BEFORE EMMANUEL...Palmer was a two-sport athlete at Damascus High School (Damascus, Md.), playing four years of both basketball and volleyball...led his high school volleyball team to the Maryland State Championship as a freshman and a senior...also played club ball for the Maryland Volleyball Program.

Major: Biology / Pre-med

Career Aspirations: to be an anesthesiologist

Favorite Movie: The Town

Favorite Book: The Postcard Killers

Favorite Pre-match Meal: a turkey & cheese sandwich

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the high school state championship my senior year