Athletics News

Camryn James of Macon was recently recognized as the March Student of Excellence on the South Georgia Technical College Americus campus. James is a member of the Lady Jets basketball team and studies Sports and Fitness Management. She was nominated by her instructor, Chris Ballauer. “I’ve gotten to know CJ over the last couple of years as an instructor and a coach,” Ballauer said of James, “and she exemplifies the term student athlete. She’s a great student, and she’s a great...

Atlanta, GA – Thirteen South Georgia Technical College students excelled at the 2023 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference recently in Atlanta.  South Georgia Tech students competed in nine different categories and brought home two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze medal.    Andrew Daniel, an Aviation Maintenance student from Thomaston, and Brantley Vansickle, a Criminal Justice student from Americus, both won Gold medals in their respective competitions.  Maritcia...

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko is the 2023 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Two-Year College Player of the Year and headlines the WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team.  Alexia Dizeko, 5, was named the WBCAA Two-Year College Player of the Year and a WBCAA All-American.    The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II,...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the number one spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Women’s Division 1 National Tournament Selection Show seeding event.  The National Tournament is scheduled for March 22nd – 27th at Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas.    The games will be broadcast live on the NJCAA network (njcaa.org/network) for $10 per day or $30 for a tournament pass.  The final game of the 2023 NJCAA Division 1...

   The number one-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Southeast District Conference title and earned their seventh straight trip to the NJCAA National Tournament with a 99 – 57 win over head coach Kelly Britsky and the Spartanburg Methodist College Lady Pioneers in the Hangar Saturday.    “This was awesome, but now the real work begins,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets...

   Five South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice students are competing in the Georgia SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta this week along with other SGTC students from Aviation, Cosmetology, and Barbering programs.    All of the SGTC students have been putting in extra work with their instructors to prepare for the state competition.  Criminal Justice students Ashlyn Childs and Traneisha Burns are competing in the Crime Scene competition.  Brantley Vansickle is competing in the...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets Aaron Pitts and Nathan Wilson were selected by the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Division I basketball coaches as members of the GCAA’s All-Region teams for the 2022 – 2023 season.    Sophomore Aaron Pitts was selected to the GCAA First Team All-Region spot and sophomore Nathan Wilson was named to the GCAA All-Defensive Team.    Aaron Pitts, Jr., a 6’ 4” sophomore guard from Columbus, GA, was the leading scorer...

   Over 40-years have passed since Morris Council, Jr., and Cynthia Tookes Council enrolled at South Georgia Tech to learn the skills needed for a career and they both agree that was a “great decision!!!”    South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and thousands of individuals have taken advantage of the different educational programs that have led to careers of a lifetime.  Morris Council, Jr., and his wife, Cynthia Tookes Council, are just two of...

Waycross, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped an 84 – 69 decision to South Georgia State College in the quarterfinal round of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII tournament in Waycross.  South Georgia State will now advance to the NJCAA Region XVII semi-final round in Rome, GA on Friday, March 10th to face Albany Tech.    The Jets ended the 2022 – 2023 season in seventh place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)...

   Joseph Jolly of Nashville, TN, an Industrial Mechanical and Systems Technology student, was awarded the South Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Flex-Tec – The Wiring Source scholarship at South Georgia Technical College recently.      SGTC President Dr. John Watford, SGTC Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation Su Ann Bird and Rick Barnes, Plant Manager at Flex-Tec were on hand to recognize Jolly for his outstanding academic...

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College’s 2023 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education (EAGLE) student Zackary Mincey of Buena Vista and Adult Education Instructor Tonya Visage of Americus attended the Technical College System of Georgia Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Institute at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravina recently.    Top Adult Education students and instructors from across the state were present at the event.  Kayla Hill from Lanier Technical College...

   South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head coach James Frey was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball Coach of the Year for 2022 – 2023 and sophomore forward Alexia Dizeko earned the GCAA Player of the Year honors.  The Lady Jets ended the 2022 -2023 regular season as the top ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s team.    Sophomore guard Luana Leite was named as the GCAA Defensive...