Established the Cyclone men’s gymnastics program in 1963 and turned it into a national power
Led his teams to NCAA Championships in 1971, 1973 and 1974 along with 10 Big Eight titles
Mentored 16 NCAA champions, 54 All-Americans and recorded a 180-30-1 dual meet record
A three-time national Coach of the Year, Gagnier tutored one Olympian (Ron Galimore) and one Nissan Award winner (Brent Simmons)
Served as president of the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches and chair of the rules committee
After retirement from coaching, he worked in the Athletics Department as Director of Promotions (leading the popular “Shoot Five-for-Five” halftime contests at basketball games) and Director of the National Cyclone Club