Max Sloat

Photo by: Joseph Chapman

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Max Sloat takes a left-handed shot against Bellarmine in men's lacrosse game on turf field

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Max Sloat runs with the ball against Bellarmine

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November 19, 2025: The Duke Blue Devils Men’s Lacrosse Headshots

Position:
Midfield
Height/Weight:
6-3 / 220
Class:
Senior
Experience:
3
Hometown:
San Mateo, Calif.
High School:
Sacred Heart Prep

Honors: USILA All-America Second Team (2026) … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Third Team (2026) … Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team (2026) … All-ACC …USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2025) ... USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2025) ... Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2025) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2025, 2026) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).

2026: Started all 16 games on the first midfield … USILA All-America Second Team … USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Third Team … Inside Lacrosse All-America second team … All-ACC … Second on the team in scoring with 36 goals and 44 points overall … Recorded seven hat tricks … Posted at least one point in 15 games … Registered five goals in season-opening win over Bellarmine (Feb. 2) … Tallied four goals in narrow setback at Syracuse (March 28) … Also had four goals in win over No. 3 North Carolina (April 25) and in NCAA Quarterfinal win versus Georgetown (May 17) … Threw in three goals in win over Denver (March 22) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2025: Started all 18 games on the first midfield line … USILA, USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention … Ranked third on the team with 42 points from 26 goals and 16 assists … Registered multiple goals in seven games … Had at least one point in 17 games … Scored a career-high five goals and six points in win over Providence (3/12) … Notched three goals and two assists in victory Richmond (3/15) … Had a hat trick in road win against Boston University (4/5) … Dished a career-best three assists versus Princeton (2/28) … Tallied two goals in ACC Championship semifinal win over North Carolina (5/2) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2024: Played in 19 games with 16 starts on the first midfield line … Scored 19 goals and dished eight assists for 27 points … Registered his first career hat trick in win over Jacksonville (2/23) … Finished with four points against the Dolphins … Had two goals in four other outings … Notched at least one point in 16 contests … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2023: Played in four games before suffering a season-ending injury … Took four shots … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner for Chris Rotelli at Sacred Heart Preparatory … A 2022 Under Armour and USA Lacrosse All-American … A three-year starter (2020 season canceled due to COVID-19) … Finished his scholastic career with 210 goas and 162 assists for 272 points in three seasons … Led the league with 115 points his senior year … Team’s top scorer in two of his three seasons … Helped lead Sacred Heart Prep to the 2021 sectional title … Ranked No. 40 among class of 2022 by Inside Lacrosse … No. 1 selection for Adrenaline All-American … Finalist for 2022 USA Today Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year award … Named the WCAL Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year as a senior … Garnered all-league first team recognition in 2022 … Also played two years of soccer and was a starter and one year of basketball as a senior.

Personal: Son of Michele and Tyler Sloat … Has one sister, Emma … Grandfather, Sam Colella, played football at Syracuse and Pittsburgh … Uncle, Mark Colella, played football at US Air Force Academy.