Hall of Fame
Rob Weisel - 2004 Graduate - Men's Soccer (Bio at time of induction)
As one of the Lions' most respected and feared goalkeepers of the program's now more than 20 year history, Rob Weisel helped his men's soccer team to a 71-23-3 record during his time wearing the green and gold. That four-year stretch represents the most successful such stretch since the program was founded in 1991 as the Pennsylvania native was a four-year stud in net for then Head Coach Jason Smith.
Starting in every game that occured since he arrived in Demorest, Rob was in goal to help lead his Lions to their first ever Great South Athletic Conference title during the 2000 season being named Tournament MVP for his efforts behind the PC back four. The title would be the first of three conference crowns that Rob experienced while also assisting his team to a pair of NCCAA National Tournament appearances where PC finished 7th and 4th respectively.
Season records are littered with Weisel's name as he is 2nd all time for saves in a season with 181 in 2000, his first year in Demorest. Rob also possesses the 1st (0.95 in 2001) and 2nd (1.00 in 2003) ranked spots all time for goals against average with his remaining two seasons placing in the top six in the same category.
He is also 1st all time in career shutouts with 36 and holds the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th ranked spots for shutouts in a season. The man between the posts is 2nd all-time in total saves as well with 467 over his four seasons.
All-Freshman honors came his way in 2000 from the GSAC while All-Conference honors were his in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Also a NCAA Division III All-South selection in 2002, the keeper was a NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention in 2000 and 2002 before earning first team honors in 2003, his final campaigns for the Lions.
Additionally, he was also NSCAA All-Region in his junior season and earned NCCAA All-Region honors in all four seasons playing at Walker Athletic Complex, one of just two players to do so in the history of the men's soccer program with the other being Stephen Andrew, former men's soccer standout himself and now the the Head Coach of the Lady Lion soccer program.
His achievements were not limited to the field though as Weisel earned GSAC All-Academic honors in each of the three seasons he was eligible while also helping his team to the NSCAA Team Academic Award in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Additionally, Rob was a NSCAA Academic All-South honoree as well during the 2003 season and a two-time NCCAA Academic All-American (2002, 2003).
Rob's team success is perhaps best remembered as he was a part of the 2003 team that made an incredible run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA National Tournament in Piedmont's first full season as a Division III member. That squad, which finished 19-5 overall and ranked 16th nationally, defeated both Greensboro College and Emory University on the road before falling to the nation's then #1 and eventual National Champion Trinity University.
Weisel received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Piedmont in 2004 after four seasons with Lions soccer. He is finishing up work on his Master of Education in Higher Education/Administration from Georgia Southern University this spring.
Rob married his wife Anne in 2006 and the two now call Savannah, GA their home. The couple have a pair of young children including a one-year-old daughter Grace and a five-year-old son Benjamin. Weisel serves an Admissions Advisor for transfer students at Savannah College of Art and Design, the same spot where he spent 8 seasons as an assistant coach after departing Piedmont.
Weisel was on staff at SCAD when the 2010 set the season record for wins in a season with 14 when the Bees won the Sun Conference regular season title, and he mentored the goalkeepers who set the record for goals against average in a season (0.80 in 2009). He is also the Boys' Select Technical Director at Coastal Georgia Soccer Association, a competitive soccer club he has been with since 2005.
