Brett Nelligan is the head gymnastics coach at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, and entered his 17th season leading the program in 2025-26. A College Park native who grew up around Maryland gymnastics, he was named the fourth head coach in program history on May 1, 2009, succeeding his father, Bob Nelligan, after serving on the Terrapins' coaching staff since July 2003.
Before becoming head coach, Nelligan worked as a Maryland assistant coach from 2003 to 2006 and then as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2006 to 2009. Over his tenure, Maryland earned 13 NCAA Regional appearances from 2010 through 2025, and his teams produced several of the strongest recruiting classes in program history. In 2018, he was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.
