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Max, a junior lacrosse midfielder attending Cornell, became the first Cornell men’s lacrosse player to be named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy (the pre-eminent lacrosse award honoring the top varsity collegiate lacrosse player in the U.S.), and was just the fourth second-year player ever to earn that distinction. The unanimous 2006 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Max finished his sophomore season as a first-team All American and a unanimous first-team All Ivy selection. Max saw action in all 16 games, making 14 starts and finished the year ranked 3rd on the team with 20 assists. He added 17 goals for a total of 37 points for the season. One of his biggest goals in the 2007 season came vs. number 18 Syracuse as he scored with only four seconds remaining to lift Cornell to a 16-15 victory over the Orange at the Carrier Dome.
Max became just the third ever Cornell freshman to be named All-American, as he received second-team honors.
A two-time high school All-American at G.W. Hewlett High School, Max lettered three times. He led his team to the county championship in 2005, earning county player of the year honors in the process. Seibald was named to the Newsday All-Long Island Lacrosse team and was a member of the 2004 Long Island Empire State Team. Max also lettered four times in soccer, three times in track, twice in football, and was named G.W. Hewlett’s Male Athlete of the Year as a senior. Max was a member of the National Honor Society.
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