High School: Earned seven letters and was a team captain twice for the Battling Bees ... set the Medina High record for the shot put (61'2") and the discus (162'8") ... placed fourth in the shot put and 16th in the discus in Division I at the Ohio state championships as a senior ... earned All-Medina County, All-Northeast Ohio Conference, all-district and all-regional honors ... also participated in football where he was an all-conference, all-county and all-district player ... was an Academic All-Ohioan and a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Paul and Cynthia Pallini ... has one brother (Brian) and one sister (Cari) ... born June 22, 1989 ... academic interest is integrated math education.