Athletics News

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...

Men’s NJCAA Region 17 Division 1 tournament semi-final and final brackets.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets will travel to Waycross on Friday, April 9th for a 7 p.m. game against South Georgia State College in the semi-final round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Region 17 tournament.    The winner of the South Georgia Tech Jets and South Georgia State will advance to the finals on Saturday, April 10th at 4 p.m. at South Georgia State...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown with the SGTC 2021 Instructor of the Year Chef Ricky Ludwig Watzlowick and President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and Allene as they are presenting Watzlowick with a check for being named SGTC 2021 Instructor of the Year.     South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented South Georgia Tech’s 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year winner,  ‘Chef Ricky’ Ludwig...

Shown above are the eight of the nine South Georgia Technical College Sophomore Lady Jets who were named to the GCAA All-Academic team for 2020-2021. They are: Kamya Hollingshed, 30, Imani McNeal, 1, Sarah Lawambo, 22, Flore Ngasamputu, 12, Femme Sikuzani, 34, Sarah Lwambo, 22, Moe Shida, 10, and Veronica Charles, 4. Not shown is Niya McGuire, 40.   Twelve members of the South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets 2020 – 2021 basketball teams have earned Georgia Collegiate...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (second from right) is shown above with SGTC Precision Machining and Manufacturing Instructor Chad Brown and his two SkillsUSA Gold Medal Winners Tison Smith and Patrick Hortman. Smith and Hortman will now advance to the SkillsUSA National competitions.Five students from South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) competed in the virtual state-level SkillsUSA competitions recently and three students received gold medals in their...

   The South Georgia Technical College Jets came from behind with the help of Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Year Jalen Reynolds and Freshman of the Year Will Johnson to take a narrow 69 – 64 win over the Southern Crescent Tigers in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 17 tournament quarterfinals.    The victory will allow the third seeded SGTC Jets to advance to the NJCAA Region 17 semifinal round that will be played in Waycross on...