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Syracuse Women's Lacrosse: Program Grabs Youngest Commit in Sport's History; Raises Recruiting Questions

Syracuse Women's Lacrosse received the verbal commitment of an eighth grader in Delray Beach, FL yesterday. This is the youngest verbal commitment in the history of NCAA lacrosse and thus is starting a debate about when and how coaches can recruit talent.

You've heard stories about grade school students committing to basketball and football programs. Now, it appears that lacrosse is the next sport to see this kind of early commitment.

Yesterday, the Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse program received a verbal commitment from Caitlyn Wurzberger of Delray Beach, FL. Wurzberger is a Florida Select attack and currently attends American Heritage School.