WCCD Announces Addition of New Sports

WCCD Interim President Keith Phillips (center) with student-athletes from WCCD’s baseball and softball teams after announcing that the College will add men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s golf to the Govs athletic program beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) is pleased to announce the addition of four new sports to its athletic program. WCCD will add men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s cross country, with all four sports set to begin competition in the fall of 2025. The announcement was made during a press conference on Wednesday, October 16, at the College.

The addition of the four new sports has the potential to add 36 scholarship athletes to the Govs program. Men’s and women’s golf can each have eight scholarship players, while cross country can have 10 student-athletes per team.

“This expansion represents the first growth that our athletic department has seen in quite some time,” said Mr. Keith Phillips, WCCD Interim President. “Athletics is an essential part of the student experience, promoting personal development, leadership, and teamwork.”

“Sports bring people together,” Phillips continued. “[The addition] will promote a sense of community and school spirit and create more opportunity for students, faculty, staff and community to experience the Wallace experience.”

WCCD Athletic Director Dr. Ryan Spry said this is a big day for the college. “There was a motto that I recited often in college that said, ‘Progress shall mark our every step,’” he said. “Know we are making progress today, but we are not done. We will continue to build on the rich foundation that has been laid and anticipate even greater things to come as we embark on a new era at the College and within our athletic department.”

“Our goal, regardless of sport, is to compete for championships and accolades on and off the playing surface,” Spry added. “Just like we do with our existing sports, we will be recruiting high-caliber student-athletes and coaches.”

WCCD will soon begin the process of hiring coaches. Student-athletes interested in joining one of these new programs may immediately contact Dr. Ryan Spry at (334) 556-2587 or rspry@wallace.edu for additional information.