Why Tabor star Aidan O’Neil made his commitment to Utah

Standout Tabor Academy junior attackman Aidan O'Neil announced his commitment to Utah on Monday. (Courtesy)

Aidan O’Neil said he was fired up when he got off the phone with Brian Holman, the head coach at the University of Utah, one of Division 1’s newest lacrosse programs, earlier this month.

After connecting with the program’s accomplished assistant coaches on a subsequent Zoom call, he felt downright giddy.

O’Neil, a Tabor Academy attackman from Cape Cod, made it official Monday, making a verbal commitment to continue his lacrosse career with a Rocky Mountain backdrop. He said he also considered Syracuse, Bucknell, Lehigh, Richmond and Ohio State.