GREENWOOD, Ind. | Georgia College & State University pitcher Bradley Wilson has been named to the NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Baseball Third Team selected by College Sports Communicators.Wilson, a senior right-handed pitcher from Irwinton, Georgia, is the third Bobcat in program history named to the prestigious team, joining Logan Mattix (2018, second team) and Clayten Ayres (2017, second team). Wilson is the first GCSU student-athlete named to an Academic All-America® team...
AUGUSTA, Ga. | Georgia College & State University had 152 student-athletes named to the 2024-25 Peach Belt Conference's Presidential Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College.The PBC announced that 1,742 student-athletes were named to the Presidential Honor Roll and gives the Peach Belt 1,500 or more honorees for the fifth year in a row and the 15th consecutive year over 1,000. Each student-athlete will receive a certificate from the conference office.The Presidential Honor Roll...
AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2025 Teams of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College, for the winter and spring sports. The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® program.To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter...
Moving forward, if you would like to request Thunder for an appearance at your event, you must fill out the request form.Here is the link: https://gcsu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/681713.This form is also available on GC Connect by searching "Thunder Crew."
GILBERT, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University women's tennis team ended the season ranked No. 36 in final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Computerize Rankings.The objective of the ITA Rankings is to accurately reflect team and player performance occurring solely within sanctioned college tennis dual matches and tournaments and solely within one given academic season. The ITA Rankings Algorithm is based on an accumulation of win points and loss points, accounting...
GILBERT, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University men's tennis team ended the season ranked No. 34 in final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Computerize Rankings.The objective of the ITA Rankings is to accurately reflect team and player performance occurring solely within sanctioned college tennis dual matches and tournaments and solely within one given academic season. The ITA Rankings Algorithm is based on an accumulation of win points and loss points, accounting...
GC Reads will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, for all new students during Week of Welcome. GC Reads is a 75-minute micro-seminar that gives new students an introduction to college academic discussion. In alignment with the QEP, Bobcats FIRST, all of the essays are related to mental health and wellbeing. We need around 70 facilitators to make GC Reads a success. Facilitators are faculty and staff who help guide a discussion about the assigned essay. Facilitators can be as creative as they...
Senior nursing major Ama Kpoyizoun and junior political science major Matthew Malena from Georgia College & State University were selected from over 5,000 students across America to each receive a U.S. Department of States’ Critical Language Scholarship.Kpoyizoun will travel to Taiwan to study Mandarin Chinese. Her program takes place June 17-Aug. 15. Malena will also study Mandarin Chinese through the CLS online program June 9 – Aug. 5. This scholarship is extremely competitive...
GREENSBORO, N.C. | Georgia College & State University infielder Braeden Smith and starting pitcher Bradley Wilson have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region first team.This is the first all-region nod for Smith this season and the third for Wilson, who was named to the first team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Assocation and the second team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.Smith, a sophomore...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. | Georgia College & State University won its third consecutive Peach Belt Conference Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award at the league's annual Awards Dinner Tuesday (May 27) evening. The award is the fourth for GCSU in the last five years and their fifth overall.The annual honor is given to the institution displaying the best overall sportsmanship for the 2024-25 season and culminates the PBC's season-long sportsmanship recognition program.Following...