Max Ellis

Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Irvine, CA
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic
Position:
C

2024-25: Attended Northwestern Preparatory School.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo, two at Santa Margarita and freshman and sophomore year at Woodbridge HS … also competed in swimming and swam the butterfly and freestyle events … First-Team All-Trinity League, Second-Team All-CIF Southern Section – Open Div., team offensive POY and scholar-athlete award … First-Team All-Pacific Coast League as a sophomore, team offensive POY as a freshman and sophomore, scholar-athlete award … high school water polo coach at Santa Margarita was Pavle Filipovic … also competed for 18U SOCAL Black, earning 6^th place at Junior Olympics Platinum Division, 18U SET WPC, finishing 8^th at Junior Olympics Platinum Division, 16U SOCAL Black, finishing 2^nd at Junior Olympics Platinum Division … graduated with 4.40 grade-point average, earning Air Force Falcon Foundation Scholar and National Honor Society honors.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Ryan Ellis and Temple Turner … has an older brother that attends UCLA … paternal grandfather played minor league baseball and also served in the US Air Force … maternal grandfather ran track at the University of Texas and also served in the US Army … considering cyber science major … why I came to Academy: “To study cyber science to build necessary skills to defend our country against growing cyber threats.” … would like to serve 20 years in the Air Force with a focus in cyber security upon graduation … chose his cap number because its his lucky number … hobbies are soccer, video games, computers and relaxing … something not many people know about him is that he’s a BSA Eagle Scout and an Orange County Fire Authority Cadet … credits high school coach Pavle Filipovic as having biggest impact on his water polo career … favorite team with Tottenham Hotspur and favorite athlete is Lamine Yamal … greatest individual sports moment was Lebron James blocking Andre Iguodala’s shot in 2016 NBA Finals … greatest team moment is Miracle on Ice.