MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University Athletics will be holding an introductory press conference and community welcome for softball head coach Brittany Johnson Friday (Aug. 2) at 9 a.m.GCSU Director of Athletics Wendell Staton and University President Cathy Cox will host the meet and greet along with the press conference in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room located in GCSU's Russell Library. The community and media are welcome to attend. The event will also be...
Calling all interested faculty and staff!Have you signed up to facilitate a GC Reads session this year with our incoming freshmen? Have you not yet had the chance to sign up but you are really interested in doing so? Or are you not sure what it's all about and would like to learn more? It's not too late to participate in this great opportunity to meet our new incoming class. GC Reads is Friday, August 16, and the seminar sessions with students are scheduled for 1:30-2:45 p.m. and 3:00-4:15...
Calling all interested faculty and staff!Have you signed up to facilitate a GC Reads session this year with our incoming freshmen? Have you not yet had the chance to sign up but you are really interested in doing so? Or are you not sure what it's all about and would like to learn more? It's not too late to participate in this great opportunity to meet our new incoming class. GC Reads is Friday, August 16, and the seminar sessions with students are scheduled for 1:30-2:45 p.m. and 3:00-4:15...
Georgia College & State University's men's golfer Max Sheppard has been named a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar.To be eligible for Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their associate's degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke...
TEMPE, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University women's tennis team has been recognized as an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, while players Laura Almagro, Shradha Chhabra, Ashton Morrison and Chiara Santoro were named Scholar-Athletes by the organization.The Bobcats, who were one of 112 NCAA Division II institutions recognized by the ITA, had a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average as a team this year. To be named an All-Academic team, a program had...
TEMPE, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University men's tennis team has been recognized as an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, while players Reid Bissell, Gabe Cizek, Rodrigo Pérez Crespo and Braxton Wright were named Scholar-Athletes by the organization.The Bobcats, who were one of 78 NCAA Division II institutions recognized by the ITA, had a 3.33 cumulative grade-point average as a team this year. To be named an All-Academic team, a program had to...
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University Director of Athletics Wendell Staton announced that GCSU's Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations and Head Golf Coach Jimmy Wilson has announced his retirement, effective July 31."Jimmy has been a vital and valuable part of GCSU Athletics from his time as a student-athlete, through today, and will be into tomorrow and beyond," said Staton. "I am grateful for his unwavering commitment to our student-athletes, to...
AUGUSTA, Ga. | Georgia College & State University had 141 student-athletes named to the 2023-24 Peach Belt Conference's Presidential Honor Roll.The PBC announced that 1,763 student-athletes were named to the Presidential Honor Roll and gives the Peach Belt 1,500 or more honorees for the fourth year in a row and the 14th consecutive year over 1,000. Each student-athlete will receive a certificate from the conference office.The Presidential Honor Roll recognizes all student-athletes...
By: University Communications Intern Sicilia ReedQ: Describe who you are and how you came to be a part of your major at Georgia College.A: My name is Emily Wright and I am a rising sophomore at GCSU. I run for the cross country team and am heavily involved in Student Government Association, Young Democrats and the Honors College. I am majoring in political science and philosophy. I always wanted to pursue political science as a major; however, philosophy was much more recent. I heard...
Georgia College & State University got seven strong innings from starter Jacob Ryan and held on for a 4-3 baseball decision over No. 19 University of Mount Olive in the finals of the 2024 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional No. 2 Saturday (May 18) afternoon at Ray and Bea Dillard Field at Ashmore Park on the University of North Greenville.With the win, the seventh-seeded Bobcats, who are 8-0 so far this postseason, won their ninth consecutive game as they improved to 37-20, while the...
