Athletics News

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets closed out the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) 2022 – 2023 season with a perfect 15 – 0 record to clinch the top spot in the GCAA – NJCAA Region XVII end of the season tournament which begins Tuesday, February 28th.     As the top ranked GCAA team, the Lady Jets drew a bye in the first round of the end of the season tournament and the right to host the semi-finals and finals on March 3rd and 4th in the James S. Peters...

   Three South Georgia Technical College Culinary Arts students were awarded scholarships by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently for their outstanding academic performance and work ethics grades.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation Su Ann Bird made the awards.  Culinary Arts Instructor Ludwig “Ricky” Watzlowick was also in attendance.     Alice Bridges of Americus was...

The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Paula Shaw of Byromville, a Business Technology student, was honored as the overall Student of Excellence. Shaw was nominated by her instructor, Nicole Turner. As the overall Student of Excellence for February, Shaw received a commemorative plaque and a $50 check from SGTC Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain. In addition...

   Technical College System of Georgia State Board member Carvel Lewis from Georgetown, GA challenged individuals to “remember that each of you are history in the making” at the South Georgia Technical College Black History Celebration program in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center building on the Americus campus recently.   Lewis named several legendary icons associated with Black History and their accomplishments, but then he added, “all of these are wonderful...

The South Georgia Technical College Foundation presented Chase Reeves and Rosemary Sanchez, outstanding Automotive Technology students with the Phil Jones – Alfred “Foots” Harris Automotive Scholarship recently.    South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Foundation Executive Director Su Ann Bird made the scholarship certificate presentation on behalf of the South Georgia Technical College Foundation in the John M. Pope Center on the college’s Americus...

The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program established in 2014 to help serve laid-off individuals and income-eligible adults who need job skills training to enter or re-enter the workforce. For South Georgia Technical College students like Shannon Jones, the WIOA program helps with tuition, fees, books and direct training costs, allowing them to achieve their academic/training goals without a large financial burden. Jones’ relationship with SGTC’s WIOA...

   Exergen Corporation of Watertown, MA, provided 57 Exergen home TemporalScanner thermometers and eight professional TemporalScanner model thermometers to the South Georgia Technical College practical nursing students and programs on both the Americus and the Crisp County Center campuses recently.    Exergen Corporation, manufacturer of the only thermometer whose accuracy has been proven in more than 100 peer-reviewed, published clinical studies, and is the only non-invasive medically...

Macon, Georgia – Central Georgia Technical College took a 67 – 66 lead with 18 seconds remaining.  The Jets brought the ball in and across half-court before calling a time out with 12 seconds on the clock.  The Jets inbounded the ball to sophomore Aaron Pitts Jr., who scored the winning layup with 3.5 seconds to put the Jets ahead 68 – 67 and allow them to snap a nine-game losing streak.    “I am so proud of these guys for staying positive and working hard.  When you’ve lost...

Americus, GA –Nine students enrolled in the South Georgia Technical College Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology and Electric Power Generation programs were awarded the Agrium/Nutrien scholarships for their exceptional academic performance and work ethics.    Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer’s Service Technology students David Ferguson, who is sponsored by Puckett Machinery in Flowood, Mississippi; Noah K. Smith and Alaina Worthington, sponsored by Yancey...

   South Georgia Technical College’s Alexia Dizeko has been selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Women’s Basketball player of the week for the week of February 20th 2023.  This is her fourth time this season that she has been recognized for this honor.    Dizeko, a 5’ 11” sophomore forward from Sion Switzerland, averaged 20.6 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, 2.3 steals, and one block in three wins for the Lady Jets last week. She was previously...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll for the sixth consecutive week and received all 10 first place votes based on their 28 – 1 record.      The Lady Jets recorded back to back victories last week to extend their win streak to 28 straight games.  This allowed the Lady Jets to remain in first place ahead of Eastern Florida State which is...

   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) top-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured their 28th straight win in an 89 – 72 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans while the Jets lost a 75 – 73 last second heartbreaker against the third seeded Albany Tech Titans in a double-header in the James S. Peters gymnasium Saturday.    The wins just keep accumulating for the Lady Jets and SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey, who marked...