Eric Visgitis joined the Robert Morris volleyball staff after serving as the head women’s volleyball coach at Thiel College.
Visgitis was elevated to head coach of the Thiel women’s program in June 2025, working alongside his twin brother and associate head coach, Luke Visgitis. During the 2025 season, Visgitis helped guide the Thiel women’s volleyball program to 17 victories.
Prior to beginning his coaching career, Visgitis played three professional seasons with VC Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Germany. He enjoyed a standout collegiate career at the University of Mount Olive, where he earned all-conference honors three times and was selected to the program’s All-Decade Team.
Visgitis finished his collegiate career as Mount Olive’s all-time leader in career hitting percentage at .436. He also established the program’s single-season record with 26 solo blocks and ranked third in program history with 281 career blocks. During his career, he was recognized as Mount Olive’s Breakout Player of the Year and was a student-athlete scholar nominee.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Visgitis has worked extensively in athletic administration and youth development. He completed an assistant athletic director internship at Mount Olive and has worked with Special Olympics in Columbus, Ohio. He also served as a youth volleyball camp instructor at Mount Olive and was an assistant girls volleyball coach at Quigley Catholic High School in 2019.
A native of the Pittsburgh area, Visgitis attended North Allegheny High School, where he competed for one of the region’s premier volleyball programs and helped the Tigers capture a WPIAL championship in 2017. He has also served as a youth volleyball camp coach at multiple events hosted by North Allegheny.
Visgitis earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Communication from the University of Mount Olive.
