Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets head coach James Frey is looking for a win in the sweet sixteen round of the NJCAA National Tournament against Tyler Junior College.Lubbock, TX  - The sixth ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and the11th seeded Tyler Junior College Apaches from Tyler, Texas, have two different styles of play but both are intent on moving past the sweet sixteen round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s...

SGTC Sophomore Femme SikuzaniWith the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Women’s basketball tournament underway in Lubbock, Texas, the Butler County Times Gazette in El Dorado, Kansas has named South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Femme Sikuzani as one of the 24 players to watch in the tournament. Sikuzani is a sophomore at SGTC and has committed to the University of Texas to continue her education and collegiate basketball career. Sikuzani, a 6'5" center from Goma,...

Lady Jets earn 5th consecutive trip to the NJCAA women’s Division I National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas and will take to the court on Wednesday, April 21st at 8 p.m. (EST) against the winner of Tyler Texas Junior College and Walters State.   The sixth-ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets are hoping to expand on their nine-game winning streak when they take on the winner of the 11th seeded Tyler Texas Junior College Apaches vs 22nd seeded Walters State Lady Senators in the...

Chance Simpson is shown above in front of the John Hopkins University sign where he has been accepted and earned multiple scholarships.Marshallville, GA – Chance Simpson of Marshallville signed up as a dual enrollment student at South Georgia Technical College at the start of his 10th grade year at Macon County.  Today, the Macon County senior has been accepted into the elite and prestigious John Hopkins University (Whiting) School of Engineering.    He has earned a full academic...

Here is a graphic with Angie Tompkins’ stats as a professional basketball player in Turkey.   South Georgia Technical College helps change lives.  Former SGTC Lady Jets basketball standout Angie Tompkins is just one example of how South Georgia Tech accomplishes this through nationally recognized academics, athletics and student activities.  Tompkins, who is from Punta Gorda, FL, talks about her rise from having a Division I basketball college scholarship to losing everything, becoming...

SGTC Student of Excellence overall winner Jonathan Camp (left) and nominees (top row) Shaquitta Cannon, Charles Young, Timothy Richardson, (bottom Row) Jesse Salazar, and Ethan Ethridge.Jonathan Camp of Senoia was recently recognized as the South Georgia Technical College Student (SGTC) of Excellence for April on the Americus campus. Camp is enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Technology program and was nominated by his instructor, Paul Pearson. “Jonathan is a hard-working student,”...

Will Johnston, 4, earned All-Tournament honors in the NJCAA Region 17 tournament play. He led the Jets in scoring in the quarter-final and semi-final contest.   South Georgia Technical College’s Will Johnston, freshman 6’ 2” point guard from Sydney, Australia, was selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 All-Tournament team for 2021.    In addition to the All-Tournament honors, Johnston was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association...

Susan Pittman (right) is shown above conducting the Professional Development training session for the SGTC Adult Education faculty and staff.   The South Georgia Technical College Adult Education faculty and staff participated in a professional development training session recently with Susan Pittman of E-Learning Connections, Inc., in Brevard, NC.  Lillie Ann Winn, Dean of Adult Education at South Georgia Technical College, organized the professional development session.    Pittman is an...

Lady Jets earn 5th consecutive trip to the NJCAA women’s Division I National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas with a win over Spartanburg Methodist Saturday in the NJCAA Southeast Conference match-up.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets turned a narrow three-point first half lead into a rousing 87 – 59 victory over the NJCAA Region 10 champion Spartanburg Methodist Lady Pioneers and coach Kelly Britsky in the Hangar Saturday to earn their fifth consecutive trip to the NJCAA...

Will Johnston, 4, led the Jets in scoring with 20 points.Waycross, GA – The South Georgia Technical College Jets and first year interim head coach Chris Ballauer were just six points shy of advancing to the NJCAA Region 17 tournament final.  They dropped a narrow 67 – 73 decision against the host South Georgia State College Hawks Friday night in Waycross.  The Hawks advanced and faced East Georgia State College in the finals on Saturday and captured a 75 – 69 win to advance to the...

Coach James Frey and the 2020 -2021 Lady Jets looking for fifth consecutive chance to qualify for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.   The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets will be hosting Spartanburg Methodist from Spartanburg, SC, on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Southeast Conference playoff game to determine which team will automatically advance to the NJCAA Division I national tournament in Lubbock, Texas April 19 – 24th at the Rip Griffin Center.    The...

Pictured are SGTC Vice President of Student Affairs Eulish Kinchens (left) and Special Populations Coordinator Jennifer Robinson in the “Jets Pantry”, a service to provide basic hygiene items to SGTC students in need.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) hosted a virtual resource fair April 5-8 to inform students of resources available to them both on campus and in the college’s service area. The event was scheduled as a Facebook event through the SGTC Facebook page at...