• Tewaaraton Trophy Award (2013)
• USILA Lt. Raymon Enners Award (2011, 2013)
• USILA Jack Turnbull Award (2010, 2011)
• Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist (2011)
• ESPY Nominee for Best Collegiate Athlete (2011)
• First-Team All-American (2010, 2011)
• Unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
• Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy (2010, 2011)
• Most Outstanding Player of the Ivy League Tournament (2011)
• Ivy League All-Tournament Team (2010, 2011)
• Third-Team All-American (2009)
• Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2009)
• First-Team All-Ivy (2009)
Rob Pannell punctuated one of the greatest college lacrosse careers of all-time by winning 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy. The award was the final one in a long list for Pannell, who was a two-time Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award winner (2011, 2013) as the USILA Outstanding Player of the Year, and a two-time Jack Turnbull Award winner (2010, 2011) as the USILA Attackman of the Year. Pannell joined a who's who of lacrosse greats to take home the Enners trophy twice in a career - Larry Quinn, Johns Hopkins (1984, 1985); Gary Gait, Syracuse (1988, 1990); Casey Powell, Syracuse (1997, 1998); Matt Danowski, Duke (2007, 2008). He also became just the fourth Cornell player ever to be named a four-time All-American, earning first-team accolades in each of his final three seasons after a third-team selection in 2009. Pannell was a three-time Ivy League Player of the Year selection (2013; Unanimous selection in 2010 & 2011) after being named the 2009 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, becoming just the fourth player in the history of Division I college lacrosse to be named conference player of the year three times during their career. He was also just the third player in the history of the Ivy League to be named first-team All-Ivy four times (2009; Unanimous selection in 2010, 2011, 2013). Additionally, Pannell was a three-time Ivy League All-Tournament Team selection, earning the Ivy Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in 2011. The 2011 Ithaca Journal Male Athlete of the Year, he was also Cornell’s first-ever ESPY award nominee (Best Collegiate Athlete) that same season. Pannell also shared the Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete Award in 2013.
The all-time NCAA Division I career points leader (354), Pannell proved to be one of the most consistent players in the country, having registered at least one point in all 72 games of his career. He also finished his career ranked first all-time in Cornell history with 204 career assists, a mark that ranked second all-time in Ivy League history and third all-time in NCAA history. Likewise, his 150 career goals were good for second in Big Red history and fourth in Ivy League history.
He capped his senior season by ranking third in the nation in points per game (5.67), third overall in assists per game (3.06), and 14th overall in goals per game (2.61). Pannell finished the 2013 campaign with 102 points, just three off the school record, set by Mike French in 1976. Pannell's 102 points this season are the most ever for a Tewaaraton Award winner.
Pannell finished his career ranked in the top 10 of Cornell’s single season rankings as well. He graduated holding the fourth (55 in 2013), fifth (51 in 2010), seventh (47 in 2011) and 10th (42 in 2009) spots on the single-season assist list, as well as the second (102 in 2013), eighth (89 in 2011) and 10th (80 in 2010) spots in the single-season points list. Pannell’s career-high 47 goals in 2013 was also good for 10th overall in the Cornell single-season list.
Pannell Final Rankings
NCAA Career Records
Career Points
1) 354 - Rob Pannell (Cornell), 2009 -13
2) 353 - Matt Danowski (Duke), 2004-08
3) 343 - Joe Vasta (Air Force), 1983-86
NCAA Career Assist Leaders
1) 221 - Tim Nelson (N.C.St./SU), 1982; 1983-85
2) 205 - Darren Lowe (Brown), 1989-92
3) 204 - Rob Pannell (Cornell), 2009 -13
Ivy League Career Records
Career Points
1) 354 - Rob Pannell (Cornell), 2009 -13
2) 316 - Darren Lowe (Brown), 1989-92
3) 296 - Mike French (Cornell), 1974-76
Career Assists
1) 205 - Darren Lowe (Brown), 1989-92
2) 204 - Rob Pannell (Cornell), 2009 -13
3) 174 - Kevin Lowe (Princeton), 1991-94
Career Goals Scored
1) 191 - Mike French (Cornell), 1974-76
2) 163 - Jesse Hubbard (Princeton), 1995-98
3) 162 - Jon Reese (Yale), 1987-90
4) 150 - Rob Pannell (Cornell), 2009 -13
150 - Andy Towers (Brown), 1990-93
Cornell Career Records
Career Points
1) 354 - Rob Pannell, 2009 -13
2) 296 - Mike French, 1974-76
3) 256 - Eamon McEneaney, 1975-77
Career Assists
1) 204 - Rob Pannell, 2009 -13
2) 164 - Eamon McEneaney, 1975-77
3) 122 - Tim Goldstein, 1987-88
Career Goals Scored
1) 191 - Mike French, 1974-76
2) 150 - Rob Pannell, 2009 -13
3) 144 - Steve Mock, 2010 -13
(2012): Pannell suffered a season-ending injury during the third quarter of the Big Red’s second game of the season against Army. He opened the season with six goals and four assists in a 17-12 win over Binghamton, including scoring the game-tying and go-ahead goals late in the third quarter as Cornell rallied for the win. His 10-point game was the first by a Cornell player since 1995 and he became the 34th player in NCAA history to record 100 career goals and 100 career assists. During the game, he scored consecutive goals in the span of six seconds to set a school record. Then in a dominant 18-7 triumph over Army, Pannell had one goal and five assists. He finished the season with six ground balls and also caused one turnover to be named the Ivy League Player of the Week on March 5.
