Riley Graham

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
St. Mark's School of Texas

Riley Graham
Breschi on Graham: Had a great fall…he came in against two of the better face-off guys in the country against Ohio State in the fall scrimmage and held his own…really working on his stick skills after he makes the play…has really worked hard this fall…he will be a major contributor for us this year…has gotten bigger and stronger.
2017 (Junior): Tapped for Dean’s List in both semesters…named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll…played in eight games…took 39 face-offs, winning 21 and had 14 ground balls…had a career game against Dartmouth, winning 18 of 26 face-offs and scooping up 12 ground balls.
2016 (Sophomore): Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy...saw action in three games as a sophomore...won two of three face-offs and claimed two ground balls...took one face-off each against Michigan, Furman and Manhattan...tapped for ACC Academic Honor Roll for second straight year… named to Dean’s List in spring semester 2016.
2015 (Freshman): Played in one game, seeing action against Manhattan...won 5 of 9 face-offs against the Jaspers and had two ground balls...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll…named to Dean’s List both semesters.
High School: Alumnus of the St. Mark’s School in Dallas, Texas, where he played for coaches Francis Donald and Hayward Lee…named to first team All-Conference Team his senior and junior years…two-time All-State honoree...Academic All-America…first-team All-State and team MVP his senior year…U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-America in 2014…helped his team to conference championships his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons…played on Texas state champions in 2013 and runner-up team in 2012…played with the Long Island Sting in the Battle of the Hotbeds All-Star Tournament in 2013…played in the T-99 All-Star game…co-chairman of the Community Service Board his senior year…yearbook head photographer his junior and senior years…President of Investment Club his senior year…TELOS Leadership and Ethics Society member his senior year…won the President’s Volunteer Service Award with more than 100 hours of community service all four years of high school.
Personal: Riley Robison Graham is the son of John and Amy Graham...majors in business administration where he was awarded a merit scholarship…was born on January 5, 1996 in Dallas, Texas…has two brothers, Grayson, 23, and Barrett 19, and a sister, Stella Rose, 17...executive board member of portfolio management team from 2015-17 and Kenan-Flagler School private equity fund associate.

Catching Up With Riley Graham
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is representing past alums who also wore it.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they want to win as much as we do.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my persistance.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Kellam Hall and he attends the University of Texas.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because of the incredible culture.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent on the beach in Del Mar, Calif.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Paddy Sheehan because we share taste in artists.
My favorite professional sports team is the Dallas Rattlers.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is The Mechanic.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is New Zealand because of the fly fishing.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are Kuby’s sausage and sweet tea.
My favorite fast food restaurant is In-N-Out Burger because of the good value.
Sweet, salty or both? Both. See’s Candies Nuts and Chews.
My favorite food made by a relative is Grandjudy’s pumpkin bread.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Al’s Burger Shack.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to Lake Placid in 1980.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is the guy who played sax for DMB.
People would be very surprised to know I am an avid photographer.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in Dallas and working for myself.
The most interesting or fascinating person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Timmy Gehlbach because of his spontaneity.