University of Scranton

Senior Year (2025)

• Started in 17 of the 18 games he played in and tallied 46 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers
• Ranked second on the team in ground balls and caused turnovers
• Recorded three caused turnovers and four ground balls Dickinson (Feb. 22)
• Notched four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a victory over Moravian (Apr. 26)
• Tallied five ground balls and four caused turnovers in the Landmark Title game against Elizabethtown (May 3)
• Registered five ground balls and a caused turnover in the win versus Immaculata in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (May 7)

Junior Year (2024)

• Played in 22 games and made 21 starts on defense
• Tallied 46 ground balls and 34 caused turnovers
• Ranked tied for third in the Landmark Conference in caused turnovers (34)
• Recorded three ground balls and three caused turnovers in a win over Muhlenberg (Feb. 21)
• Notched seven ground balls and caused a career-high five turnovers in a victory versus Catholic (Apr. 6)
• Caused three turnovers in Landmark semifinal win at Susquehanna (May 2)

Sophomore Year (2023)

• Started all 20 games as a defender for the Royals
• Recorded 63 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers
• Caused four turnovers and added four ground balls against Cortland (Mar. 5)
• Tallied seven ground balls and two caused turnovers in a win over Goucher (Apr. 15)
• Collected a career-high 11 ground balls in Landmark semifinal victory over Catholic (May 3)

Freshman Year (2022)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Saw action in six games for the Royals and collected two ground balls while forcing four caused turnovers

Awards/Honors

• USILA All-American Honorable Mention (2025)
• Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2025)
• All-Landmark Conference First Team (2025)
• All-Landmark Conference Honorable Mention (2024)
• Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

High School/Personal

• Played two years of varsity lacrosse at Emmaus
• Helped lead the team to two District 11 titles and earned All-Conference honors
• Member of National Honor Society
• Son of Sherry and Shawn Palinkas
• Older sister, Hannah, plays softball at Shippensburg