Athletics News

Mariia Ignatchenko, 21, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week recently.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet freshman center Mariia Ignatchenko was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 11, 2024 following SGTC’s win over Tallahassee State College in the Tallahassee Community College Classic.    Ignatchenko is a 6’4” freshman center from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. ...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee Brett Murray, Alecia Pinckney, Lakishia Evans, Brandi Roland, Cambrette Hudson, Verneda Johnson, and Jaye Cripe.South Georgia Technical College’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program advisory committee met recently on the college’s Americus campus to discuss the current state of the program and the industry as a whole. The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia...

Joshua McCann is shown above with SGTC Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology Instructor Don Rountree and McCann’s mentor Morris Freeman from the Yancey Bros. Brunswick, GA location.Peoria, IL - South Georgia Technical College Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technology’s Joshua McCann of St. Simons Island, captured second place in Caterpillar’s annual ThinkBIG Tech Challenge held recently in Peoria, Illinois.  He earned the right to compete in the international Dealer Top Apprentice...

Practical Nursing instructor Jennifer Childs (standing, center) and students assist with donor check-in at the recent American Red Cross Blood Drive on the SGTC campus in Americus.South Georgia Technical College recently hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross that resulted in the donation of 28 units of blood. Students, faculty and staff members, as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable...

Shown above in the SGTC Automotive Technology classroom with their Erica Scannavino Tool Scholarships are: Automotive Technology Instructor Brandon Dean, student Gabreille Wade, Jonathan Soper, Douglas Jones, Dominique Dillard, Kevinontae McKenzie, Adrian Barredo, Verniecia Johnson, Seth Thomas, Jaquavius Howard, Uriah Scott, Tracy Lamar, Auto Collision Instructor Starlyn Sampson, Donovan Robertson, Motorsports Instructor Kevin Beaver, Kevin Ray, Automotive Instructor Carey Mahone, and...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Jake Pittman (second from left) and Gene Haas Scholarship winners Jordan Hayes, Alex Hobbs, and Blake Archer.   Seven South Georgia Technical College Precision Machining and Manufacturing students were recognized with Gene Haas Foundation Scholarships for their outstanding academic efforts and work ethics.  Jake Pittman, SGTC Precision Machining and...

Adrian Barredo is shown above with a framed certificate presented to him for receiving the SGTC Foundation’s Georgia Street Rod Scholarship award. Adrian Barredo of Lake City, GA, a student in the South Georgia Technical College High Performance Engines/Motorsports program, was presented with the SGTC Foundation’s Georgia Street Rod Association Scholarship recently.    The Georgia Street Rod Association (GSRA), a statewide association of automotive enthusiasts, businesses and...

Matthew Rodgers of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 24-01 is shown above with Lou Crouch receiving the SGTC Foundation’s Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship award.    Matthew Rodgers of Cusseta, GA, was presented with the Lou Crouch Law Enforcement Scholarship by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation at the completion of the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy Class 24 – 01 graduation ceremony recently.  Rodgers...

Pictured are the members of the SGTC Law Enforcement Academy 24-01 graduating class (l-r) William Baldwin III, Matthew Rodgers and Foy Walker Jr.Class 24-01 of the South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) recently completed 18 weeks of intensive training to earn their POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certification. The three cadets in the class were awarded their certifications in a ceremony on the Americus campus of SGTC in the academy classroom in...

South Georgia Technical College alumnae Telisla “Lisa” Lloyd is shown above holding up a SGTC T-shirt with the “Bridging the Gap” logo on the back. Also shown are her husband, William, and her son Warren.   South Georgia Tech 1993 Information and Office Technology graduate Telisa Lloyd credited her alma mater with giving her the foundation she needed to begin an educational and professional journey that led her to completing a Master’s in Applied Medical Sociology from Indiana...

Sergeant First Class Jordan Hamernik (left) and SGTC alumnus Sergeant First Class Stephen Christopher are pictured here with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing instructor Jake Pittman during a recent visit to campus to inform students about career opportunities in the United States Army Marksmanship Unit.SGTC precision machining and welding students listen to a presentation from representatives of the United States Army Marksmanship Unit.Precision Machining and Manufacturing and...

Magnolia Manor Senior Living President and CEO Hill Fort is shown above presenting a donation to the SGTC Foundation. SGTC President Dr. John Watford (center) is accepting the check from Hill Fort and Magnolia Manor Senior Vice President for Communications Ty Kinslow (right).Magnolia Manor Senior Living President and CEO Hill Fort and Senior Vice President for Communications Ty Kinslow presented the South Georgia Technical College Foundation with a donation in support of the “Bridging the...