Rob Pannell Nominated for ESPY

Rob Pannell, the NCAA, Ivy League and Cornell lacrosse player of the year, has been nominated for an ESPY award.  You can vote for him by visiting Cornell's news page - click HERE.

Rob Pannell (3) in the 2009 NCAA Championship game

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 held on Wednesday, July 13th at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.  Fans can vote to select the winners 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.