In two seasons as the Cerritos College women’s water polo coach, Sergio Macias has turned around the program to where they are a serious contender for not only the South Coast Conference title, but for post-season action, as well. Last year, Macias led the Falcons to their first conference championship in school history and finished the season with a 28-3 record, which included a 19-game winning streak. The team also won their first four tournaments in school history, in addition to winning the South Coast Conference Tournament. They were seeded #2 for the Southern California Regional Playoffs, but were upset in the first round. For his efforts on the year, Macias was named the conference Coach of the Year, while the team had three All-American selections. Sophomore Berlyn Sanchez became the school’s first two-time All-American, with Daisy Carrillo and Jeannette Diaz joining her on the team. The trio also earned All-Southern California honors, with Carrillo being voted the SCC Player of the Year. In his first two seasons, Macias has compiled a 49-14 record, after he led them to their first 20-win season in school history during his first season. That year, they went 21-11 and just missed advancing to the post-season.

Macias came to Cerritos College with a successful background as both a coach and a player. He started his coaching career with one of the top club programs in the nation, Commerce Aquatics, where he also learned how to play water polo. Macias then took over the Montebello High School water polo team who, at the time of his arrival, had only won one league championship for both the boy’s and girl’s varsity team. In a four-year span, Macias guided both the boy’s and girl’s water polo teams to three consecutive league championships. He guided the boy’s water polo team to back-to-back C.I.F. Div III. Championships and become the first sport in the school’s history to win back-to-back C.I.F. championships titles. He also led his girl’s team to the C.I.F. Division I semi-finals in 2005. Macias was named C.I.F. Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004, Los Angeles Times Coach of the Year 2003 and Whittier Daily News Coach of the Year 2004.

Macias played age group club water polo with the City of Commerce where he had the privilege to participate in several Junior Olympics and Junior National Tournaments. At Bell Gardens High School, Macias helped lead his team to four consecutive league championships and back-to-back C.I.F. championships in 1995 and 1996. As a player, he earned the league’s Most Valuable Player, CIF Most Valuable Player, 1^st Team All C.I.F., 1^st Team All-Southern California and 1^st Team All-American honors. Macias was also a member of the USA National Youth Team in 1994. After graduating high school he attended Whittier College where he became the school’s first-ever water polo player to receive SCIAC Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore. While at Whittier College, he was named 1^st Team All-Conference, 1^st Team WWPA, and 1^st Team All-American.