Tewaaraton Trophy, Lowe's Senior CLASS Nods for Pannell

The accolades continue to pile for former Smithtown West High School lacrosse standout and current Cornell University attackman Robert Pannell as he is currently up for two collegiate awards.

The Cornell University Athletics website announced that Pannell is on the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, given to the top and collegiate lacrosse player of the year. Pannell was nominated last season as a junior, and now is among the 72 players contending for the award now in his senior season.

Pannell is not the only Cornell lacrosse player up for the award as he's joined by fellow nominee Roy Lang.

Pannell is also a finalist for the 2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, given to a Division I student-athlete with achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition, according to the Cornell athletics website. Pannell is one of 20 finalists for the award. 

The senior attackman was drafted first overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft by the Long Island Lizards in January, was nominated for best male college athlete in the 2011 ESPY Awards, was the winner last year of the USILA's Lt. Raymond Enners Award given to the Division I national player of the year and given the Jack Turnbull Award last season for being the Division I national attackman of the year.