Hall of Fame
Thom Peer may go down as arguably the best goalie to ever put on a UW-Parkside men’s soccer uniform. A two-time All-American, Peer’s name is littered throughout the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) record books.
Along with his two All-American honors, he closed out his playing days as a three-time All-Region and All-Great Lakes Valley Conference performer. He burst onto the conference scene in 1998 when he earned the GLVC’s Newcomer of the Year Award.
He holds Division II’s all-time record for solo shutouts in a season with 16 in his magical junior season of 2000. During that year he allowed just six goals in 22 games, the third-best goals against average in NCAA history (0.27). Those 16 shutouts in 22 games yielded the second-highest solo shutout percentage Division II has ever seen (.727).
Those numbers earned him the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year Award and his first All-American award as the nation’s top goalie in 2000. In doing so he helped lead the Rangers to the school’s only GLVC Championship. He followed that up with another All-American year as a senior while again quarterbacking the nation’s top-ranked defensive team.
He owns many of UW-Parkside’s goalkeeping records including most career shutouts (37), most career minutes (5,507), and the best goals against (.26) and shutout (17) seasons. He is second all-time in career saves (225).
Peer is inducted with the 10th-best career goals against average in Division II history. In 72 career games he allowed just 34 goals. The Rangers were 55-21-3 all-time during his career.
