-9	--	--	--
2022-23	9-4	--	--	--
2023-24	8-5	--	--	--
Career	22-18	--	--	--

 
2023-24

Competed in three regular-season meets … Went 3-0 at LIU Shark Showcase against LIU.

2022-23

Posted 9-4 record in dual meets.
 
2021-22

Went 5-9 in dual meet competition.
 
2020-21 AT OHIO STATE: As a freshman, fenced in one bout at Ohio State … Earned USFCA Scholar of Distinction honors … Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete … Dean’s List student.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2020 graduate of Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Conn., where he fenced for Head Coach Michael Ginsburg … Two-time All-State honoree as both a junior and senior … Finished fifth in the Connecticut high school state championships in foil while helping to guide the Tigers to their first-ever state title in 2020 as a senior … Went 51-7 as a senior … Three-year varsity letterwinner … Finished in sixth place at the state championships as a junior … Earned team Most Valuable Teammate award as a junior … Finished in sixth place at the state junior varsity tournament as a sophomore … Fenced with Fencers School of Connecticut … Nominated for the Presidential Scholars Program … National Honor Society member … Involved in a variety of charitable organizations including  APK Charities as he aids veterans, wounded soldiers, and families of fallen soldiers. 
 
PERSONAL

Born Michael Quinn Hilmer on February 23, 2002 in Greenwich, Conn. … Son of David and Dana Hilmer … Has two brothers Zachary and Daniel … Nickname is Mikey … His parents attended Wisconsin … Hobbies and interests include hiking backcountry, ultimate frisbee, reading, spending time with friends, studying constitutional law, and eating … First job was as a soccer referee … Used to make wooden swords out of 2x4s with his brothers and fenced in the backyard … Became interested in fencing while watching the Olympics … After the Olympics, he found a club in his town and immediately fell in love with the sport … One word that describes him: persistent … Chose Columbia because it has always been his dream school … Became interested in Columbia while visiting the Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club, where he met former Lions fencer Sam Moelis, who took him under his wing and helped him … Also mentioned he loves the city, the people and staff that he’s met, the team, the academic community and the Core Curriculum … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science with a plan of attending law school.