Rob Pannell | |
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— Lacrosse player — | |
Born |
Smithtown, New York |
December 11, 1989
Position | Attackman |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 190 pounds (86 kg) |
NCAA team | Cornell University |
NLL team | New England Blackwolves |
MLL Team | New York Lizards |
Nationality | United States |
NLL Draft | 50th overall, 2013 Philadelphia Wings |
Shoots | Right |
Website | RobPannell3.com |
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Rob Pannell (born December 11, 1989 in Smithtown, New York) is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the New York Lizards and formerly for Cornell University. He is the second leading scorer in men's Division I history, and holds the Cornell and Ivy League all-time scoring records. He was the Ivy League's first ever three-time Player of the Year award winner. He was voted the NCAA's Outstanding Player of the Year in Men's Lacrosse in both 2011 and 2013 when he was awarded the Lt. Raymond Enners Award by the USILA. He won the 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy which is awarded by The Tewaaraton Foundation to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player.
Pannell attended Smithtown High School in Smithtown, NY on Long Island. He played on the varsity lacrosse team for three years and led Long Island in scoring his senior year with a school record 130 points. Pannell was named offensive MVP of the team that season and earned a place on Newsday's All-Long Island second team. After the season, he was named to the 2007 high school All-American team. He also played football, basketball, and golf, earning Academic All-Division honors for football in his senior year.
After graduating, he attended Deerfield Academy for a post-graduate year, and played basketball and lacrosse. He set a Deerfield lacrosse record for points in a single season with 99. Additionally, he earned the Stewart Lindsay, Jr. Award for the Outstanding Attackman in Division I high school lacrosse.
Pannell was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and set the Cornell rookie record for points in a season, finishing with a team-high 67 points. This made him the fifth highest scoring player and the highest scoring freshman of the year. He earned third-team All-American honors after his first college season and was named first-team All-Ivy League. Cornell made it to the finals of the 2009 NCAA championship, but lost to Syracuse 10-9. Pannell led the team in postseason scoring with 16 points over 4 games, including a six-point effort against the University of Virginia in the semifinals.