University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• Appeared in 31 games in his UIS career, including 28 starts
• Had seven goals, two assists, and 16 points in his career
• Assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime in the team’s first NCAA Tournament win against Maryville

UIS:
2021- Appeared in 20 games, including 19 starts … led the GLVC in shot accuracy (.585) and was 23^rd in NCAA Division II … ranked in the top-10 in the GLVC in goals and points … was fourth in the GLVC in game-winning goals … led the team with six goals and 14 points, and had two assists … the six goals were the third-most in the program’s NCAA era, and the 14 points were the fourth-highest mark … attempted 41 shots, and had a team-high 24 shots on goal … second on the team with three game-winning goals … played 1,293 minutes, and averaged 64.7 minutes per game … scored game-winning goals versus Missouri-St. Louis in both the regular season and postseason, and also scored the game-winner against Southern Indiana … had two goals against Parkside and versus Missouri-St. Louis in the GLVC Tournament matchup … assisted on both goals in the NCAA Division II Tournament win against Maryville, including the overtime strike … had season-highs with 10 shots and five shots on goal versus Parkside … played a season-high 90 minutes in that Parkside game … earned the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award.
 
Spring 2021- Appeared in all 11 games, including nine starts … had one goal and two points … led the team with 26 shots and 14 shots on goal … third on the team with 861 minutes, and he averaged over 78 minutes per game … scored in the team’s victory over Maryville … had a season-high five shots against McKendree … had season-best three shots on goal against Lindenwood, McKendree, and Quincy … played 107 minutes against Indianapolis … played all 90 minutes against Missouri S&T … had eight games with 70 or minutes … earned the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar award and was named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
 
Prior to UIS:
A transfer from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
 
High School:
Member of the VV Heerjansdam and FC Binnenmaas club teams … won a championship with FC Binnenmaas in 2018-19.
 
Personal: 
The son of Jacqueline and Jan Brinkman … has one sibling, Tom … a Business Administration major.