Word: pankau
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What is truly compelling about Pankau, though, is not that he is a leader for his team as a senior at Harvard, but that he has been a leader on the court every year since high school...
Hailing from Los Olivos, California (pop. 900), he was one star out of many at Santa Ynez High School, a high school volleyball powerhouse. While there, he played volleyball with future first-team All-Americans Andy Witt and George Roumain. The team went an unprecedented 22-0 in Pankau's junior year and won all except one of their matches in 3-0 routs...
...Pankau, in his usual humble tone, plays down his role on the team...
...Those teams were awesome to play on," Pankau said, "George and Andy were amazing players and it was fun being on their team...
Although Roumain graduated after Pankau's junior year, Santa Ynez managed to win its third CIF title in as many years. Of course, Pankau defers credit for the team's performance to Witt. However, he fails to mention the impressive offensive and defensive contributions he made his senior year that led to his being recruited by several top volleyball colleges...