In June 2021, Caryl Smith Gilbert reached another milestone in her long career. Smith Gilbert, the University of Southern California's head track coach, led the Trojans' women's team to the NCAA outdoor title and the men's team to a fifth-place finish.
No other school had both the men and women in the top-five.
The next day, she left USC after eight years. Then, she took the same role at Georgia, becoming the first woman to serve as head coach of a Georgia men's program. She was also the first coaching hire for Josh Brooks, who became the school's Athletics Director that January.
Two years later, the move seems prescient as Smith Gi...
