About Max Seibald
Max Seibald is a professional lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. He graduated in 2009 from Cornell University. He is from Hewlett, New York, and attended Hewlett High School. He plays midfield position. As a child he attended Camp Starlight in Starlight, PA where he found his love for lacrosse.
Career Highlights:
College career:
- Seibald was a starter at Cornell University as a freshman earning Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors.
- As a sophomore, he was one of the five finalists for the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded to the "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. He received the award in 2009. As a senior, he received the Lowe's senior class award.
- He led the Big Red's high powered offense to an undefeated regular season, and to the 2007 NCAA Final Four.
- Seibald was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, Cornell's oldest senior honor society.
Professional career:
- Seibald was selected 2nd overall by the Denver Outlaws in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse draft.
- On September 9, 2009, Seibald was selected 8th overall by the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse League draft, but was traded to the Philadelphia Wings shortly into the 2010 season.
- In 2012, Seibald set a career high in Loose Balls (77), while helping the Wings make the playoffs for the first time in 5 years.
National Team career:
- Seibald played on the US Men's National Lacrosse Team at the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester, England. The US team defeated Canada 12-10 in the final to reclaim the World Championship. His Jersey number was 42, the same number he wore at Cornell.
Max Seibald Achievements
Awards:
2006 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
2006 All-Ivy League
2006 USILA 2nd Team All-American
2007 USILA 1st Team All-American
2008 USILA 1st Team All-American
2009 Tewaaraton Trophy winner
2009 Diane Geppi-Aikens Scholarship – Outstanding Commitment to Community Service
2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
2009 Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award – USILA Outstanding Player of the Year, Division I
2009 Lt. j.g. Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award – USILA Outstanding Midfielder of the Year, Division I
2009 USILA 1st Team All-America Selection
2009 1st Team All-Ivy Selection, unanimous
2009 Charles H. Moore Award – Cornell University Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete / Solo Team Captain