2016: First career appearance came at Quinnipiac… Made his first career start at Hartford… Played in seven games overall.
High School: Played one year at Sidwell Friends School as a sophomore and was an all-conference and All-Metro honorable mention selection… Scored 14 goals and tallied six assists… Helped Sidwell post a 16-3-2 record and win conference regular season, conference tournament and DC state tournament titles.
Academy: Two-year starter and senior captain of U18 Bethesda-Olney Academy… Starting central midfielder on U16 Baltimore Bays Academy, which was ranked fifth in the country at the end of the 2013 regular season.
ODP: State and regional team in 2008.
Personal: Son of Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine… Mother played four years of varsity tennis and three years of basketball at Harvard… Father is a 1974 Yale graduate who was a resident of Davenport College and an editor of the Yale Daily News… Volunteered at Martha''s Table, an organization in DC that provides food, clothing and education to low-income residents.
3 QUESTIONS FOR GRAHAM
Biggest soccer influences and why?
"My brother and sister. They introduced me to the game and have always inspired me to be the best player that I can be."
Do you have an idol or hero?
"John Muir, Edward Abbey and my grandpa, who graduated from Yale in 1941.
Why Yale?
"Because it provides the intellectual rigor, a spirit of community and an opportunity to play Division I soccer."
Coach Stannard On Graham: "We originally saw Max as a deeper lying CM, LB, or LM, but he has recently done very well as an ACM, as well, so this versatility will be a great asset. We need more left footed players and Max is one of two we are adding. He comes from a great club with top coaches and has been pushed in a competitive environment. He is a technical player, strong on the ball, and rarely makes mistakes. Max comes from an athletic background with his mom and also has very strong Yale family ties so we are very excited to have him continue to add to his family''s Yale tradition."
