{"id":534,"date":"2024-12-17T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/?p=534"},"modified":"2024-12-17T19:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:42:04","slug":"pellissippi-state-adds-competitive-athletics-starting-fall-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"Pellissippi State adds competitive athletics, starting fall 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/policies.pstcc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/PANTHER_LOGO_v1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>High school athletes who want to continue their sports on a collegiate level will have another option next year, as Pellissippi State Community College adds competitive athletics in fall 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Junior College Athletic Association officially accepted Pellissippi State into the conference at their meeting Oct. 20. Pellissippi State joins 10 fellow Tennessee Board of Regents schools in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pellissippi State will offer nine sports in fall 2023 to kick off its inaugural season:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Men&#8217;s and women\u2019s soccer\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s and women\u2019s cross country\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s and women\u2019s half marathon\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Men\u2019s golf\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s volleyball\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Esports\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at our mission \u2013 to provide a transformative environment fostering the academic, social, economic and cultural enrichment of the individual \u2013 we believe that athletics can play a part in that by providing another avenue for character development to our students,\u201d said Vice President for Student Affairs <strong>Rushton Johnson,<\/strong> who led the search for the college\u2019s first athletics director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offering athletics also could strengthen the College\u2019s recruitment, he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know that Pellissippi State loses students who competed in sports throughout grade school and high school that would otherwise come here,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSome students walk right by us to compete at other community colleges. Our community partners are very excited to talk about the pipeline to get student athletes into Pellissippi State.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pellissippi State has hired Cohort Specialist <strong>Brock Evans<\/strong> to serve as the college\u2019s athletics director.&nbsp; Evans played football for Maryville High School, during which time the team won three state championships, and continued his football career at Union College, where he was a four-year starter, a three-year captain and an All Mid-South selection. He later coached three seasons for his alma mater and has more recently coached Pellissippi State\u2019s first disc golf team, which finished 12th in the nation in its inaugural season last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCollege athletics taught me accountability, humility, how to compete, how to lead, how to fail, sacrifice and discipline,\u201d Evans said. \u201cHere at Pellissippi State, we believe in that transformative experience and the value it will bring to our campus community. The Pellissippi State Panthers will move forward with the three key pillars to success: academic excellence, equitable opportunities for all student athletes and excellence on the field of play.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pellissippi State is now looking for qualified coaches and hitting the recruiting trail to find student athletes for its fall 2023 teams. These student athletes will have the unique opportunity to build their programs from the ground up, Evans noted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to be able to offer local athletes the chance to compete close to home for championships and earn a degree and the skills necessary to build their paths to success,\u201d he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on athletics, including a \u201cRecruit Me\u201d form for those student athletes interested in learning more about playing for Pellissippi State next fall, visit Pellissippi State\u2019s new athletics webpage at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pstcc.edu\/athletics\">www.pstcc.edu\/athletics<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High school athletes who want to continue their sports on a collegiate level will have another option next year, as Pellissippi State Community College adds competitive athletics in fall 2023.&nbsp; The National Junior College Athletic Association officially accepted Pellissippi State into the conference at their meeting Oct. 20. 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