Yuan Xiao

Biography

Entering his 21st season with the Wolverine staff and his fifth year as Michigan’s head coach in 2026, Yuan Xiao has established himself as one of the most accomplished coaches in collegiate and international gymnastics. Michigan has captured four consecutive Big Ten Tournament titles, three regular season titles, and an NCAA Championship with Xiao at the helm of the program. During Xiao’s time at the University of Michigan, he has helped win a total of eight Big Ten Tournament titles, six Big Ten regular season championships, nearly 50 All-Americans, 18 individual NCAA titles (7 All-Around), and 29 Big Ten Individual champions. The Wolverines reached their pinnacle under Xiao in 2025, winning the program's seventh NCAA team championship and first since 2014. Fred Richard became the first gymnast to earn All-America honors in seven events in a single season on his way to his second career NCAA All-Around title. Seven athletes combined for 17 All-America honors at NCAAs, the most for the Wolverines in program history. At the Big Ten Championships, the Maize and Blue earned its fifth-straight team title and picked up a pair of individual titles. Richard earned his third straight Big Ten All-Around Champion and Big Ten Gymnast of the Championships while Evgeny Siminuic took home the high bar title. Xiao was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth straight year, CGA Coach of the Year, and USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year. In 2024, Michigan finished as national runner-up at