Paull signs to play lacrosse at Capital University

SANDPOINT — Two-sport athlete Carson Paull will get to continue playing the game he loves, signing an academic scholarship to play lacrosse next season at Capital University, near Columbus, Ohio.

Paull, a quick and agile attacker and infielder, chose the school after they began recruiting him two years ago. Carson’s mom Lisa has family in Ohio, which also helped in the decision.

“I’m looking forward to playing sports for another four years,” said Paull, who also played running  back and corner on the Bulldog football team in the fall. “It’s really comforting to know I have four more years of a sport I love.”

Sandpoint lacrosse head coach Matt Schreiber says Paull’s biggest strengths on the field are tenacity and raw athleticism, which should translate well at the Division III school from the Ohio Athletic Conference.

“He has unlimited potential,” said Schreiber. “He’ll go into a system where he plays nine months a year against good players with good coaching.”

Paull first drew the interest of Capital when his dad implored him to hit the recruitment icon on the school’s website. Video footage of Paull piqued the coach’s interest, and the process began.

“They started hounding him when he was a junior,” said dad Eric Paull, proud to see his son get a college scholarship. “I said ‘Carson, hit the recruitment thing and fill it out.’ The coach called him two days later, and the rest is history.”

Paull joins a host of Sandpoint lacrosse players taking their game to the college level. The sport continues to grow in popularity, especially out west, where the heretofore Northeastern sport is still relatively new. The speed of the game and ample contact draw a lot of football players in the spring.

“I love how it’s such a mix between so many sports,” describes Paull of what he enjoys most about lacrosse, citing hockey, soccer and basketball as influences on the sport. “There are so many original aspects. It’s different than any other sport I can think of.”