Athletics News

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the 77 – 56 loss to East Georgia.Swainsboro, GA – The East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats defeated the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets 77 – 56 in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up in Swainsboro.    The win allowed East Georgia to remain in a tie for first place in the conference with Central Georgia Tech with identical perfect 2 – 0 records.  The Lady Jets dropped to 1 – 1 in...

Former SGTC student Ashley Rodgers wins national pageant.   Ashley Rodgers, a 2016 graduate of South Georgia Technical College and a resident of Macon County, was crowned Ms. Elegance International 2023-24 during the American Elegance National/International Pageant Finals held recently in EastnPeoria, Illinois.    Rodgers, a marketing major, was selected as South Georgia Technical College’s GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winner in 2016 and was also recognized as the...

Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC GOAL selection committee Ervin Anderson, Richard McCorkle, Dr. Gaye Hayes, Amber Batchelor, and Michael Coley.The committee to select South Georgia Technical College’s candidate for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) met recently on the campus of SGTC in Americus. The committee interviewed finalists for the honor and chose a winner to be announced Tuesday, January 16th during the GOAL Luncheon at the John M. Pope Industrial Technology...

Pictured (l-r) are SGTC Nurse Aide instructor Janice Wiseman with graduates Emily Born and Brooke Parrish and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain.Pictured with instructor Janice Wiseman (left) are SGTC Crisp County Center Nurse Aide graduates (rear, l-r) Christian Jones, Avery Jordan, Parth Patel, (front, l-r) Brittany Collins, A’kayla Jackson, and Nigel Brooks. Not shown is graduate Jasmine Ridley.South Georgia Technical College recently recognized several students on...

Vera Gunaydin, 11, was selected as the GCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week recently.   South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Lady Jet Vera Gunaydin recently was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA)Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first week of 2024 following SGTC’s wins over Snow College and St. Petersburg College.    Vera Gunaydin, a 5’ 9” sophomore guard from Ankara, Turkey, averaged 11 points and nine rebounds in match-ups against...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 14 points against Andrew College.Cuthbert, GA – South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter was able to secure his first Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory in a 68 – 45 decision against Andrew College in Cuthbert.    “It felt good to get the win,” said Carpenter, whose team is now 8 – 5 on the season and in a three-way tie for first place in the...

   South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Spring Semester registration is planned for Tuesday, January 9,2024 in the Odom Center on the Americus campus and at the Crisp County Center in Cordele. Registration will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.    “Now is the perfect time to enroll in college classes,” said South Georgia Tech President John Watford.  “South Georgia Technical College is offering in-person and online classes to provide the training for careers of a lifetime. Many...

Kadeem Williams of Americus named Student Affairs Assistant at South Georgia Technical College.Kadeem Williams of Americus is joining South Georgia Technical College as a Student Affairs Assistant in the Student Affairs office, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently.  His office will be located on the Americus campus. He will report to SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens and Admissions Director Candie Walters.     Williams has a Bachelors of Science in...

Mio Sakano, 13, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in two games in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament that featured three of the NJCAA top 20 ranked teams this season.   The National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) 4th ranked Gulf Coast Lady Commodores went 3 – 0 in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic tournament to take bragging rights in the eight-team tournament that had three of the top-ranked NJCAA Division I teams in the nation competing against each other.    The...

Maeva Fotsa, 22, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets in the win over Snow College with 17 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets made 13 consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter to come from behind and take a narrow 74 – 69 victory over the Snow College Badgers from Epraim, Utah Thursday.    “I was very proud of their effort,” said South Georgia Technical College Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, after the Lady Jets overcame an...

Sergeant Charles Allen Barnhill of the Leesburg Police Department and Andrew Lee of the Georgia Department of Corrections received the Smarr-Smith Criminal Justice Scholarship from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation recently.Americus, GA – South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology graduates Charles Allen Barnhill of Albany, and Andrew Lee of Leesburg, were awarded the Smarr-Smith Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice scholarship recently by the South Georgia...

Deonte Williams, 2, led the Jets with 22 points in the loss to USC Salkehatchie.Walterboro, SC – Turnovers and missed free throws continued to plague the South Georgia Technical College Jets as they allowed USC Salkehatchie to overcome a seven-point half-time deficit and outscore them by 10 points in the second half to clinch a narrow 76 – 73 victory.    The Jets dropped to 5 – 6 overall with the loss to USC Salkehatchie.  The Jets were up 42 – 35 at the half,  but only scored 31...