Athletics News

SGTC Jets Marvin McGhee, 10, was named as a NJCAA second team All-American for 2021 - 2022.    South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore guard Marvin McGhee was selected to the 2021 - 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Men’s Basketball All-American second team, announced the NJCAA recently.  McGhee and the Jets finished the season 22 – 12 overall and earned the right to compete in the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.    “I am...

Shown above are the Jets after defeating Georgia Highlands to earn the opportunity to attend the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.Shown above are the SGTC Lady Jets getting ready for their first game at the NJCAA National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets Booster Club will be hosting its 2021 – 2022 recognition and awards banquet on Tuesday, April 5th at 6 p.m. in the John M. Pope Center to honor the Jets and Lady Jets basketball teams...

Alexia Dizeko (5) and Fanta Gassama (23) were named All-Americans by the NJCAA and WBCA.   South Georgia Technical College had two true freshmen from its nationally recognized 2021 – 2022 Lady Jets women’s basketball team to be selected into the 2021 -2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American teams.  The Lady Jets finished the season as one of the top sixteen teams in the nation with a 27 – 7...

SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter conducts a workshop on Income Essentials for students at the SGTC Crisp County Center.Students at South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center in Cordele recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop on campus covering the topic of Income Essentials. Cynthia Carter, SGTC Director of Career Services, conducted the workshop. Twenty students from the LPN, Culinary Arts, and Early Childhood Care and Education programs attended the...

South Georgia Technical College in Americus will host a blood drive on March 29.The American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, March 29, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the campus of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in Americus. The blood drive will be held in the Hicks Hall student union on the Americus campus, and all eligible donors are encouraged to participate. Students from the SGTC Practical Nursing program will be on hand to assist the Red Cross. By taking a...

South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance and Avionics instructor Charles Christmas is shown above with an avionics student working in the Griffin Bell Aeronautic Center avionics lab learning more about Aviation Maintenance and Avionics.    The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Educational Foundation will award more than 20 scholarships for the 2022 – 2023 school year to students pursuing a career in avionics or aircraft maintenance, as well as to students from AEA member...

SGTC EAGLE Student Faith Dunford (center) with TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cayanna Good at the TCSG Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE conference.SGTC Adult Education Instructor Angie Kauffman (center) with TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cayanna Good at the TCSG Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE conference.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Adult Education graduate Faith Dunford and...

SGTC Adult Education Instructor Angie Kauffman (center) with TCSG Commissioner Greg Dozier and TCSG Assistant Commissioner for Adult Education Dr. Cayanna Good at the TCSG Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE conference.

More than 400 eighth grade students attended the recent STEM Days event at South Georgia Technical College.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) and Chattahoochee-Flint RESA recently held a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) event on the SGTC campus in Americus. More than 400 eighth grade students from area schools attended the event which was held over two days in the James S. Peters Gymnasium. The theme for this year’s STEM Days event “Electrifying STEM”....

Alexia Dizeko (5) was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets in the loss to Arizona Western.LUBBOCK, TX – The 9th ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets dropped a 60 – 46 decision to 8th seeded Arizona Western in the second round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, TX.    “The girls are disappointed,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets...

Kamya Hollingshed (30) was one of the leading scorers for the Lady Jets in the record setting 77 – 26 victory over Monroe College in the first round of the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball tournament.Lubbock, TX – The 9th seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured a big first round 77 – 26 win over the 24th ranked Monroe College Mustangs in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball national tournament at the Rip Griffin...

Steve Showalter of the Hutchinson American Legion and team host for the Jets, is shown above (right) presenting SGTC’s Chris Ballauer with the NJCAA Southeast District Coach of the Year award prior to the Jets – South Plains game.Hutchinson, Kansas – The 19th seeded South Georgia Technical College Jets fell eight points shy of a victory in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Men’s Division I national basketball tournament when they faced the 14th ranked South...