Athletics

In 2024, the Georgia Southern Women’s Rifle team fell short of qualifying for the national championship by one point. In the offseason, Head Coach Soren Butler and his athletes worked to flip the script. And that’s exactly what they did. In March 2025, the Eagles Rifle team competed in the NCAA Rifle Championship, which took…

John Parker Teaches Character Through Golf as CEO of First Tee Savannah To say John Parker (’06, ’08) has a big heart is an understatement. At seven feet tall — “six-foot-eleven-and-a-half,” he says in correction — he literally has a big heart. But his heart for kids is even bigger. A Double Eagle graduate of…

In the world of basketball, few names command the level of respect and national recognition as Sharman White (’95). A mentor, a leader and a builder of programs, White has created a reputation of developing national talent on the court. He traces his success back to his first basketball coach. “He was a pretty straight…

The Florida sun sparkling on Lake Okeechobee belied the tension of the 2025 Strike King Bassmaster College Series tournament. Brayden Batchelor and Quinn Williams, representing the Southern Bass Anglers club, guided their boat into the backwater, searching for a winning catch. Encircled by cattails, a space of clear water revealed the lake’s hard bottom just…

HALL OF FAME2024 ATHLETICS HALL OFFAME CLASS ANNOUNCED TRACK & FIELDSUN BELT NEWCOMEROF THE YEAR Sophomore Shatalya Dorsett became the first Eagle in history to claim Sun Belt Women’s Indoor Track Newcomer of the Year. She claimed the 60-meter dash with a school-record time of 7.33 seconds at the Sun Belt championships. The sophomore placed…