Cornell University Athletics

Senior Season - 2011
In his final year playing for the Big Red, Lannon was the heart of the team's midfield and its captain. Lannon led the way all year for Cornell, always leaping for headers on long punts and passing his way to a team-high seven assists. Those assists tied  him for sixth all time in a single season. He finished the year with one goal against Hofstra and nine points overall, good for second-most on the team. Lannon started in and played in all 16 games, never once coming out of a contest. He finished his Cornell career sixth in school history in games started (58), tied for sixth in assists (13) and tied for eighth in games played (62). He was part of a gigantic turnaround from his freshman year when the team went 1-14, overseeing a 2011 team that went on a school-record 13-game unbeaten run.

Junior Season - 2010
Lannon provided a stable presence in the midfield for the Big Red as a junior, appearing in all 17 games with 16 starts on the season. He finished the year with six points on a goal and four assists on a career-high 17 shots. Lannon picked up an assist in the win over Hartwick on Sept. 6, then picked up another in the next contest, a draw with New Hampshire on Sept. 10. Lannon scored a goal in the victory over Saint Joseph's on Sept. 16 and closed out his season with an assist in the draw with Syracuse on Sept. 22 and one in the victory over Colgate on Oct. 12.

Sophomore Season - 2009
Lannon established himself as one of the leaders on the field for the Big Red, starting each of the 17 matches on the season. He picked up six points on two goals and two assists, ranking him tied for fourth on the team in scoring. He scored his first goal of the season in the Big Red's 2-1 win against St. Bonaventure, then picked up his first assist of the season in Cornell's 2-2 draw with Penn. Lannon added his second goal of the year with a marker in the 3-1 victory against Colgate, and capped off his season scoring with an assist four days later in the 4-3 loss to Yale.

Freshman Season - 2008
Lannon appeared in 12 games as a freshman, earning the starting nod nine times. He made his first career start in the second game of the season on Sept. 7 against Stanford, and picked up an assist for his first career point on Oct. 4 against Penn at Berman Field.

Before Cornell
Lannon was a three-year starter at Christian Brothers Academy, earning a pair of all-state selections. He was also a two-time all-conference and all-county honoree as he helped CBA to back-to-back state sectional titles and berths in the state finals. Playing his club soccer with Vision FC, he helped that club to the New Jersey State Cup semifinals.

Personal
James Joseph Lannon is the son of Jim and Nancy Lannon, and he has an older sister, Kaitlin, who was a four-year member of the women’s soccer team at Elon University. Lannon is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.