Sports

Georgia Highlands Athlete, Softball Team Receive Awards

Georgia Highlands College women's softball team was recognized as an NJCAA Academic Team and basketball player Matt Catanzano received the NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award.

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The National Junior College Athletic Association national office recently announced the 2013-2014 NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year and Academic Student-Athlete Awards.

Georgia Highlands College women’s softball team was recognized as an NJCAA 
Academic Team for achieving an overall grade point average of 3.34. 

Matt Catanzano, a GHC men’s basketball player from Rome, received the NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award for achieving a 3.67 grade point average. 

“Georgia Highlands prides itself on academic excellence and we are very pleased with our student athlete’s hard work and dedication in the classroom” said Coach Phil Gaffney, GHC athletic director.


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