Athletics News

SGTC recently welcomed 1962 graduate Ray Fuller and his wife, Jo Ann, for a tour of the campus.It was a homecoming of sorts for Ray Fuller, a graduate of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in 1962. Now residing near Lanett, Alabama, Fuller returned recently to tour the SGTC campus with his wife, Jo Ann. The couple were accompanied by SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley as they explored the campus and spoke with students and faculty. When he was a student at South Georgia Tech, Fuller...

Pictured left to right are SGTC GOAL nominees Garrett Kennedy, David Bush, Sierra Berry, Kimberly Kirksey, Roderick Douglas, Heather Hinton, Jennifer Owens, James Griffin, and Matthew Ross. Not pictured are nominees Andreas Edwards, Sylvia Gary, and Robbin Hurt.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a luncheon in honor of the college’s 2020 semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial...

Jarius Carroll, 2, a sophomore guard led the Jets in scoring against South Georgia State. He had 13 points.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets were up by seven points with less than five minutes of play against South Georgia State College.  However, the South Georgia State Hawks scored 12 unanswered points in 4:45 minutes to take the 62 – 57 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory on the Jets home court.    The loss dropped South Georgia Technical College to 2 –...

Four Lady Jets ranked in the NJCAA national statistics for rebounds, field goal percentage shooting, free throw percentage shooting, assists, and steals. Shown (l to r) are Femme Sikuzani (34), Shamari Tyson (1), Anna McKendree (14) and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din (13). The Lady Jets are currently ranked 16th in the nation.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the 16th position in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball...

Lady Jets Veronica Charles, 4, came off the bench to lead the Lady Jets in scoring with 24 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept Southern Crescent Technical College in a pair of Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) games recently.  The win moved the nationally ranked Lady Jets to 10 – 0 in the GCAA and 20 – 2 overall while allowing the Jets to be 2 – 3 in the GCAA and 9 – 10 overall on the season.    The Lady Jets walked away with an...

Donnie Smith of Plains joins South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center as full-time Math Instructor.   Donnie L. Smith of Plains has been hired as a full-time Mathematics Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Smith will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Smith,...

Lady Jets Shamari Tyson, 1, and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, 13, were selected as GCAA Players of the Week for the first two weeks of January 2020.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Shamari Tyson and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, both sophomores, were selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball Players of the Week for the past two weeks.  This is the sixth time that the nationally ranked Lady Jets have had a Player of the Week.    Transfer...

Cynthia Carter, Nancy Jones Fitzgerald and Linda Edge join new departments at South Georgia Technical College.       South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced recently that SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter of Oglethorpe, Grants Coordinator Nancy Jones Fitzgerald of Americus and Maintenance Administrative Assistant Linda Edge will be joining new departments at the college and have responsibilities rearranged.      “Cynthia Carter, Nancy Fitzgerald...

Maggie Coughlin joins South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center as full-time English Instructor.   Margaret “Maggie” Lee Kerr Coughlin has been hired as a full-time English Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Coughlin will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.   ...

SHOWN ABOVE ARE SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE ACADEMIC DEAN DR. DAVID FINLEY, SGTC JOHN DEERE TECH INSTRUCTOR MATTHEW BURKS, DAVE BOSTIC, JOHN DEERE TERRITORY CUSTOMER SUPPORT MANAGER (TCSM) SOUTH EAST MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH ALABAMA, AND WEST GEORGIA FOR FLINT AG, SUNSOUTH, AND SMITH TRACTOR; SGTC INSTRUCTOR WAYNE PECK, JOHN DEERE DIVISION CUSTOMER SUPPORT MANAGER FOR THE EASTERN REGION – AGRICULTURAL AND TURF DIVISION BOB CUNNINGHAM; JOHN DEERE TERRITORY CUSTOMER SUPPORT MANAGER (TCSM) FOR...

Four Lady Jets ranked in the NJCAA national statistics for rebounds, field goal percentage shooting, free throw percentage shooting, assists, and steals. Shown (l to r) are Femme Sikuzani (34), Shamari Tyson (1), Anna McKendree (14) and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din (13). The Lady Jets are currently ranked 16th in the nation.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to move back into the 16th position in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)...

James Nathan Chapman hired as full-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Tech.   James Nathan Chapman of Americus has been hired as a full-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford.  He will report to Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone.    Chapman worked as a part-time Campus Safety Officer at South Georgia Technical College from 2015 until 2018 while attending classes. He is a graduate of the South Georgia Technical...