In high school, she set the state record for the quickest natural hat trick, scoring three goals in 22 seconds in a 2012 game.

In 2017, she was a Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist after scoring 62 points in 39 games and winning the national championship for the second year in a row.

She was a member of the gold-medal-winning American team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she picked up two assists in five games, including a long pass to Monique Lamoureux for the game-tying goal in the gold medal game, and finished in the tournament's top 10 for faceoff percentage.

[8][9] On January 2, 2022, Pannek was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

[10] Pannek attended Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, where she also played soccer, being named 2013 Minnesota Ms.