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 Mel Pannell 1
Mel Pannell
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
San Marcos, Texas
High School:
San Marcos HS
Height:
5-10
Position:
GK
Birthdate:
01/21/1983
Experience:
RS
2001 (Redshirt) – Started Baylor's opening game, allowing three goals in 80 minutes against then-No. 21 Arizona State (8/31) before leaving the game with a dislocated shoulder ... Shutout SMU in a preseason scrimmage (8/24), recording seven saves along the way ... Had surgery on the shoulder (10/8).

High School – Four-year varsity goalkeeper at San Marcos High School in San Marcos, Texas ... Honors included first-team all-district (four years), first-team all-region (sophomore year) and team MVP (three years) ... Played for the San Antonio Classics, where she was the '83 Classics' Player of the Year (1997-98) ... Also was a member of the South Texas State Team as well as the Region III regional team ... Attended Baylor Soccer Camp in 2000 ... Earned four letters in track and was a member of the 1996 AAU 4x800 Relay National Champs ... Was captain of the volleyball team and earned two letters ... Also lettered once in cross country ... Off the field, was a member of the National Honor Society, the Business Professionals of America and was a state qualifier for BPA Desktop Publishing ... Won the Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Award for Religion and the non-native Spanish award ... President and treasurer of FCA.

Personal – Full name is Melanie Brooke Pannell ... Born Jan. 21, 1983 in Austin, Texas ... Daughter of Greg and Nelda Pannell ... Has one older brother, Paul ... Grandfather Charles Byrant also attended Baylor ... Majoring in business ... First sports-related memory is punting the ball into the back of an opponent’s head ... Would like to attend firefighting academy.