(2011): Pannell was named the USILA's Lt. Raymond Enners Award winner as the Division I national player of the year and repeated as the Jack Turnbull Award winner as the Division I national attackman of the year. He is just the 11th repeat winner in the 65-year history of the Turnbull Award and is the first-ever Cornellian to win the award twice in his career. A 2011 Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and a nominee for a 2011 ESPY in the category of Best Male Collegiate Athlete, Pannell earned his second consecutive first-team All-America honor and his second straight Ivy League Player of the Year award. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the Ivy League tournament and was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on four occasions. Pannell led the nation in points per game (5.24), while ranking second overall in assists per game (2.76), and ninth overall in goals per game (2.47). He became the first Big Red player since 2001 to lead Cornell in points, goals and assists in the same season. Pannell also ended the season with the longest point-scoring streak in the nation, having registered at least one point in each of his 52 career games, and he enters his senior year with the most career assists (140) and career points (236) of any active player in Division I men's lacrosse. Pannell finished the year ranked sixth overall in Cornell history for single season assists (47) and seventh overall for single season points (89). He also took a dramatic leap up the Big Red career records lists, ending the 2011 campaign in second place overall for career assists (140), third overall for career points (236) and seventh overall for career goals (96).
(2010): Pannell had a brilliant sophomore season in which he was named a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection, a first-team All-American, the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year and the USILA’s Jack Turnbull Award winner as the outstanding attackman in Division I. One of the recent greats in a tradition-rich lacrosse program, Pannell finished the year ranked second in the nation in assists per game (2.83) and third overall in points per game (4.44). A Tewaaraton Trophy nominee and a two-time Ivy League Player of the Week selection, he finished the season with 51 assists, 29 goals, 80 points, 43 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. Pannell registered five or more points in eight of the Big Red’s 18 games, scored game-winner in the final seconds against Harvard, and will open the 2011 season with the longest point-scoring streak in the nation, having registered a point in every game of his collegiate career (35 games). During the season, Pannell tallied his 100th career point in just his 25th career game, becoming the fastest Cornell player to reach 100 career points since Tim Goldstein tallied 100 points in a single season over the span of 14 games in 1987. He finished the 2010 season ranked fourth in Big Red history for assists in a single season (51) and the eighth in single-season points (80). Pannell was also named to the Ivy League All-Tournament team after posting a combined three goals and six assists against Brown and Princeton.
(2009): The 2009 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Pannell had one of the most successful freshman seasons in the history of Cornell lacrosse, earning third-team All-American honors for his efforts. He finished the season ranked second in the nation in assists per game (2.47 apg) and fifth in the country in points per game (3.94 pgp). Pannell surpassed the Cornell rookie record for points in a season, finishing with a team-high 67 points. His 42 assists placed him seventh all-time in Big Red history for assists in a single season. Just five games into the season, he set the Cornell freshman record for assists in a single season, a mark previously held by Max Seibald (14 in 2006). In his very first collegiate game against Binghamton, he scored three goals and registered four assists for seven total points. With that performance, he set a Cornell record for assists by a freshman in a single-game, surpassing Pat Dutton (three assists vs. Delaware in 1996) and Seibald (three assists vs. Binghamton in 2006). He also matched the school mark for points by a rookie in a single-game, tying Michael Egan. Pannell then surpassed his own record with five assists vs. Harvard on April 4. He registered at least one point in every game during his first season, tallying at least three points in 14 games. He was the Big Red’s leading scorer during the NCAA tournament with seven goals and nine assists in four contests (4.0 ppg). Pannell also picked up 28 ground balls and caused nine turnovers on the season. He was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice.
At Deerfield
Pannell spent one year at Deerfield Academy, where he lettered in both lacrosse and basketball. He set the school record for points in a season (99) and earned the Stewart Lindsay, Jr. Award for the Outstanding Attackman in Division I lacrosse.
At Smithtown
Pannell earned three varsity letters at Smithtown HS West, earning All-American honors as a senior captain. He set the school record and led Long Island with 130 points (49 goals, 89 assists) in 2007. As a senior, Pannell earned his team’s offensive MVP award and was named to Newsday’s All-Long Island second-team. He was also the 2007 offensive MVP of the Suffolk County Exceptional Senior Game, and earned the Lou Antonetti Family & Service Scholarship Award. Pannell was named All-Division as a junior. He also lettered once each in football, basketball and golf, earning Academic All-Division honors in football as a senior.
Personal
Robert James Pannell is the son of Robert and Susan Pannell and he has an older sister and a younger brother. His father Robert played baseball and football at Brown, while his uncle Jim Metzger was an All-American attackman at Hofstra in 1980. Pannell is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
