Women's Gymnastics: Unit Eleven and the Magnificent Seven
Assistant coach Scott Sherman concluded his 17th season with the women's gymnastics program. His primary responsibilities include coaching on uneven bars, coordinating schedules, and assisting in recruiting efforts. He was named NCAA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008, and is a two-time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year (1997, 2010).
Since joining the program in 1997, Sherman was contributed to 11 Big Ten Conference championships, eight regional titles and six trips to the NCAA Super Six. His work with U-M's bars specialists has contributed to 18 of the top 21 best individual season averages on bars, including the top five scores. He has coached two NCAA champions and 17 NCAA Regional champions on bars. A Michigan student-athlete has won the bars title in nine of 17 Big Ten Championships since Sherman's arrival.
Prior to his arrival at Michigan, Sherman was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota and a club gymnastics coach for the Olympic Gymnastics Academy and Twin City Twisters.
A native of Minneapolis, Minn., Sherman earned his B.S. in real estate and economics in 1986 from St. Cloud State University. He and his wife Shannon reside in Ann Arbor with their children.
