Sergent Named Southeast Region Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 20, 2025) – South Carolina Track & Field Assistant Coach, Mike Sergent, has been named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year for the indoor season. The award was announced Thursday afternoon by the USTFCCCA. This is the first Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honor for Coach Sergent.
Sergent, in his 28th year as assistant coach at South Carolina, coached two Gamecock throwers to earn First-Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA DI Indoor Championships as CJ Licata and Dylan Taggart finished second and fourth, respectively, in the shot put.
Licata had an indoor PR of 20.46m (67-1.5), second-best in program history, to finish runner-up in the event. Licata’s second-place finish is the best by a Gamecock since Brad Snyder took home the title in 1999. Targgart finished fourth overall in the men’s indoor shot put, throwing 19.74m (64-9.25). The duo set a new first in program history, marking the first time that a pair of Gamecocks scored in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championship.
Prior to the NCAA Indoor Championship, Licata and Targgart also finished second and fourth at the SEC Indoor Championship under Sergent’s guidance.
