Daniel Ribeiro
Daniel enters his third season as the head coach of the Fighting Illini men’s gymnastics program entering the 2025 season.
In his first season as head coach (2023), Ribeiro led the Illini to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships, where nine Illini earned All-American status. Of the nine, Ashton Anaya (still rings), and Ian Skirkey (pommel horse) became national champions in their respective events.
Finishing out his second season, Ribeiro led the Illini to a fifth-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships where the Illini had six All-Americans. Of the six, Tate Costa won the high bar title to become the third national champion of Ribeiro’s career as a head coach. The team also won a share of the Big Ten regular season crown for the first time in program history. Ribeiro also led the team to victories over then-ranked No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Michigan at home. Ribeiro was awarded CGA Regional Coach of the Year for the central region.
Don Osborn
Don enters his 10th season as the assistant coach for the men’s gymnastics team entering the 2025 season. Osborn returned to Illinois in 2015 after 20 years away from the program.
In his ninth season at Illinois, Osborn helped lead the Illini to a fifth-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Tournament, where the Illini had six All-Americans. The team also won the shared title of the regular season Big Ten crown for the first time in program history. Osborn also helped led the team to victories over then-ranked No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Michigan at home. Osborn was also named CGA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year and awarded the prestigous Honor Coach award.
Prior to coming back to the Illini, Osborn spent three years as the Champaign Gymnastics Academy boys’ team coach and spent over a decade as the boys’ team coach at the Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center. Osborn returned with experience coaching a multitude of gymnastics levels, including Junior Olympic National Team champions.
As Illinois’ head coach from 1994-96, Osborn’s gymnasts claimed 12 Big Ten individual championships in addition to nine NCAA All-America nods. He led the program to nearly 50 wins during his three years at the helm. The Indiana State University graduate also served as an assistant coach under Yoshi Hayasaki for eight seasons during which the Orange and Blue claimed a pair of Big Ten championships in addition to the 1989 NCAA National Championship team title. To accompany his vast coaching experience, Osborn has also been a certified judge since 1980.