Athletics News

Four South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets and Jets were included in NJCAA individual rankings recently. Esther Adenike (24), Houlfat Mahouchiza (5) Marquel Wiggins (34) and Rico Simmons (1) were recognized for their talents on the court.The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets fell seven spots into 14th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball rankings this week after dropping a decision to the defending national champion...

UPS will hold an hiring information session in Atlanta for Veterans.The United Parcel Service, more commonly known as UPS, will be hosting an information day for transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses on Jan 25 at the Atlanta Readiness Center in Atlanta. The event will provide information about job opportunities that will be available at the new UPS Hub in Atlanta. The location will be the third largest location in the country and will bring thousands of jobs to the...

Monica Hood, Air Evac Lifeteam flight nurse, trains a group of SGTC employees how to perform CPR during a recent staff development day.South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff members from both the main and Crisp County Center campuses participated in a special staff development training session on the Americus campus recently which covered behavioral intervention, CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training. The sessions included...

Dr. John Watford, President of South Georgia Technical College.By Dr. John Watford President South Georgia Technical College Celebrating possibilities! Those two words describe how South Georgia Technical College approaches its mission of workforce development. South Georgia Tech has been helping individuals as well as businesses and industries realize their potential since opening our doors in 1948. On behalf of the South Georgia Technical College faculty, staff, students, and alumni,...

Special Populations Coordinator LaKenya Johnson helps a student register for classes during the November 9, 2017 registration date.South Georgia Technical College will hold a Spring semester registration event on Monday, Jan 8 for new and returning students on both campuses. Orientation sessions will be held for new students at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Americus campus and at 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the Cordele campus to accommodate for different schedules. During the event,...

South Georgia Technical College’s Marquel Wiggins (34) was selected as the GCAA Division I men’s basketball Player of the Week recently for the second time this season.South Georgia Technical College Jets sophomore forward Marquel Wiggins was selected as the Division I basketball Player of the Week for the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association for the second time this year. This is the fifth consecutive week that both or either of the South Georgia Technical College men’s and...

Rico Simmons (1) scored 17 of his 24 points in the last eight minutes of the game to lift South Georgia Tech to a 94 – 84 over-time conference win over Rico Dawson’s Central Georgia Tech team.Sophomore guard Rico Simmons from Wilkinson County scored 17 of his 24 points in the last eight minutes to lift the South Georgia Technical College Jets to a 94 – 84 overtime victory over Central Georgia Technical College to remain unbeaten and in first place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic...

Rico Simmons (1) led the Jets in scoring against St. Petersburg with 26 points.The South Georgia Technical College Jets walked away with two impressive wins in the Jets portion of the Holiday Basketball Classic but the Lady Jets dropped tough losses to the number one team in the nation, Gulf Cost, and then lost another decision to a nationally-ranked Eastern Florida team on a last second three-point shot to finish 1 – 2 in the Lady Jets portion of the Holiday Classic. The Jets and the...

Lady Jets freshman Bigue Sarr (21) was tied for top scoring honors in the Lady Jets win over Cape Fear.The South Georgia Technical College Jets and Lady Jets both came up with impressive victories in the opening rounds of the three-day South Georgia Technical College Jet and Lady Jets Holiday Classics in the Hangar on the Americus campus. Nationally ranked teams from Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina participated in the National Junior College Athletic Association...

SGTC Law Enforcement Academy graduates are pictured as a class before their graduation ceremony on Dec. 15, 2017. Left to right: Director Brett Murray, Odell Williams III, Justin Lewis, Austin Lavon Spence, Nathan Brown, Anthony D. Davis, Steven Tyler Adams, Taylor Logan Mills, Claudia Marcela Tupper, David Rueda Fierros, Brandy Lee Stokes, Jeffery B. Bell, Christopher Ruric Slocumb, Matthew B. Robinson, Cora Kineshell Baker and Vanessa Wall.The South Georgia Technical College Law...

SGTCs PBL members have another successful Season of Giving South Georgia Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus campus chapter had its annual Season of Giving recently, raising over 400 food items, Trauma Bears, and Toys for Tots for the community. PBL’s Season of Giving is an annual series of fundraisers to help individuals in the community who are in need. The Season of Giving was a success with a total of 276 non-perishable food items donated to Harvest of Hope, 116...

SGTC President Dr. John Watford is shown with Dan and Sheri D. Ariail. Sheri just earned her Practical Nursing Diploma and Dan is a two time graduate of South Georgia Tech’s Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice programs. South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above (left) presenting an diploma to Cody White of Americus who earned his diploma in Air Conditioning Technology. He is also employed at South Georgia Technical College in the SGTC Maintenance...