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...
Matthew Mebane sent a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning for a two-run homer and gave Georgia College & State University a 5-4 victory over Flagler College in game two of the Peach Belt Conference Basebll Championship Series Friday (May 10) afternoon at John Kurtz Field.The Bobcats won their fifth PBC Tournament title and first since 2018 as they won the best-of-three series with the Saints 2-0. GCSU, which won sixth game in a row to improve to 34-20,...
AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2024 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...
GREENSBORO, N.C. | Georgia College & State University first baseman Braeden Smith has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawling Sporting Goods 2024 NCAA Division II Gold Glove Team.The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Div. I, II & III, NAIA, NJCAA Div. I, II & III, Pacific Association Division and High School. The first ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were recognized in 2007, making this the 17th year the...
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | The Georgia College & State University baseball team finished the 2024 campaign ranked in the top 25 by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.The Bobcats were ranked 20th by the ABCA in their final NCAA Division II Coaches Poll presented by Netting Professionals and 21st by the NCBWA.GCSU finished the 2024 campaign with a 37-22 ledger and made its 15th trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament where they...
TEMPE, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University Women's Tennis Team finished the 2024 season at No. 49 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Computerize Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.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...
Class of 2028 first year student Kenzie Hattaway didn’t have a typical trajectory to theatre. It wasn’t something she always dreamed of, but after she suffered a traumatic brain injury in the eighth grade, theatre became her lifeline and she fell in love. After a major accident, Hattaway relearned how to walk, talk and eat. Her doctors told her that competition cheer and basketball were out of the picture. “My life was sports,” Hattaway said. “I had to find something to fill the void...
Dr. Dan Nadler has accepted a direct appointment as Georgia College & State University's vice president for Student Life effective July 1, 2024. "Serving in an interim role since September 2022, Dr. Nadler has done an exemplary job guiding the Division of Student Life, as well as being a valued member of Executive Cabinet and the greater campus community," said GCSU President Cathy Cox.The Division of Student Life includes Residence Life, University Housing, Student Inclusion and Belonging...
