Athletics News

South Georgia Technical College’s Veronica Charles was selected GCAA Player of the Week in Division 1 basketball for the week of March 15th.     South Georgia Technical College’s Veronica Charles was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Basketball Player of the Week for the March 15, 2021 week.    The 5’ 4” guard from Benue State, Nigeria, averaged 18 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals, and 3.5 assists in two conference wins for the South Georgia...

SGTC Crisp County Center Student of Excellence overall winner Courtney McGriff-Taylor (left) and nominees (l-r) Amanda Sumner, Hailey Harris and Samantha McNulty.The South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Crisp County Center in Cordele recently recognized several students for outstanding work in their respective programs. Courtney McGriff-Taylor of Pineview, a student in the Business Technology program, was named the overall Student of Excellence. McGriff-Taylor was nominated by SGTC...

Winifred “Wendy” Wilson named Administrative Assistant at South Georgia Technical College in Crisp County.     Winifred Wilson of Cordele 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.     Wilson is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Business Administration online from Strayer University.  She earned a Business Technology...

Five South Georgia Technical College basketball players are ranked nationally for their individual efforts. They include Lady Jets: Femme Sikuzani (34), Moe Shida (1o), and Veronica Charles (4). The Jets earning national recognition include the nation’s second-best rebounder Jalen Reynolds (3), and Marvin McGhee (10).   Three wins this past week against Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association opponents allowed the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets to move up two spots into the...

The three SGTC finalists for the 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year at South Georgia Technical College are: Dr. Raven Payne, Chester A. Taylor, III, and Ludwig “Chef Ricky” Watzlowick.Three South Georgia Technical College instructors have been selected as finalists for SGTC’s 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year award, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford recently. Those instructors include Dr. Raven Payne, English/General Education instructor; Chester A. Taylor, III,...

Matt Bass graduated from the SGTC ThinkBig CAT Heavy Equipment Dealer Service Technician program in 2013 and is now helping guide the next generation of Dealer Technicians.   South Georgia Technical College and Caterpillar are changing lives through the ThinkBig program for Heavy Equipment Diesel Technology graduates.    In 2013, Matt Bass received an opportunity that would change his life. Matt was awarded a ThinkBIG technician scholarship from Ring Power and given the opportunity to...

Veronica Charles (4) returned to the Lady Jets line-up on Saturday and led the team in scoring with 19 points, six steals and four assists.    Despite a last-second scare, the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to take back-to-back wins over Albany Technical College on Thursday and Saturday.  The game Thursday in Albany was in doubt until Albany Tech’s final three-point shot bounced off the rim to allow the Lady Jets to squeak by in a 47 – 45 decision. Then on Saturday,...

Former South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Yazz Wazeerud-Din playing at Stetson University.Former South Georgia Tech Lady Jet Yazz Wazeerud-Din of Marietta, GA has earned Second-Team All-Conference honors in the ASUN conference following her impressive junior season with the Stetson University Hatters. Wazeerud-Din graduated from South Georgia Technical College in 2020 and helped lead the Lady Jets to their best season in the history of the program.  During her two years at South Georgia Tech, the...

Shown above are SGTC’s four GOAL semi-finalists, Dawn Ammons of Ellaville and Michael Logan Drivers of Americus are shown in the top photos (l to r) and Jesse Salazar of Americus and Elizabeth Guerrero of Ellaville shown in the bottom photos (l to r).Four South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) students have been selected as the college’s semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), according to Vanessa Wall, coordinator for the college’s GOAL program. These...

South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker instructor Sidney Johnson is shown above on the front row with Justin Gabriel Densel, the SGTC Kyle Glenn Holcombe Electrical Lineworker scholarship recipient. SGTC Director of Business and Industry Paul Farr, SGTC Economic Development Assistant Tami Blount and SGTC President Dr. John Watford are shown on the back row during the scholarship presentation.      The South Georgia Technical College Foundation Kyle Glenn Holcombe Memorial...

Veronica Charles (4) was one of the leading scorers for the Lady Jets with 17 points against Albany Tech.    The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets got back to their winning ways Tuesday night when they captured an 86 – 52 victory over the Albany Tech Lady Titans to move to 8 – 2 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference and 14 – 3 overall.  They travel to Albany Tech today at 5:30 for a rematch.    Sophomore guards Imani McNeal and...

      South Georgia Technical College Electrical Lineworker student Mason Andrew Kirkpatrick of Cochran, GA, received the Georgia Power Electrical Lineworker Scholarship recently from the South Georgia Technical College Foundation. The scholarship was awarded based on work ethics, academics, and overall class performance.      South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and other South Georgia Technical College officials were on hand to present Kirkpatrick with his SGTC...