OFM_WinterAthletes_0319FINALSW_Feature 2 / 22 / 19 4 : 44 PM Page 6 me . I liked all the history behind the water polo program and I really liked coach [ Marc ] Hunt . I also liked the setup and the style of the school , and the food in the cafeteria was pretty good too [ laughs ] . They have good workout facilities as well . OFM : Are you nervous about going away to school on MAX the other side of the country ? MM : Yeah , I’m definitely nervous but mainly excited . I’ll miss my friends and family . I’ve grown up my whole life here so MEISENHEIMER it’s going to be a lot different . DR . PHILLIPS OFM : What drew you to water polo in the first place ? BOYS WATER POLO MM : I started in fifth grade . Both of my brothers had already started before me ; I saw them playing and I wanted to try it A high school All - American last year as a junior , out . I liked it right away and fell in love with it . I grew up Meisenheimer owns the school record for most playing a lot of different sports and I liked them , but I didn’t really want to work hard at them . I just did them for fun . This goals in a game and is on track to break the is the first one I had a passion for . career scoring mark as a senior . Also a standout in the classroom , he will play Division I water OFM : You’re closing in on the program record for career polo at the University of California at Irvine . goals . What would that mean to you ? MM : Not really that much . I’m not much of a record person . It’s Orlando Family Magazine : You recently signed your letter important , but I’d much rather have a winning season . Win - of intent to UC - Irvine . What was the experience like ? ning states is the main goal ; I’m not worried about [ the record ] . Max Meisenheimer : It was very exciting ; a fun day . It was probably in middle school when playing in college became a OFM : Is there a story behind how you got your first name , goal . I realized I had the potential to do it and I just had to put Maximus ? in the work . MM : I was actually named after the character in the movie Gladiator . I was born the same year that movie came out OFM : What did you like about the school and the program ? and my parents just really liked the name . Most people MM : I took a trip out there during spring break last year to visit know me as Max but I’m thinking about going by Maximus a couple of different schools . That one just really clicked with once I get to college . have to take the lead this year . Everything is going well so far and we’re having a lot of fun with it . ISABEL OFM : How did you get started in lacrosse ? IS : One of my friends in third grade was playing lacrosse . I SEDWICK was doing gymnastics and soccer , but my friend said I should try lacrosse . I played it and loved it . She ended up WINTER PARK quitting , but ever since then I’ve been playing . GIRLS LACROSSE OFM : What do you love about the game ? IS : I love how fast it is and I love how it combines the run - A three - year starter in the midfield , Sedwick ning aspect and footwork of sports like soccer with hand - played a key role in Winter Park’s run to the eye coordination and using a stick . It’s a super unique Metro Conference championship and second - game . place finish at districts last year . The junior has already committed to Loyola University . OFM : What do you like to do when you’re not playing lacrosse ? Orlando Family Magazine : Are you excited to build on IS : Of course I like hanging out with my friends . I also the team’s success from last year ? really like photography . I’ve been traveling with my Isabel Sedwick : Yes . We lost a lot of seniors , which is family a lot the past couple of years and I have a camera , kind of sad , but we have a lot of good people coming in so I started taking photos and I like editing them and and we should be pretty good . I think we can make it to messing around . It’s pretty fun . districts and possibly further . OFM : What are some of the places you’ve traveled to ? OFM : Now that you’re an upperclassman , do you feel IS : Last year we went to Peru and that was cool . We went like you have to take on more of a leadership role ? to Machu Picchu and everything . The year before that we IS : Definitely . A lot of our team is younger ; we only have a went to Australia and New Zealand and there were a lot couple of seniors . So a lot of the juniors , including me , of cool landscapes there . ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM march 2018 ORLANDO FAMILY 35