Athletics News

   The South Georgia Technical College top-ranked Lady Jets came away with an 82 – 68 victory against Andrew College in a rescheduled Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game Thursday night in the Hangar.  The win moved the Lady Jets to 12 – 0 and 25 – 1.    South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach James Frey utilized the rescheduled game to build playing time for some of the freshmen and reserves.  Freshman Center Maeve Fotsa Fofou led...

Americus, GA —The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 to the South Georgia Technical College Foundation, Inc. Proceeds from the grant will be used to support the SGTC “Going the Extra Mile” TechForce drive.    The TechForce project supports scholarships for academically deserving and financially disadvantaged students, provides the use of textbooks at no cost to students each semester, the purchase of an 18-wheel truck...

   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford announced that Gary Prince of Leesburg has been appointed as the SGTC Chief Information Officer over Technology. Prince will report to SGTC Vice President of Administrative Affairs Lea Coe.  The new appointment is effective immediately.    Prince has been working full-time with South Georgia Technical College since 2001 as the Information Systems Administrator, Technical Support Specialist and as a Computer Information Systems...

Rome, GA – The number one nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets secured their 24th consecutive win with a 62 – 49 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory over Georgia Highlands College and former Lady Jet head coach Brandon Harrell in Rome last night to move to 11 – 0 and 24 – 1.    Georgia Highlands, which finished second in the nation last season under Coach Harrell, is currently tied with Albany Tech for the third-place position in the GCAA...

   South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Aaron Pitts scored 38 points to lead the Jets to an impressive comeback against the second ranked South Georgia State Hawks and force the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) game into overtime.  However, South Georgia State outscored the Jets 23 – 12 in overtime to capture the 87 – 76 victory.    “I was very proud of the way we came back against South Georgia State.  The guys did not give up and once we tied the...

   Gregory W. Harris, Sr., who was born and raised in Americus, graduated from the South Georgia Tech’s Business Equipment Technology Program in 1986 under retired instructor Harold (Buddy) Holloman and because of the excellent technical education he received, Harris has been able to work and thrive in that career for over 36 years.    “Because of the outstanding training I received at South Georgia Technical College, here I am 36-years later doing what Mr. Holloman trained me to...

     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College barbering student Tredarrian Colbert of Americus with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Colbert was recognized as the college’s 2023 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s GOAL luncheon recently.       “It is my honor to make this presentation on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club...

   South Georgia Technical College recorded the second highest percentage of enrollment growth for Fall semester in the Technical College System of Georgia and led the system in full-time enrollment growth percentage and full-time equivalent (FTE) percentage growth, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. The John M. Pope Center at South Georgia Technical College    South Georgia Technical College posted an 11.7% increase in Fall 2022 enrollment and a...

     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to retain the first-place position in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll for the fourth consecutive week.  The Lady Jets received all 10 first place votes based on their 23 – 1 record.      The Lady Jets had the week off after two conference games had to be rescheduled.  Central Georgia Tech and Andrew College both requested that their games last week be...

SWAINSBORO, Ga - Despite a 34 – 30 lead at the end of the first half, the South Georgia Technical College Jets allowed East Georgia to outscore them 44 – 25 in the second half and walk away with a 74 – 59 victory.  The loss dropped the jets to 2 – 7 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 5 – 17 overall.    The injury plagued Jets gave up 14 turnovers compared with East Georgia’s nine in the 40-minute contest.  Both teams shot the ball 56 times from the floor...

     Shatarra Lundy of Vienna is joining South Georgia Technical College as an Administrative Assistant on the Crisp County Campus, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  She will report to Dean of Enrollment Management Julie Partain.     Lundy is a recent graduate of the South Georgia Technical College Business Office Technology program and was nominated as the Student of Excellence for the Business Technology program for Fall 2022 semester.  She is also a graduate of Dooly...

   South Georgia Technical College Automotive Technology students David Battle, Jr., and Jose T. Aguilar, both of Americus and Auto Collision and Repair students Traylor Blocker of Blakely and Brandon Ross of Macon were presented with Georgia Automotive Dealers Association (GADA) scholarships recently by the South Georgia Technical College Foundation.  SGTC President Dr. John Watford and SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the SGTC Foundation Su Ann...