Quest Hayden

Biography

Quest Hayden joins associate head coach Scott Sherman and assistant coach Cali Hager to complete Maile'ana Kanewa-Hermelyn’s first coaching staff since being named the head coach in July. Hayden spent one year in Ann Arbor (2019-20) as a volunteer assistant under Bev Plocki where he was named the WCGA Assistant Coach of the Year and helped the Wolverines to a 2020 Big Ten regular season title. While at U-M, Hayden assisted on vault, uneven bars and floor and helped organize the recruiting lists. Hayden joins the Michigan staff after spending the 2025 season at Ohio State where he was the lone coach on both vault and floor and helped the Buckeyes to 14 career best scores between the two events. His vault squad ranked as high as 14th nationally, while the floor team ranked 19th nationally. Hayden also secured two five-star recruits and two four-star recruits in his one year with the program. Prior to 2025, Hayden was an assistant coach at Iowa for three seasons where he led the uneven bars squad and helped the team to its highest NCAA Regional finish in recent history. The Hawkeyes ranked as high as 15th nationally with two team NCAA regional appearances and four individual regional qualifiers. Furthermore, six individuals earned All-America honors in his three-year stint with the program. Hayden was also heavily involved in the revamping of recruiting strategy, meet scheduling and aiding the team in academic success. Hayden spent one season at North Carolina where he led the u