ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Big Ten capped off its 2026 Men’s Gymnastics Championships on Saturday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., as it handed out six individual event titles. In addition, University of Michigan junior Fred Richard was named the Gymnast of the Championships, while Wolverines head coach Yuan Xiao was chosen the Big Ten Coach of the Year by a vote of the conference coaches.
Earlier this week, Richard was also named Big Ten Men’s Gymnast of the Year for the second time, while Ohio State’s Parker Thackston was named Specialist of the Year. Penn State’s Shaun Smith claimed Freshman of the Year honors.
Richard scored his fourth consecutive Gymnast of the Championship award after winning his fourth straight Big Ten All-Around title on Friday night…