Matt Gersick has served as the assistant coach for ASU since 2012. Gersick was named the 2014 NCAA DII Outdoor Men's Assistant Coach of the Year and has coached over 30 All-American performances. During that 2014 season, he coached athlete Wesley Lavong to a National Title and top 10 ranking in Division II history in shot put (19.80m). Gersick has coached 3 athletes to a top 10 All-Time DII ranking.
Most recently in 2023, Gersick coached Papay Glaywulu to a National Title (Outdoor), and the indoor national record in triple jump. (16.61m).
Prior to taking on a larger role with track and field, Gersick was the Director of Strength and Conditioning from 2011-21. The S & C program under Gersick was a comprehensive, multi-faceted sport performance program. The program provided a systematic approach to building structural balance, strength, power, and speed, with additional sport specific stability, agility, coordination, and injury prevention.
A 2009 Adams State graduate, Gersick is one of the most decorated athletes to ever wear a Grizzly uniform. Gersick won an NCAA Title, nine All-America honors, and 16 All-RMAC honors. In addition to multiple RMAC and Regional Athlete of the Year awards, he was a two-time First-Team ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-American (2008 & 2009), and was named the male recipient of the 2009 ASU Honor Student-Athlete award.
Gersick graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2009 with his BA in exercise science, has earned his MA in exercise physiology from Adams State, and is a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. (CSCS).
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Men’s Track & Field National Titles:
2012 (Outdoor), 2015 (Indoor)
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Women’s Track & Field National Titles:
2014 (Indoor), 2017 (Indoor), 2019 (Indoor), 2023 (Indoor)
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Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Awards:
2014 (Outdoor)
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Men's T&F RMAC Titles:
Indoor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
Outdoor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
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Women's T&F RMAC Titles:
Indoor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Outdoor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
