Athletics

By Mike CavaliereFor the fourth consecutive year, Georgia College & State University ranked No. 1 for academic success rate in the country among all public universities within NCAA Division II.By the numbersGeorgia College scholar-athletes earned the following distinctions this year from the NCAA.No. 1 academic success rate among all public institutions within NCAA Division IINo. 1 in Peach Belt ConferenceNo. 1 of 43 total recipients of the President's Award for Academic ExcellenceNo...

Aaron Clark ’08 was an unmistakable presence on the campus of Georgia College & State University.A member of the Bobcat Basketball Team with a spirit nearly as large as his 6-foot-9-inch frame, Clark loved his time at Georgia College and has always remained close to the university. This year, he has joined the Alumni Board with the hope of making even more of an impact.After playing professional basketball in Turkey and Switzerland, he began a career in sales and has spent the last...

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,...

The Peach Belt Conference awarded Georgia College & State University numerous accolades during the annual Peach Belt Conference (PBC) awards event in May. GCSU was awarded the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award, in addition to earning team sportsmanship awards for volleyball, men’s tennis and men’s basketball. The GCSU sports information staff was also recognized with the SID Staff of the Year award.The PBC comprises 10 NCAA Division II member institutions and includes...

The Georgia College & State University Athletics Department is putting together a sportsmanship dynasty in the Peach Belt Conference. The PBC announced its year-end awards last week in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with GCSU taking the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award for the third time in the last six years. The annual honor is given to the institution displaying the best overall sportsmanship for the 2022-23 season.  "Our sportsmanship all starts with our coaches...

Georgia College junior Dominic Arienzo has been playing baseball since age four. It’s a skill that came natural to him. The Morgan County native plays baseball for Georgia College and the Macon Bacon—a Macon, Georgia, based wood-bat collegiate summer baseball team that plays in the Coastal Plain League.  Arienzo chose to play for the Macon Bacon, so he could be closer to home during the summer. Last summer he played baseball in Boone, North Carolina. “The level of competition I was...

As senior Wesley Simpson walks across campus, he can strike up a conversation with anyone he passes. Whether he knows them through classes or sports, with his friendly demeanor he never meets a stranger.  The economics major and standout basketball player credits growing up in a military family and moving around for his outgoing personality. “I was able to develop my ability to get to know people fast,” Simpson said. “I am able to make connections and make friends easily. I’ve also...

Twelve female student-athletes attended the Heidi Samprone Women’s Athletics Leadership Luncheon in February. They heard from top women administrators at Georgia College and learned what it takes to grow as a leader.  Dr. Sheri Noviello, dean of the College of Health Sciences described the volatility of health care and what it takes to be a leader. “You don't have to be in a position of authority to be a leader,” she said. “I truly believe that each one of you—sooner or later—must...

Chandler Snell, ’11, was a four-year starter in baseball at Georgia College, playing shortstop. Baseball provided a wealth of experience that, later, would help guide his success in the workplace. Today, he helps support the team to show his gratitude for his life’s lessons.  “Time management and organization were probably the biggest lessons I learned,” he said. “Baseball also taught me to be disciplined. If you're not organized, everything can feel like clutter, and almost overwhelm...