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Five-Star Attackman Kyle Colsey Commits to Virginia Lacrosse
The month of September has been very kind to Lars Tiffany and the Virginia men's lacrosse program.
Kyle Colsey, a five-star attackman and the No. 4 overall prospect in the class of 2024, announced his commitment to UVA on Monday night.
"I am excited to announce my commitment to play lacrosse at the University of Virginia!" Colsey said in an Instagram post. "Coach Tiffany, Coach Kirwan, Coach Turner and Coach Grecco, thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to play for the University of Virginia!"
Kyle Colsey is the younger brother of Ryan Colsey, a first year at UVA who is set to begin his freshman season with the Cavaliers this spring. A highly-rated recruit in his own right, Ryan Colsey earned USILA All-American honors in 2022 and led Ridgefield to a Connecticut state championship in 2021.
Kyle Colsey was a freshman on that title-winning Ridgefield team and has developed into a superstar through the first two seasons of his high school career. The lefty attackman had 61 goals and 40 assists as a freshman in 2021 and then followed that up with another impressive showing in his sophomore campaign last spring, tallying 56 goals and 39 assists.
Colsey's recruiting stock continued to soar this summer, especially after a standout performance in July at Maverick Showtime, a five-game event in New Jersey featuring the top prospects in the class of 2024. In the all-star game on the final day of the event, Colsey tallied six goals and was named the MVP.
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Of course, Colsey's undeniable offensive talent drew the attention of several top college lacrosse programs, including Maryland and North Carolina. There was also some potential for Syracuse to be involved, as Kyle Colsey is the son of Syracuse lacrosse legend Roy Colsey, a four-time All-American in his time playing for the Orange in the 1990s.
In the end, it was Lars Tiffany and the Cavaliers who earned the commitment of Kyle Colsey, who will join his brother Ryan in Charlottesville in 2024.
"The opportunity to play alongside my brother Ryan was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I couldn’t pass up," Colsey said.
With Colsey's commitment, Virginia has now landed the No. 1 and No. 4 overall recruits in the class of 2024, as Colsey joins Ryan Duenkel, the top recruit in the class who committed to UVA on September 4th.
Also on Monday night, Virginia picked up a commitment from a third five-star attackman, as Sean Browne, the No. 17 overall recruit in the class of 2024, committed to UVA.
Additionally, the Cavaliers have three four-star commits in their 2024 recruiting class so far: defensemen Tommy Snyder and Luke Jamin and goalkeeper Troy Capstraw.
Lars Tiffany and the Cavaliers have been on fire on the recruiting trail in the past few weeks and it started with landing No. 1-ranked recruits on back-to-back days in early September. One day after Ryan Duenkel committed to UVA, McCabe Millon, the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2023, decommitted from Duke and announced his commitment to Virginia.
Headlined by the five-star Millon, UVA's 2023 recruiting class includes five four-star recruits. It's still early, but Virginia's recruiting class of 2024 looks to be even better.
Lars Tiffany has already won two national championships at UVA, but he is evidently still hungry for more. With the talent he and his coaching staff are bringing to Charlottesville, the Cavaliers will have the pieces to contend for those titles for years to come.
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