For the record, I've met Ron Allice and have a lot of respect for him.
From Puke U:
June 17, 2013
Caryl Smith Gilbert, a six-time Conference USA Coach of the Year at the University of Central Florida who guided the Knights' women's team to a program-best fifth place finish at both the 2013 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor and Indoor Championships, has been named USC's Director of Track and Field, USC athletic director Pat Haden announced today (June 17).
Smith Gilbert succeeds Ron Allice, who retired earlier this month after guiding the Trojans the past 19 years. Allice led the USC men's and women's programs to a combined 25 NCAA Top 10 finishes, including the 2001 NCAA women's team title, as well as 32 individual NCAA titles.
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A former indoor national record holder in the 55- and 60-meter dashes, Smith Gilbert was a two-time Colorado state champion in the 200-meter dash and long jump and a three-time state champion in the 100-meter dash as a prep standout. She set state records in each of those three events.
She went on to become a three-time All-American at UCLA, where she was a Pacific-10 champion in the 100-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay. She was part of an NCAA Championship runner-up 4x400-meter squad and was an All-American in the 4x100-meter relay in 1988 and 1989.
A 1991 graduate of UCLA, Smith Gilbert holds a bachelor's degree in film and television production. She also holds master's degrees in sport management and sport psychology from Tennessee. She is a 2006 USATF Level III Coaches Education Clinician.