Athletics News

SGTC cosmetology instructor Dorothea Lusane McKenzie accepts the Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award from SGTC President Dr. John Watford.Dorothea Lusane Mckenzie has been named the 2020 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award winner for South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) for her work in the cosmetology program at SGTC. Dr. John Watford, SGTC President, presented the award to McKenzie at a breakfast ceremony held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus...

Former SGTC Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealer's Service Technology Instructor Rick Davis is shown above teaching his CAT students.   South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford and the South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff were saddened to learn of the passing of retired Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Dealers Service Technology instructor, Richard “Ricky” Donald Davis, 61, of Buena Vista, GA.    He passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at his residence. He...

South Georgia Technical College Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers (r) is shown above with SGTC Air Conditioning Technology Instructor Glynn Cobb (l), and Daivd Bush (c), the SGTC Student of Excellence winner for January.South Georgia Technical College student David Bush was recently named the college’s Student of Excellence for the month of January. Bush, an Air Conditioning Technology student, was recognized for his hard work, participation and commitment to learning at the...

Four Lady Jets ranked in the NJCAA national statistics for rebounds, field goal percentage shooting, free throw percentage shooting, assists, blocks, and steals. Shown (l to r) are Femme Sikuzani (34), Shamari Tyson (1), Anna McKendree (14) and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din (13). The Lady Jets are currently ranked 16th in the nation.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the 16th position in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s...

Niya Goudelock, 3, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets.    The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets cruised to their 11th consecutive Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference victory in an 82 – 52 decision over the Albany Tech Lady Titans Saturday.  The Lady Jets are now 11 – 0 in the GCAA conference and 21-2 overall.     The Jets, however, were not quite so fortunate.  Despite having a four-point lead with 4:52 remaining on the clock, the Albany...

SGTC recently welcomed 1962 graduate Ray Fuller and his wife, Jo Ann, for a tour of the campus.It was a homecoming of sorts for Ray Fuller, a graduate of South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) in 1962. Now residing near Lanett, Alabama, Fuller returned recently to tour the SGTC campus with his wife, Jo Ann. The couple were accompanied by SGTC Academic Dean Dr. David Finley as they explored the campus and spoke with students and faculty. When he was a student at South Georgia Tech, Fuller...

Pictured left to right are SGTC GOAL nominees Garrett Kennedy, David Bush, Sierra Berry, Kimberly Kirksey, Roderick Douglas, Heather Hinton, Jennifer Owens, James Griffin, and Matthew Ross. Not pictured are nominees Andreas Edwards, Sylvia Gary, and Robbin Hurt.South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a luncheon in honor of the college’s 2020 semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program. The event was held in the John M. Pope Industrial...

Jarius Carroll, 2, a sophomore guard led the Jets in scoring against South Georgia State. He had 13 points.    The South Georgia Technical College Jets were up by seven points with less than five minutes of play against South Georgia State College.  However, the South Georgia State Hawks scored 12 unanswered points in 4:45 minutes to take the 62 – 57 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) victory on the Jets home court.    The loss dropped South Georgia Technical College to 2 –...

Four Lady Jets ranked in the NJCAA national statistics for rebounds, field goal percentage shooting, free throw percentage shooting, assists, and steals. Shown (l to r) are Femme Sikuzani (34), Shamari Tyson (1), Anna McKendree (14) and Yasriyyah Wazeerund-Din (13). The Lady Jets are currently ranked 16th in the nation.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets remained in the 16th position in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) women’s basketball...

Lady Jets Veronica Charles, 4, came off the bench to lead the Lady Jets in scoring with 24 points.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets swept Southern Crescent Technical College in a pair of Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) games recently.  The win moved the nationally ranked Lady Jets to 10 – 0 in the GCAA and 20 – 2 overall while allowing the Jets to be 2 – 3 in the GCAA and 9 – 10 overall on the season.    The Lady Jets walked away with an...

Donnie Smith of Plains joins South Georgia Technical College Crisp County Center as full-time Math Instructor.   Donnie L. Smith of Plains has been hired as a full-time Mathematics Instructor for South Georgia Technical College’s Crisp County Center Campus, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  Smith will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management on the Crisp County Center, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.    Smith,...

Lady Jets Shamari Tyson, 1, and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, 13, were selected as GCAA Players of the Week for the first two weeks of January 2020.     South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Shamari Tyson and Yasriyyah Wazeerud-Din, both sophomores, were selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball Players of the Week for the past two weeks.  This is the sixth time that the nationally ranked Lady Jets have had a Player of the Week.    Transfer...