Karl Pielmeier never got a chance to experience the home crowd cheering him on.
Unlike his peers at Palmerton High School, Pielmeier faced all of his scholastic competition on the road.
That's one of the disadvantages you deal with when you're an athlete without a team and a swimmer without a pool.
Even though he never got a chance to compete at Palmerton High School, Pielmeier made sure he will always be a part of it.