Athletics News

Tabais Long, (1), led the Jets in scoring against Andrew College with 15 points.Cuthbert, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets took their fifth straight and fourth consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Andrew College, 81 – 72, in Cuthbert Tuesday.  The Jets are currently tied with Albany Technical College for first place in the GCAA with 4 – 0 records.  South Georgia State College and Georgia Highlands are also undefeated with 3 – 0 and 2...

South Georgia Technical College’s Jalen Reynolds (3) and Moe Shida (10) were both selected GCAA Players of the Week in Division 1 basketball.     South Georgia Technical College’s Jalen Reynolds and Moe Shida were selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Basketball Players of the Week for the February 15th, 2021 week.    Reynolds, a 6’ 7” sophomore forward from Darien, GA, has led the Jets to a 5 – 4 overall record and a 3 – 0 conference record. ...

The 2020 – 2021 Lady Jets are currently ranked 2nd in the nation.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved into 2nd place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball national standings released February 15th, 2021 and are hoping to make history by moving into 1st place over the next few weeks.  This is the highest ranking ever for the Lady Jets who are currently 12 – 0 on the season.     In addition to the number two ranking...

Barbara Hill hired as part-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Tech.   Barbara Hill of Americus has been hired as a part-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College.  She will report to Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone and SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens.     Hill is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice program and the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy. She has been working as a security officer at different...

Jasmin Robinson is shown above with her Valentine's gift basket.  The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a Valentine’s Day Goodies & Giveaways event recently for students on the Americus campus.  SGA leaders and advisors were on hand to present students with cookies, cupcakes, and drinks between classes.    Students were also allowed to register for two large gift baskets to be given away.  The baskets were filled with Valentine gifts, goodies, and...

Kadeem Wilks (23) came off the bench to score 16 points and tie Marvin McGhee (10) and Jordan Stephens (15) as leading scorers for the Jets in the win over Andrew College.     The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets continued their winning ways and both remained undefeated in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference Saturday when the Lady Jets opened up with their third consecutive win over the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans 83 – 44,...

Will Johnston (4) led the Jets in scoring with 21 points against Central Georgia Tech.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets captured their third consecutive win of the 2020 – 2021 basketball season and second straight victory over the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 17th ranked Central Georgia Technical College Titans in the Hangar Thursday night. And then earlier in the day, the Lady Jets traveled to Macon to defeat the Central Georgia Tech Lady...

Seven Lady Jets earned national recognition again this week in the NJCAA National rankings. Sophomores Imani McNeal, Flore Ngasamputu, Femme Sikuzani, Hope Butera, Moe Shida, and Veronica Charles are shown above. Not shown is freshman guard Maikya Simmons and sophomore Jets forward, Jalen Reynolds, who were also included in the national rankings for their individual efforts.    The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in 4th place in the National Junior College Athletic...

South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center Electrical Systems Technology Instructor Mike Enfinger is shown above with one of the small trainers that he uses to help students learn about the Electrical Technology field.    South Georgia Technical College is offering 10 different short-term technical certificate of credit (TCC) programs of study that can lead individuals into entry level positions in high demand career opportunities with an eight-week time investment.  Classes start...

Moe Shida, (10) sophomore point guard, led the Lady Jets in scoring in the win over Central Georgia Tech. She had 20 points on the night.    Four South Georgia Technical College Jets scored in double-digits on the road to lead their team to a 74 – 60 upset victory over the 17th nationally ranked Central Georgia Technical College Titans, who are also the three-time defending Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference champions.  And just prior to the Jets big win, the Lady Jets...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized David Wilkerson of Americus, an Electrical Systems Technology student, as the overall Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. He was nominated for the award by SGTC Electrical Systems Technology instructor Patrick Owen. For the month of February, SGTC recognized students nominated by their instructors in the industrial technology programs. Honorees included Ijermon Cheatham of Americus, Drafting, nominated by Kristie Cook;...

Marvin McGhee (10) was the top scorer for the Jets with 20 points in their upset win over USC Salkehatchie Saturday.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets upset the nationally ranked USC Salkehatchie Indians, 95 – 85 in the Hangar on Saturday while the Lady Jets moved to 3 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) with a 74 – 66 win over Andrew College in Cuthbert, GA.     The Jets moved to 2 – 4 on the season and the Lady Jets are now 8 – 0 overall and 3 –...