Women's Gymnastics
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Daniel Ungerecht enters his first season as an assistant coach, joining the Orange and Blue on June 12, 2026.
Ungerecht joins the Fighting Illini after serving as a level 10 head coach at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas.
While at World Champions Centre, Ungerecht was the lead coach for Level 10 athletes, helping prepare his gymnasts for NCAA and elite-level competition. In that role, he developed and implemented individualized training plans focused on skill progression and consistency and collaborated with families and NCAA coaches to support athlete recruitment and eligibility processes.
He also assisted with travel planning, meet scheduling, and compliance with USAG/NCAA safety protocols while cultivating a competitive yet supportive team environment that prioritizes academic excellence and mental resilience.
Prior to joining World Champions Centre in December 2024, Ungerecht was the program director and head coach at Rowland Ballard Gymnastics Academy in Atascocita, Texas, from 2017-23. During that time, he directed USAG Junior Olympic and Xcel competitive teams, working with athletes aged 6-18 while producing state and regional qualifiers and champions.
A native of Kingwood, Texas, Ungerecht earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lamar University in August 2023. He and his wife, Mallory, have two children, Drew and Penny Jo.
