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Cornell's Rob Pannell Nominated for an ESPY
Courtesy of Cornell Athletic Communications
Vote for Rob Pannell
BRISTOL, Conn. – Rising-senior Rob
Pannell, the reigning USILA Player of the Year, has been
nominated for a 2011 ESPY in the category of Best Male College
Athlete. The ESPYs, an award show hosted by ESPN, is a celebration
of the best sports moments and athletes of the year. The 2011 ESPYs
will be hosted by Seth Meyers and will take place
on Wednesday, July 13th at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles,
Calif.
Fans will have the chance to select the winners by voting online
or by mobile device by July 9 at espn.com/espys or on the ESPN
Facebook page: facebook.com/espn. Additionally, fans can follow the
official ESPYs Twitter page: @ESPYs.
Joining Pannell in the Best Male College Athlete category is:
Jimmer Fredette (BYU Basketball), Andy
Miele (Miami-Ohio Hockey), Cam Newton
(Auburn Football), and Kemba Walker (Connecticut
Basketball).
In addition to being named the USILA Player of the Year, Pannell
also repeated as the Jack Turnbull Award winner as the Division I
national attackman of the year. He is a three-time All-American and
is the reigning two-time Ivy League Player of the Year. He led the
nation in points per game (5.24), while ranking second overall in
assists per game (2.76), and 10th overall in goals per game (2.47).
He was also the first Big Red player since 2001 to lead Cornell in
points, goals and assists in the same season. Pannell owns the
longest point-scoring streak in the nation, having registered at
least one point in each of his 52 career games, and he has the most
career assists (140) and career points (236) of any active player
in Division I men's lacrosse.
The ESPYs and related events benefit the V Foundation for Cancer
Research in memory of the late Jim Valvano.
