Rob Twible ’97 enters his eighth year as the Director of Athletics and Recreation at Queens College. He was officially named Director in July 2020 after serving two years in an interim capacity beginning in 2018.
Under his leadership, Queens College Athletics has experienced notable success both on and off the field. Since the 2021–2022 academic year, four sports men’s soccer, baseball, and men’s and women’s tennis have won East Coast Conference (ECC) Tournament Championships and earned berths in the NCAA tournament. In addition, the Knights have claimed 12 Regular Season Championship titles since that time, with all teams consistently qualifying for the ECC postseason tournaments.
Academically, the department continues to perform at a high level. In the 2024–2025 academic year, the Knights finished with a departmental GPA of 3.14, matching their fall and spring semester marks. Notably, 67% of student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the spring, contributing to a department-wide GPA of 3.16—the highest in the past five seasons.
Facility improvements have also been a hallmark of Twible’s tenure, with Queens College undergoing several major upgrades over the past decade. Fitzgerald Gymnasium has seen extensive renovations, including a new roof, modern lighting, upgraded locker rooms (including varsity-specific spaces), improved aquatic facilities, and the integration of new software to enhance the summer camp program.
Notably, in 2021, Twible helped oversee a $9.3 million renovation of the soccer fields and outdoor track, significantly benefiting the men’s and women’s soccer and track & field programs by providing high-quality practice and competition venues.
Currently Twible resides in East Meadow, N.Y. with his wife Kathleen a fellow Queens College alumna from the Class of 1995 and former basketball player—and their two children, Robert and Allison.
