PLAYER PROFILES
JAKE
quarter ... scored 31 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 54.4 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high five goals in leading the team to an 18-1 win over Penn State Behrend (Nov. 16) in the first round of the MPSF Championship … he scored at least one goal in 18 of the 28 games he played, including eight multiple goal games … was second on the team in exclusions drawn (40) and led the team in penalty shots earned (15, rest of team, 12) … also had 13 steals, three assists, and three field blocks.
CAVANO 6-4 / Junior Attacker/Utility Huntington Beach, Calif. Huntington Beach HS
2017 Played in 25 matches, making six starts … made the Director’s Honor Roll in the winter and spring quarters ... scored seven goals on 26 attempts, converting at a 26.9 percent rate … scored a season- and career-high three goals in an 18-8 win over No. 16 Bucknell (Sept. 9) … he scored at least one goal in five of the 25 games he played, including one multiple goal game … also had seven steals, three assists, three field blocks and was third on the team in earned exclusions with 23 (two penalty).
4 2019
Team USA
Played in 22 matches, making one start … earned third-team All-American and secondteam All-MPSF honors … also named to MPSF All-Academic team and earned ACWPC All-Academic “excellent” honors … made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all three quarters (fall, winter, and spring) … tallied a season-high four goals three times, in a 12-9 win over No. 7 Cal on Sept. 28, in a 14-10 win over No. 3 Pacific on Oct. 18, and in a 27-4 win over Penn St. Behrend on Nov. 22 … added a hat trick against Navy on Sept. 8 and another one against No. 14 UC Irvine on Oct. 27 … scored the game-winning goal for No. 2 UCLA, defeating No. 8 Cal 10-9 on Nov. 2, giving the Bruins their seventh win in a row … finished first on the team and tied for eighth in the MPSF in scoring with 42 goals (1.91 gpg) on 85 shots, converting at a 49.4 percent rate … scored in 20 of the 22 contests he played … logged goals in 11 consecutive games and registered a team-best 14 multiple-goal contests … also recorded 16 steals, 11 assists, 10 exclusions drawn, and eight field blocks on the season.
2019: Helped the USA Men’s National Team earn silver at the 2019 World University Games following an 18-7 loss to Italy in the championship match … the loss halted Team USA’s undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous action … is Team USA’s best finish since winning gold in 1993 … also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronze … Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea with Brozyna-Vilim adding two scores … the Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom with Brozyna-Vilim chipping in two goals … Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, and concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russia … after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinals … Brozyna-Vilim finished the tournament with four goals.
High School/Club Was a four-year letterwinner at Harvard-Westlake for head coach Brian Flacks … he was named a first team All-CIF Southern Section player in 2015 and 2016 … he played his club ball for Los Angeles Premier and earned Junior Olympic All-American honors from 2011-14 … during his prep career, he participated in the 2016 Youth National Team Senior Team training camps.
2018 Played in 18 matches, making 17 starts … missed 10 games due to injury … was the only Bruin named third team All-American … also named Honorable Mention All-MPSF … made the Director’s Honor Roll in the winter and spring quarters ... after missing the first eight games of the season with an injury, he made a stellar collegiate debut the week of Sept. 10-16, leading the Bruins in scoring with 10 goals in three games as No. 2 UCLA improved to 11-0 on the year … he scored his first collegiate goal in a win at No. 7 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 13 and then had a team-high five goals (on six shots) in a home win over No. 10 Pepperdine, followed by a team-best four scores (on four shots) in a home win over Loyola Marymount on Sept. 15 … he shot 10-for-14 while recording three assists, three steals and one field block in the three games and was named the MPSF/KAP7 Player of the Week (Sept. 17), and the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18) … finished 10th in the MPSF and tied for third on the team in scoring with 32 goals (1.78 gpg) on 87 shots, converting at a 36.8 percent rate … scored in 17 of the 18 contests he played, including in a team-best 12 in a row, including seven multiple goal games … scored a season- and career-high five goals in leading the team to a 16-10 win over Pepperdine (Sept. 15) … despite the missed contests, he finished third on the team in steals (18) … also registered six assists, six field blocks and drew five exclusions.
Personal Full name: Felix Andreas Brozyna-Vilim … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … his parents are John Brozyna and Calo Vilim-Brozyna … has one older brother, Maxwell, who played for the UCLA water polo team in 2011 (redshirt) and 2012 … lists Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manning as the athletes he most admires … lists skiing, being in the mountains and kicking it with his brother as his favorite hobbies … says he chose to attend UCLA because, “I’ve grown up with UCLA always being there and I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else” … has yet to declare a major.
Career Statistics Year
GP/GS
G
ATT
PCT
AST
STL
BLK
EE
2017 2018 2019 Totals
25/6 28/13 21/18 74/37
7 31 33 71
26 57 48 131
.269 .544 .688 .542
3 3 3 9
7 13 10 30
3 3 9 15
23 40 73 136
Team USA 2019: Helped the USA Men’s National Team earn silver at the 2019 World University Games following an 18-7 loss to Italy in the championship match … the loss halted Team USA’s undefeated run in Italy after going 6-0 in previous action … scored two goals in the final match which featured Team USA’s best finish since winning gold in 1993 … it also marked a return to the podium for the first time since 2015 when UCLA (playing as Team USA) earned bronze … Team USA opened the tournament with a 30-3 win over the Republic of Korea with Cavano scoring four times … the Americans then posted a 17-3 win over the United Kingdom with Cavano posting a game-high five goals … Team USA then narrowly defeated France, 10-8, with Cavano scoring once … the Americans concluded pool play with a 13-8 victory over Russia as Cavano scored twice … after posting a 12-11 win over Croatia in the quarterfinals, Team USA defeated Hungary, 12-9, in the semifinals with Cavano tying for team-high honors with a hat trick … Cavano was one of seven Bruins with Team USA on the men’s side … he was second on the team in scoring with 17 goals, which ranked 11th among all competitors … he scored 12 goals in pool play and another five in the final rounds … eight of his goals came on power plays, which ranked fourth in the tournament.
High School/Club Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in water polo and swimming at Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach, Calif. for head coach Sasa Branisavljevic … was named first team All-CIF and first team All-Sunset League in 2017 and 2016 as the Oilers (17-11) finished second in the Sunset League and eighth in Division 1, advancing to the semifinals 9
