Wake Technical Community College’s Athletic Director Brian Anweiler discusses how he arrived in community college athletics and his insights on why student-athletes should consider attending Wake Tech. Plus, learn about the athletic department’s new venture into Esports.
Published on:Feb. 09, 2021
Episode Guest
Brian Anweiler
Brian Anweiler was named Wake Technical Community College's second athletic director in September 2019.
Prior to Wake Tech, Anweiler was at Northern Virginia Community College, in the greater Washington, D.C., area, as the college-wide Student Life director. He was at NOVA from January 2009 to August 2019, after spending 17 years at Tallahassee Community College (TCC). In addition to his experience directing two-year college athletic programs, Anweiler served more than nine years in the TCC Communications Office. He worked closely with the media, covered countless college events and served as the interim communications director.
He also served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University from 2012 to 2019 in the School of Recreation, Health and Tourism. There, he taught several courses, including Economics & Finance in the Sport Industry, Sport Governance and Managing Intercollegiate Athletics.
Anweiler is a 1994 graduate of TCC. He earned his bachelor's degree in media communication from Florida State University in 1997 and earned his master's degree in Physical Education (Sport Administration) in 2000 from FSU.
