Caryl smith gilbert biography

Caryl Smith Gilbert begins her eighth season as the Trojan Director of Track & Field, having the 2020 season cut short due to COVID-19 just prior to the indoor championships.

Caryl smith gilbert biography

In 2019, Smith Gilbert once again demonstrated that she is one of the premier track and field coaches in the country and that USC is one of the elite programs.

In her first seven seasons as the leader of the USC program, Smith Gilbert’s athletes won 20 individual NCAA event titles, earned 184 All-American honors and won 60 Pac-12 individual titles.

She led the women’s team to the 2018 NCAA outdoor title and has had the men’s or women’s team finish in the top 10 at the NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Champions 14 times. In addition, USC’s women’s team has won the last two Pac-12 titles and has finished no lower than second and the men’s team has three runner-up finishes and has not finished outside the top five at the Pac-12 Championships in her six seasons.

The 2019 women’s team placed second at both the NCAA