University of California Athletics

THIS SEASON
Elaia Hamilton enters her third season of competition at Cal.

2025
• Appeared in eight games as a sophomore
• Made 12 total saves
• Set career high with four saves in the second half vs. UC Irvine on April 13

2024
• Played in three matches logging 16 minutes
• Made seven saves while allowing just four goals
• Earned ACWPC All-Academic honors

HIGH SCHOOL
• Played for coach Chuckie Roth at San Marcos High
• Two-time All-CIF honoree
• Three-time All-Channel League 
• Two-time NICSA High School All-American 
• 2023 Sarah Thwing Most Inspirational Athlete award
• Channel League champion for water polo and swim from 2020-23
• 2023 NISCA All American in the 200 freestyle relay
• Holds the San Marcos school record for the 200 free relay
• Competed for club SB 805 under coach Connor Levoff, earning two First Team All-American selections and a USA Water Polo Second Team All-American nod
• Junior Olympic Champion in 2021
• National Honors Society member and Academic All-American from 2019-23
• Academic and extracurricular accolades include earning a seal of biliteracy, the Cavalleto/Goleta Rotary Scholarship, and awards for community service and being an AP scholar
• Member of the Health Careers Academy

PERSONAL
• Parents are Greg Hamilton and Monica Steck
• Her older brother, Jackson, also attends Cal
• Enjoys being outdoors and hiking, surfing and camping
• Loves to “chef it up,” naming cooking and baking as hobbies
• Majoring in integrative biology with plans to become a nurse practitioner