[2] Newt Loken, head of the men's gymnastics team from 1948 to 1983, was hired to be the first women's coach and served one season.

Anne Cornell and Scott Ponto both served short tenures before Sheri Hyatt for five seasons starting in 1980.

Under Hyatt, the program won its first Big Ten conference championship and qualified to its first NCAA tournament, both in 1982.

Beth Wymer won the NCAA championship in the uneven bars three consecutive years from 1993 to 1995.

The Shepherd Center is the practice and training home of the women's gymnastics team.