Athletics News

SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey was named the Division I GCAA Coach of the Year for 2017 – 2018 and Esther Adenike (24) was selected as the GCAA Player of the Year. Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) was named to the GCAA 2nd team, All-Conference squad.South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head basketball coach James Frey was selected as the women’s Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Coach of the Year for 2017 – 2018 and sophomore forward...

Save the date for SGTC's John Deere Open House on March 20, 2018South Georgia Technical College is set to hold its annual John Deere TECH Open House event on Tuesday, March 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Individuals who are interested in learning more about SGTC’s partnership with John Deere are invited to attend the event. The event will feature five break-out sessions which will cover: program information, admissions information, financial aid information, housing information and a...

Six of South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda members enjoyed success at a recent PBL South District Conference, bringing home 13 top-place awards. PBL Members from left to right are Dr. Andrea Oates, local PBL advisor; Jasmin Tovar, Joseph Hawkins, Jarrius Class, Yaneli Hernandez, Shantelle Brito, Andrea Burton-Jackson and Donna Lawrence, local and state advisor. South Georgia Technical College’s Americus chapter of the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) student organization dominated...

February 2018 Student of Excellence winner Amber Chancellor, right, accepts her award from South Georgia Technical College Dean of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Amber Chancellor of Ellaville, an Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) student at South Georgia Technical College, was named the SGTC Student of Excellence for Febraury during the college’s recent student recognition ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on SGTC’s Americus campus. Chancellor was...

South Georgia Technical College sophomore guard Mike Boone (5) is shown above driving in for a layup. He was tied for the most points scored for the Jets with 20. DeVante Foster (0) also scored 20 points for the Jets in the loss to South Georgia State College.South Georgia Technical College was down by two points with 6.4 seconds remaining on the clock when sophomore guard Rico Simmons drove the lane and made a lay-up to tie the game. The whistle blew for a foul but unfortunately South...

Mardi Gras Tune Trivia, sponsored by SGA Crisp County Chapter.South Georgia Technical College’s Student Government Association (SGA) Crisp County chapter is sponsoring a Mardi Gras themed student activity on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the LaPorte Auditorium on the Crisp County Center campus. All registered students will receive a door prize and a free lunch provided by the Culinary Arts department. During the event, attendees will have the opportunity to win up to $50...

Black History Month program committee members and contributors are pictured in the SGTC Crisp County Center LaPorte Auditorium after the recent program. From left to right: NTHS Advisors Katrice Taylor and Kari Bodrey, NTHS member Felicia Young, keynote speaker Mia Collier, NTHS member Dontavious Harrell, NTHS member Joshua Chappell, NTHS President and State Officer Christian Powell, and NTHS Vice President Dakota Hall. South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center campus...

Americus Rotary Club President Gaynor Cheokas (r) is shown above presenting a check to Noah McCleskey (c), who was selected as the SGTC 2018 GOAL student of the year as SGTC President Dr. John Watford (l) thanks the Americus Rotary Club for their support of South Georgia Technical College and its students.Americus Rotary Club President Gaynor Cheokas presented Crisp County Welding and Joining student Noah McCleskey with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club after he was...

South Georgia Technical College’s GSGA/NTHS Winter Conference competitors, attendees and advisors are pictured at The Lodge and Spa resort at Callaway Gardens following the conference. Back row from left to right are: advisor Kari Bodrey, Dakota Hall, advisor Mia Collier, Desiray Kenney, Katelyn Burgess, Stephanie John, D.W. Persall and Joshua Chappell. Front row from left to right are: Michael Dewberry, advisor Katrice Taylor, Jennifer West, advisor Dr. Michele Seay, Kimberly Trejo, Tonya...

SGTC alumnus Ronny Roundtree, Jr. (Aviation Maintenance, 2004) delivered the keynote address at South Georgia Tech’s annual Black History Month program. Roundtree spoke on the importance of making and working towards goals. Ronny Roundtree, Jr. (fourth from left) is pictured with African American History Program committee members and speakers, (left to right) Dr. Michele Seay, Christian Holloman, Raven Payne, Dr. John Watford, Cynthia Carter, Teresa O’Bryant, and Teresa McCook. The...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with the SGTC 2018 GOAL winner, Noah McCleskey from Pinehurst as SGTC President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (r) and Allene (right center) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2018 GOAL winner McCleskey.South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Crisp County Welding and Joining student Noah McCleskey with a $500 scholarship after he had been recognized as the...

Sam Matice (33) started for the Jets against Atlanta Metro and had 12 points and 12 rebounds on the night in less than 18 minutes of playing time.The top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets coasted to an impressive 80 – 56 win over the Atlanta Metro College Lady Trailblazers in the first half of a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference double-header Wednesday and then the Jets roared to a 100 – 74 victory over Atlanta Metro’s men in the second game. ...