Adams State University

Matt Gersick returns as Director of Sport Performance and Strength and Conditioning.

Gersick was the Director of Strength & Conditioning from 2012-2021. From 2021 to 2026 he was the Head Track & Field Coach for sprints, jumps, and throws. Previously as track and field assistant, Gersick was named the 2014 NCAA DII Outdoor Men's Assistant Coach of the Year. 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). To date, Gersick has coached over 50 All-Americans. Among the many All-Americans, he has coached 3 athletes over 19m in the shot put (Sam Dirkes 19.10, Sam Reid 19.58m, Wes Lavong 19.80m)

Prior to taking on a larger role with track and field, Gersick was the Director of Strength and Conditioning from 2012-21. 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. He was named the male recipient of the 2009 male Academic Athlete of the Year for all of DII Track & Field. He was also named an All-American Strength and Conditioning athlete in 2009 by the National Strength Conditioning Association.

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).
 
Men’s Track & Field National Titles:
2012 (Outdoor), 2015 (Indoor)
 
Women’s Track & Field National Titles:
2014 (Indoor), 2017 (Indoor), 2019 (Indoor), 2023 (Indoor), 2024 (Indoor)
 
Regional Assistant Coach of the Year Awards:
2014 (Outdoor)
 
Men's T&F RMAC Titles:
Indoor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
Outdoor- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
 
Women's T&F RMAC Titles:
Indoor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Outdoor- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017