Max Seibald is a Lacrosse Super Star
(Youth1) – Lacrosse is THE sport on the rise into today's youth culture. Combining the same athletic skills found in football, soccer, basketball and many other sports, lacrosse is quickly coming one of the most fast paces and entertaining sports out there. The opportunities for youth athletes as they get older are endless. Lacrosse is a sport that one can play well into their adult lives with many adult leagues popping up across the country. If you excel in lacrosse, colleges at the D1, D2, and D3 level are offering scholarships or financial leeway for lacrosse athletes. Not to mention that if you're good enough there are leagues on the professional level as well, which is where you can find the hottest name in the lacrosse game: Max Seibald.
Max Seibald grew up in Hewlett, N.Y. which is located on Long Island. Despite the fact that Long Island is a hotbed of lacrosse talent, at the time, Hewlett was not. At G.W. Hewlett High School Seibald excelled in the class room as well as on the lacrosse field. An Honor Student, Seibald was a 3 year varsity letterman, lead his team to a county championship in 2005, was named G.W. Hewlett male athlete of the year, and wrapped up his career there as a two-time high school All-American. From there this talented midfielder took his exceptional game to Cornell University.
Seibald stepped on the field as a freshman making up his mind to be the best, and never looked back. Siebald was an All-Ivy league player in 2006, was unanimously named the Ivy League rookie of the year, and was only the third-ever Cornell freshmen to be named an All-American, as he took home 2nd team honors. Another year stronger, faster, and hungrier as a sophomore he was again named to the All-Ivy league Team but this time was named a First Team All-American and not to mention a finalist for the Teewarton Trophy which is awarded to the "Most Outstanding Collegiate Lacrosse Player in the United States". As a junior, the accolades just kept coming. He was named a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection, becoming just the eighth Cornell player in program history to be named first-team All-Ivy three times. He was also selected as a first-team All-American and was named the Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish Scholastic Athlete of the Year by the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame & Museum.
As a senior, the on and off field recognition for Seibald became the stuff legends are made of! After leading his team to the 2009 NCAA finals, he was the recipient of the Charles H. Moore Award given to the Cornell University Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete, the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award given to the USILA Outstanding D1 Player of the Year, Lt. j.g. Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award given to the USILA Outstanding D1 Midfielder of the Year, and the coveted Teewarton Trophy. He was also named a unanimous All-Ivy league selection for the 4th time as well as First Team All-American for the 2nd time. Off the field, he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society (Cornell's oldest senior honor society) and was the recipient of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award and the Diane Geppi-Aikens Scholarship for outstanding commitment to community service.
With such a celebrated and decorated collegiate career, Seiblad was then selected 2nd overall by the Denver Outlaws in the 2009 MLL Draft. As a rookie in 2009, he registered 12 points in 10 games with the Outlaws. He was also named the Bud Light MVP Honoree for the week of May 30. Seibald is only going to get better in the 2010 season as the Denver Outlaws kick off the regular season Saturday, May 15th vs. Boston.
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