Trilk played college soccer for Western Illinois University and is now a current member of the Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. During his sophomore year he was ranked fourth in The Summit League with 51 saves. He was also ranked second in the league with a .797 save percentage and fourth with a 1.22 goals against average. During his junior year he started all 17 game and racked up 53 total saves and helped the Leathernecks to three shutouts.

His senior year we was selected for the 2019 Summit Championship All-Tournament Team. He started all 19 games in goal and finished second in The Summit League with 90 saves. He was in the top 10 of NCAA D1 saves all year, including tied for first on Sept. 9th and set a career-high 13 saves at UIC. The team won their fifth Summit League regular-season title and Trilk also had seven saves in the Summit League Championships semifinal game.