2017-18
• Hildebrand had another good season, posting a stroke average of 73.63 in 11 events and 32 rounds.
• Recorded three top-10 finishes, the second-best total of the team.
• Finished fifth at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (Even), tied for ninth at the Boilermaker Invitational (Even) and tied for 10th at the Crooked Stick Invitational (+1).
• Recorded 12 rounds of even-par or better, including a season-low 68 coming in the final round of the NCAA Kissimmee Regional.
• Also recorded rounds in the 60s at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (69, 68) and Crooked Stick Invitational (68).
• Currently ranks ninth on the school's career scoring average list (73.69).
• Named to the Big Ten's All-Academic Team and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.78 GPA).
2016-17
• Hildebrand had an outstanding sophomore year, earning PING All-Region honors following a 73.03 stroke average, good for the 14th-best average in school history.
• Led the team with seven top-20 finishes, four top-10 placings and two top-5 showings.
• Finished tied for third at the Puerto Rico Classic and fifth at the Boilermaker Invitational.
• Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week following his performance in Puerto Rico.
• Was also T-8th at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate and T-10th at the Big Ten Championships.
• Had an outstanding summer, winning the Northern Amateur and a U.S. Amateur qualifier in the same week.
• Also posted a top-20 finish at the Canadian Amateur and Dogwood Amateur.
• Named to the Big Ten's All-Academic Team.
2015-16
• Hildebrand saw action in three tournaments, posting a 76.88 stroke average.
• His best finish came at the Hoosier Collegiate, where he tied for 30th as an individual at 5-over par 149.
HIGH SCHOOL
• A four-year letterwinner in golf and two-time letterwinner in basketball before graduating from Westfield High School in 2015.
• Became the fourth amateur since 1971 to win the Indiana Open, holding off a surge from All-Big Ten performer and 2014 Purdue grad Adam Schenk in the final round.
• Led Westfield to the 2013 and 2015 Indiana state championship and a runner-up finish in 2014 as a junior.
• Placed third in both 2013 and 2015 in the individual race at the Indiana High School state championships.
• Was the team MVP four times, earned all-state accolades twice and won academic honors all four years.
• Chose Purdue because it's the best engineering school in America and is right at home.
PERSONAL
• Majoring in mechanical engineering.
• Born Dec. 1, 1996 in Kansas City.
• Son of Michael and Kathleen Hildebrand.
• Both parents graduated from Purdue as did all three of his older siblings (Mary, Michael, David). Has four brothers and two sisters.
• Hildebrand had another good season, posting a stroke average of 73.63 in 11 events and 32 rounds.
• Recorded three top-10 finishes, the second-best total of the team.
• Finished fifth at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (Even), tied for ninth at the Boilermaker Invitational (Even) and tied for 10th at the Crooked Stick Invitational (+1).
• Recorded 12 rounds of even-par or better, including a season-low 68 coming in the final round of the NCAA Kissimmee Regional.
• Also recorded rounds in the 60s at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (69, 68) and Crooked Stick Invitational (68).
• Currently ranks ninth on the school's career scoring average list (73.69).
• Named to the Big Ten's All-Academic Team and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.78 GPA).
2016-17
• Hildebrand had an outstanding sophomore year, earning PING All-Region honors following a 73.03 stroke average, good for the 14th-best average in school history.
• Led the team with seven top-20 finishes, four top-10 placings and two top-5 showings.
• Finished tied for third at the Puerto Rico Classic and fifth at the Boilermaker Invitational.
• Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week following his performance in Puerto Rico.
• Was also T-8th at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate and T-10th at the Big Ten Championships.
• Had an outstanding summer, winning the Northern Amateur and a U.S. Amateur qualifier in the same week.
• Also posted a top-20 finish at the Canadian Amateur and Dogwood Amateur.
• Named to the Big Ten's All-Academic Team.
2015-16
• Hildebrand saw action in three tournaments, posting a 76.88 stroke average.
• His best finish came at the Hoosier Collegiate, where he tied for 30th as an individual at 5-over par 149.
HIGH SCHOOL
• A four-year letterwinner in golf and two-time letterwinner in basketball before graduating from Westfield High School in 2015.
• Became the fourth amateur since 1971 to win the Indiana Open, holding off a surge from All-Big Ten performer and 2014 Purdue grad Adam Schenk in the final round.
• Led Westfield to the 2013 and 2015 Indiana state championship and a runner-up finish in 2014 as a junior.
• Placed third in both 2013 and 2015 in the individual race at the Indiana High School state championships.
• Was the team MVP four times, earned all-state accolades twice and won academic honors all four years.
• Chose Purdue because it's the best engineering school in America and is right at home.
PERSONAL
• Majoring in mechanical engineering.
• Born Dec. 1, 1996 in Kansas City.
• Son of Michael and Kathleen Hildebrand.
• Both parents graduated from Purdue as did all three of his older siblings (Mary, Michael, David). Has four brothers and two sisters.