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Our Coaches and Staff

Bev Plocki, Head Coach, 17th Year
University of Michigan head coach Beverly Plocki begins her 17th season at the helm of the women's gymnastics program aiming for the program’s first NCAA title. She inherited a program that hadn’t finished better than fifth at the Big Ten Conference Championships for seven consecutive seasons and built it into a perennial contender for the NCAA championship. The six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, four-time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year and 1994 National Coach of the Year has led the Wolverines to 13 consecutive appearances at the NCAA Championships and has guided the team to two second-place finishes. She has helped the Wolverines win the Big Ten title, NCAA Regional title and make an NCAA Super Six appearance in the same season on six occasions.

Scott Sherman, Assistant Coach, 10th Year
Scott Sherman begins another superb season as an assistant coach with the women's gymnastics program. Scott's primary responsibilities with the team involve coaching on the vault and uneven bars, as well as working with the gymnasts tumbling. In addition, he concentrates his efforts toward recruiting.

In 1999, Scott was chosen as the National Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women (NACGC/W). He became the first assistant coach at Michigan to earn that honor. In 1997 Scott was also named the NCAA Central Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. His recognition was just the second for a U-M women's gymnastics assistant coach.

Joanne Bowers, Assistant Coach, 5th Year
Joanne Bowers is now becoming a veteran member for these Wolverines. Prior to joining the Wolverines, she spent four years as an assistant at Kent State University, helping the Golden Flashes to a record-setting score of 195.675 and the Mid-American Conference women's gymnastics championship in 2001. For her efforts that season, she was named the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women (NACGC/W) Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year.

While Joanne has coaching experience in all four events, she focuses on the floor exercise and balance beam with head coach Bev Plocki. Joanne also has a diverse background in gymnastics. She was a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the women's gymnastics team at James Madison University.

Shanna Duggan, Student Coach, 1st Year

Lisa Hass, Athletic Trainer, 15th Year

Christina Nisonger, Student Manager, 4th Year

Angie Beck, Academic Advisor

Colleen Brophy, Strength and Conditioning Trainer

Richard Retyi, Sports Information Director

Note: Some biographical summaries reprinted from Official U-M Athletics Media Guide

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