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2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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1 Max Yates

1 Max Yates

  • Position:
    Defense/Long Stick Midfielder
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fairfield, Conn.
  • Previous Team:
    Greens Farms Academy
  • Major:
    Political Science

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 50/33
Colgate Debut: Feb. 13, 2022, at North Carolina
First Career Start: Feb. 2, 2024, at Penn State
Stats Through End of 2025: 65 caused turnovers, 197 ground balls, 2 goals, 5 assists, 7 points, 29 shots, 16 shots on goal

2025 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 18/18
  • Named Second Team All-Patriot League and All-American Honorable Mention by USILA
  • Tied for sixth in the Patriot League in ground balls per game (4.17)
  • Tied for leading the team in ground balls with 75
  • Scooped up a season-best of nine ground balls in win over UAlbany (2/14)
  • Fired off a shot, collected six ground balls, and caused two turnovers in win over Villanova (2/22)
  • Collected seven ground ball and posted two caused turnovers in win over Loyola (3/1)
  • Matches season-best nine ground balls in win over Nacy (3/29)
  • Collected four ground balls in every game of the Patriot League Playoffs
  • Caused a pair of turnovers in three straight games, Holy Cross (4/19), BostonU (4/25), and Lehigh (4/29)
2024 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 15/15
  • Named First Team All-Patriot League and All-American Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse, USILA, and USA Lacrosse
  • Posted career-highs and led the team in caused turnovers (31) and ground balls (84)
  • Finished tied for eighth nationally in caused turnovers and also ranked eighth in CTs/game (2.07) after posting 10 contests with multiple caused turnovers
  • Ranked second in the Patriot League in caused turnovers per game, third in caused turnovers, and fourth in ground balls
  • Recorded four caused turnovers and picked up seven ground balls during win at #4 Penn State (Feb. 2)
  • Caused two turnovers and scooped up seven ground balls in victory at Hobart (Feb. 11)
  • Picked up a career-best nine GBs and tallied an assist in win over Loyola (March 2)
  • Tied his career-high with five caused turnovers and collected eight ground balls during victory at Bucknell (March 16)
  • Registered three caused turnovers and scooped up eight GBs against Lehigh (April 13)
  • Caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls in win at Holy Cross (April 20)
  • Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2023 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 11/0
  • Finished second on the team in both caused turnovers (16) and ground balls (38) and also tallied five points with two goals and three assists
  • Ranked 10th in the Patriot League in caused turnovers per game at 1.45
  • Picked up five ground balls and notched a goal at Air Force (Feb. 18)
  • Marked a season-high five caused turnovers against Hobart (Feb. 25)
  • Logged a season-best eight ground balls, caused three turnovers, and dished out an assist against Bucknell (March 25)
  • Had four ground balls against No. 7 Army (April 8) then followed that with a five-ground ball performance at Lehigh, that he also tallied an assist in (April 15)
  • Found the back of the net and picked up six ground balls in season-ending victory over Holy Cross (April 28)
2022 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 6/0
  • Saw action against No. 15 North Carolina and Ivy League foes No. 6 Cornell and No. 7 Harvard but did not record a statistic.
  • Also took the field during Patriot League play against No. 14 Army, Loyola, and Holy Cross. 
Before Colgate
A 2021 graduate of Greens Farms Academy ... a multi-sport athlete, lettered in soccer and lacrosse ... also competed with the CT Wolves Lacrosse Club.
Honors: Served as team captain for the CT Wolves, and two years at Greens Farms for both soccer and lacrosse ... won the 2021 FAA Lacrosse Championship ... named First Team All-League as a sophomore ... added three All-State selections for soccer, was a two-time WNEPSSA All-Star, and a three-time First Team All-League selection ... also named to the WNEPSSA Select Team and All-NE on two occasions ... was also named team MVP for soccer.

Personal
Born: Maxwell Colby Yates in Stamford, Connecticut.
Family: Son of Timothy and Alexis Yates ... has one brother, Charlie ... also has one sister, Campbell. 

Yates on why he chose Colgate: "Colgate provides a unique blend of top-notch academics and Division I athletics in the form of a liberal arts school."
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022First Year

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'1" 195 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Sophomore

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'1" 200 lbs
    3
  • 1

    2024Junior

    Defense/Long Stick Midfielder
    6'1" 205 lbs
    1
  • 1
    C

    2025Senior

    Defense/Long Stick Midfielder
    6'1" 205 lbs
    1
    C