2023-2024: Hilt concluded last season with two top-10 finishes at the South Atlantic Conference Championships in the 200-yard butterfly (2:09.03) and the 400-yard IM (4:37.92). In the meet at Berry College, Hilt earned a second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.80. The home meet against Mars Hill saw Hilt finish in third place in both the 500-yard freestyle (5:22.98) and 200-yard IM (2:16.71). Hilt achieved gold in the 400-yard IM (4:36.23) in the meet at Lees-McRae. In the first meet against Emory and Henry, she placed first in the 200-yard IM (2:17.91) and second in the 200-yard butterfly (2:16.30). Hilt wrapped up her season with five personal best times and 10 top-5 finishes on the year.

2022-2023: Hilt ended her freshman season with the Eagles with five first-place finishes. She placed seventh in the 200-yard butterfly finals at the South Atlantic Conference Championships in 2:09.03. Hilt also placed ninth in the 400-yard IM finals during the meet with a personal best performance of 4:34.38. Hilt grabbed bronze in the 200-yard IM against Georgia Tech in 2:15.63.