ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell senior Max Seibald became the first player in the history of the Ivy League to earn first-team honors four times during their career, while freshman Rob Pannell became the fourth player in Cornell history to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors when the awards were announced on Wednesday by the league office. In total, Cornell placed six players on the All-Ivy teams, including four first-team selections.

 

Joining Seibald on the first-team is Pannell, along with senior midfielder John Glynn and senior defender Matt Moyer. Junior attackman Ryan Hurley earned second-team honors, while goalie Jake Myers was an honorable mention selection.

 

Seibald, one of just two unanimous first-team selections, becomes the first player since All-Ivy teams were first selected in 1957 to earn first-team honors four times during their career. He became the first-ever Cornell player to be named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2007 and followed that up with a finalist selection this season. A player known for clutch performances, Seibald is a three-time All-American and has racked up 135 career points, the most ever by a Big Red midfielder. One of the premier players in the nation, he ranks second on the team with 23 goals and third overall with 32 points. Seibald also owns the third longest point-scoring streak in the nation, having registered at least one point in his last 47 games. He has 39 ground balls to his credit and has won 19-of-38 face-offs (.500) this season.

 

Pannell, a first-team All-Ivy honoree as well, is the fourth Rookie of the Year selection in Cornell history, joining Paul Schimoler (1986), Sean Greenhalgh (2002) and Max Seibald (2006). He is currently ranked second in the nation in assists per game (2.54 apg) and fourth in the country in points per game (3.92 pgp). Earlier this season, Pannell surpassed Greenhalgh's Cornell rookie record for points in a season (42), as he currently leads the team with 51 points. Just five games into the season, he set the Cornell freshman record for assists in a single season, a mark previously held by Seibald (14 in 2006). Pannell currently leads the team with 33 assists. 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 was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice.        

 

Glynn reached a milestone of his own as the ninth player in Cornell history to earn first-team honors three times during their career. A two-time All-American selection and a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy nominee for the Big Red, he has been a force in the midfield all year long, ranking third on the team with 23 goals and fourth overall with 26 points. He registered his 100th career point earlier this season and despite fracturing his elbow midway through the year, he continues to be one of the dominant face-off men in the country, ranking third in win percentage (.601) and fourth in ground balls per game (6.5). Glynn was named Ivy League Player of the Week twice this season, after helping the Big Red to victories over Army and Princeton.

 

Moyer caps his senior season with his second first-team All-Ivy selection. A 2009 first-team preseason All-American selection, Moyer also opened the season on the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List. He is a two-time All-American, garnering honorable mention accolades following both his junior and sophomore seasons. The Big Red's top cover defenseman, he gained notoriety earlier this season after holding Virginia's Danny Glading to just one assist. Moyer started the first 12 games of 2009, before missing last weekend with an injury, and has picked up 23 ground balls and caused six turnovers.

 

After another outstanding season on attack, Hurley was named second-team All-Ivy after being a unanimous first-team selection last year. An honorable mention All-American selection as a sophomore, Hurley leads the Cornell offense with 39 goals on the season. He currently ranks first in the Ivy League and third in the country in goals per game (2.92) and is third in the conference and 15th in the nation in points per game (3.38 ppg). Hurley has also picked up 37 ground balls on the season

 

Myers ends his Cornell career with his first All-Ivy accolade. The senior goalie saw action in all six Ivy League contests, making three starts and posting a 3-1 record. In conference play, Myers posted an 8.05 goals-against average and a .519 save percentage.

 

The Big Red finished the regular season with a share of its seventh straight Ivy League title, finishing the year with a 5-1 conference mark and an overall record of 10-3. Cornell will play host to No. 10 Hofstra in the first round of the 2009 NCAA men's lacrosse tournament on Saturday, May 9 on Schoellkopf Field at 5 p.m.