Alex Hirjoi

Height:
6-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Elk Grove Village, IL
High School:
Conant
Position:
UT

2020 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games and was tied for fifth on the team with 10 goals and was sixth with 15 points … had six steals, two drawn exclusions and two field blocks … in his first collegiate game, had a hat trick against fourth-ranked Pepperdine … matched his career high of three goals against California Baptist … career-best of three points in each of those games … career-best two steals against Austin College … two points (1-1-2) against CBU in the WWPA championship game … named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) all-academic team … earned CoSIDA academic all-district honors … named to the WWPA all-academic team.

2019 (Freshman): Did not see any game action.

High School: Lettered three years in swimming and four in water polo … team captain, team MVP and leading scorer as a junior and senior … first-team all-sectional three times … all-conference and all-state twice … three-year starter … team placed fourth in the state in 2018 … played on the 18U Northwest Chicago team from 2015-18 … MVP of the Gold Championship Division in 2018 … played in the Olympic Development Program Midwest Zone in 2016-17 … selected to participate in the 2017 National Student Leadership Conference at Northwestern University and American University … outstanding academic All-American in 2017 and 2018 … earned the IHSA scholastic achievement award and his high school’s academic award four times … earned the President’s Award in 2019.

Personal: Son of Julian and Monica Hirjoi … has one sibling … member of cadet squadron 36 … major is aeronautical engineering … long-term goal is to become an aeronautical engineer … on the Dean’s List and Commandant’s List both semesters as a freshman … favorite athlete to follow on social is Michael Andrews … favorite inspirational follow is The Rock … funniest follow is Barstool Sports … if he could have dinner with any three people, it would be Michael Phelps, Stephen Hawking and Nikola Tesla … favorite band is Bassjackers … if he could have a walk-up song, it would be Champions by Fallout Boy … greatest individual moment in sports was scoring five goals to upset the No. 1 team in the state … greatest team moment was advancing to the state final four … one word to describe himself is logical … credits his parents and high school coach as having the greatest influence on his sports career … started playing water polo at the age of 14 … hobbies are drawing, reading, crafts, movies and hanging out with friends.