Max Wooten

TIFFANY ON WOOTEN
2025 – “There is no hesitation from this man when we ask our team defense to be more confrontational towards the opposing dodgers: Max relishes this. And he has proven himself to be able to harass and cause turnovers against athletic opponents due to his combination of footwork and both bone-crunching and creative checks. The weight room is his ally, a place where he has put up at least 300 lbs on every major movement, including the power clean! A thinking man, Max has a tremendous handle on our schemes.” 2024 – “Max made a monumental climb up the depth chart this fall. He has trained with intentionality, improving his on-ball defense and his commanding presence with directing traffic. Two years here is helping him with his anticipation of the next play. Max’s growth resulted in a start in our first scrimmage in Centreville at the American Boy Project Fall Brawl. Max gives us another effective option on defense. His eye-popping prowess in the weight room translates into his ability to defend the bigger, bulldozing opposing dodger.” 2023 – “Not that he was a small guy before, but Max has become a mountain of a man due to an absolute all-in commitment to the weight room during the summers here in Charlottesville with Coach Cuccia.  He may need that Mechanical Engineering degree to track his poundage trajectory.  Max has our staff employing him more at close defense now due to the physicality he can unload as he jams even the biggest of dodgers.  His stickwork is also a strong trait, as it continues to become more sophisticated.” 2022 – “Earned a spot on the roster due to impressive stick skills and quickly proving a comprehensive grasp of our schemes. He’s comfortable in the middle of the field, both defending and pushing transition with the ball in his stick. One of our strongest first-years, Max is a powerful athlete. He will focus as an LSM this year.” 

2024

• Appeared in 15 games as a defenseman
• Collected two ground balls in UVA’s 14-8 win over Ohio State (Feb. 25)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2023

• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022

• Appeared in five games of UVA’s 16 games
• Collected one ground ball against Johns Hopkins (March 5) and at Duke (April 14)
• Recorded two caused turnovers, one against the Blue Devils and Quinnipiac (April 16)

High School

• 2021 U.S. Lacrosse All-American
• 2021 Team Captain
• 2021 First Team All-Jefferson District
• 2021 First Team All-Central Virginia
• 2019 First Team All-State

Personal

• Born Robert Maxfield Wooten on Aug. 4, 2003 in Charlottesville, Va.
• Son of Ken (’96) and Laura (’94) Wooten
• Grandfather, Bob Edwards, played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins from 1954-58, where he won a national championship (1957) and was a two-time honorable mention All-American (1957-58)
• Majoring in Mechanical Engineering