The Georgia Gwinnett College Office of Athletics is joining with the GGC Alumni Office to start a new Athletics Alumni Ambassador initiative to get alumni athletes more involved in the growing college and its successful athletic programs.
The first Athletics Alumni Ambassadors group includes GGC graduates
Lewis Sharpe, representing men's soccer;
Jessica (Beasley) Aaron, for women's soccer;
Heaven (Hinton) Gower, for softball;
Jovanni Cruz, for baseball; and
Drew Kramer, for men's basketball.
"This is an exciting new chapter for GGC Athletics as we renew a commitment to engaging our athletics alumni," said Executive Athletics Director
Dr. Ian Potter. "We have an incredible group of athletics alumni who have played a significant role in building the foundation of our department and shaping who we are today. Our Athletics Alumni Ambassadors represent that history, and we're excited to have them help us strengthen the connection between our past, present and future."
Each ambassador will work closely with the Office of Athletics to plan athletic alumni events, spread awareness of all GGC alumni events, and nurture relationships between past Grizzlies and current athletics administrators and the college's alumni office.
The group will play instrumental roles in planning the following events (click on the link below to register):
October 21: Dr. Mike Giuliano Day, for women's soccer vs. Lindsey Wilson University (Kentucky), Grizzly Soccer Complex, 3 p.m.
October 24: GGC Men's Soccer 2013 Team Recognition Day, for men's soccer vs. Spartanburg Methodist College (South Carolina), Grizzly Soccer Complex, 11 a.m.
October 24: GGC Baseball Alumni Weekend, Grizzly Baseball Complex, on October 23-25.
October 24: GGC Softball Alumni Game, Grizzly Softball Complex, 11 a.m.
October 24: GGC Homecoming tailgate from noon through 3 p.m., for men's and women's basketball doubleheader, Convocation Center, starting at 3 p.m.
October 24: GGC Tennis Alumni Day, for tennis and pickleball social event, GGC Tennis Facility, 12:30 p.m.
The GGC Alumni Office also is hosting an Alumni VIP Experience on Saturday, October 24, in front of the Convocation Center, from noon through 2:30 p.m. It will feature a lounge atmosphere and a menu that includes barbecue ribs, salmon sliders, Bang Bang cauliflower, charcuterie skewers, and more. Premium gifts and tickets to the men's and women's basketball doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. also will be available at the event.
Sharpe (lower right) was a standout men's soccer goalkeeper for the Grizzlies from 2013-16, earning Association of Independent Institutions Player and Goalkeeper of the Year awards during his senior season. He helped GGC win three conference tournament titles. Sharpe has career program records with 49 victories, 25 shutouts and 265 saves.
A three-year contributor to the women's soccer program from 2013-15, (Beasley) Aaron (upper right) appeared in 38 matches and made 22 starts. The defender-midfielder from Buford, Georgia, had three assists during the 2013 campaign. She found the back of the net in the team's draw against nationally ranked William Carey University (Mississippi) as a senior.
A member of GGC's inaugural softball team in 2013, (Hinton) Gower (upper left) batted .358, and had 18 doubles and five home runs during the 2014 season. She posted 96 career hits across her two seasons in the Green and Gray.
Cruz (lower left) spent two seasons as a relief pitcher for the 2014 and 2015 baseball teams, helping GGC advance to the 2014 Avista NAIA World Series in the program's first season of postseason eligibility. The 2015 season saw the Grizzlies achieve a No.. 1 national ranking for the first time in program history. Cruz made 27 pitching appearances, with 17 games coming during that historic 2015 campaign.
Kramer (lower middle) was a starting player on the inaugural 2025-26 men's basketball team that qualified for the NAIA national tournament. He earned first Continental Athletic Conference team honors after ranking second on the GGC squad in scoring, at 13.1 points per game, and made 3-point field goals, 78 across 29 starts.
