Earned his 20th point at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships to become the first player to earn PGA TOUR membership via PGA TOUR University Accelerated. Though he was eligible to accept membership as soon as June 2024, Sargent opted to return to Vanderbilt University for his senior season and later accepted PGA TOUR membership upon conclusion of the 2025 NCAA Championship.

Played four seasons at Vanderbilt University (2021-25), where he set a school record with six collegiate victories, with the crown jewel being an individual national title his freshman season at the 2022 NCAA Championship. Broke the single-season scoring average school record as a sophomore (68.51 for the 2022-23 season), and broke the school record for career scoring average (70.32).

Won the individual national title at the 2022 NCAA Championship as a freshman at Vanderbilt University. Birdied the first hole of a four-man playoff, defeating Ryan Burnett (North Carolina), Parker Coody (Texas), and Eugenio Chacarra (Oklahoma State) to become the ninth freshman in history to win the individual national title, and the first to accomplish the feat since Jamie Lovemark of University of Southern California in 2007. Added a T2 finish at the 2024 NCAA Championship.

In addition to garnering three consecutive All-America First Team selections (2022, 2023, 2024), earned the 2022 NCAA Division I Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award, was named the 2022-23 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, and earned three All-SEC First Team honors.

Runner-up finisher at the 2021 Western Amateur Championship; his path to the championship match included wins over David Ford (quarterfinals) and Pierceson Coody (semifinals). Lost to Michael Thorbjornsen in the championship match. Coody (2022), Ford (2025), and Thorbjornsen (2024) all finished No. 1 in their respective PGA TOUR University classes.

Represented the United States at the 2023 Walker Cup, held at The Old Course at St. Andrews Links, two Arnold Palmer Cups (2022, 2024), and two World Amateur Team Championships (2022, 2023).

Alongside fellow Americans David Ford and Nick Dunlap, helped the United States win the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship.

Quarterfinalist at the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at The Country Club of North Carolina; he was eliminated by Luke Clanton.

Prepped at Mountain Brook High School just outside his longtime hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Led Mountain Brook to three consecutive state championships, winning Class 7A titles in 2018 and 2019, followed by a Class 6A title in 2021 (the 2020 championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Sargent also earned individual medalist honors in 2018 (co-medalist with teammate William Wann) and 2021.

Won the 2019 Alabama State Junior Championship, followed by back-to-back victories at the 2020 and 2021 Alabama State Amateur Championship. Won the 2020 title at just 17 years of age, making him the youngest winner in the modern era.