Greta Hinke

April 13, 2024, Evanston, IL: An exhibition game between Northwestern Field Hockey and Louisville at Lakeside Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

August 8, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Field Hockey team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
University School of Milwaukee
Hometown:
Mequon, Wisconsin

Awards:

NFHCA All-West Second Team (2023, 2024)
Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
2x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2022, 2023)

Career Highs:

Goals: 1 (2x - last vs. UC Davis, 10/20/24)
Assists: 1 (3x - last vs. Virginia, 11/17/24)
Points: 3 (vs. UC Davis, 10/20/2024)
Shots: 3 (vs. Miami (OH), 11/15/24)
Shots on Goal: 2 (2x - last vs. Miami (OH), 11/15/24)

2024:

Started in all 24 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
Tallied a shot on goal in 5-0 win over No. 4 Iowa (9/20)
Scored game-winning goal and put up two shots on goal in 1-0 win against Indiana (9/22)
Launched a shot on goal in 4-0 victory over Rutgers (10/4)
Notched a shot on goal in 3-2 win against No. 9 Harvard (10/13)
Fired two shots with one on goal in 7-0 win vs. Stanford (10/18)
Scored a goal and contributed an assist in 11-1 win over UC Davis (10/20)
Logged two shots with one on goal in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
Assisted game-winning goal and fired two shots with one on goal in 2-1 win over No. 4 Ohio State (11/1)
Fired two shots with one on goal in 2-0 win over Rutgers (11/8)
Launched three shots with two on goal in 9-2 win against Miami (OH) (11/15)
Tallied an assist in 3-2 victory over No. 8 Virginia (11/17)
Logged a shot on goal in 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)

2023:

Made 23 appearances with 18 starts
Unleashed her first shot of the season against Ohio (10/15)

2022:

Appeared in all 25 games on the Wildcats' campaign back to the national championship, the most among Northwestern first-years
Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 22 Maine
Fired the first shot of her career against Michigan State (10/14)
Unleashed a shot in the Big Ten quarterfinals against No. 18 Rutgers (11/3)

High School:

USA Field Hockey Rise (U18) National Team selection (2022)
Four-year varsity letter recipient at the University School of Milwaukee
Four-year team MVP
Team captain in 2021
Scored 13 goals and notched 13 assists as a senior in 2021
Led team to the state title in 2021 and a second-place finish in 2020
Three-time WHSFHA First-team All-Conference Offense (2018-20)
WHSFHA First-team All-Conference Defense (2021)
MAX Field Hockey All-West/Mid-West Region First Team (2021)
Wisconsin Player of the Year (2021)
Competed in the U16 National Futures Championship and the AAU Junior Olympics in 2019
Competed in the Nexus Championship and Nexus Stars & Stripes Game in 2021
Competed in the Senior Nexus Championship in 2022
Rise U18 National Team selection (2022)
Played eight years with the Windy City Field Hockey Club
Led club team to four National Club Championships and eight National Indoor Tournaments
Also received two varsity letters on the ski team

Personal:

Daughter of Christina Plzak and David Hinke
Born in Milwaukee, Wis.
Competed with fellow Wildcat teammate Chloe Relford and against Lane Herbert
2022 Distinction in Science Research
Anticipated major is biology or psychology

Fuchs on Hinke: “Greta is an athletic player and a top local talent. She is a solid defensive player with good skills. She has great work ethic and will help push our team each and every day.”