A newcomer to the tennis team this season, Mike Hilton was a recipient of numerous varsity letters as a scholastic student at Waterford-Halfmoon High School. He excelled in soccer, basketball and tennis and was a team captain in basketball. He earned team MVP honors in tennis as well. In soccer, his team went to the sectional finals of Class C, after also advancing in basketball to the semifinals of Class C.

He is majoring in physical education at Sage and is the son David and Janice Hilton.