NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Mike Gennaro, Craig W. Johnson '68 Head Coach of Heavyweight Crew has announced the promotion of Henri LaLiberte to assistant coach of the heavyweight crew program.
 
"I am pleased to announce the promotion of Henri to a full-time assistant," said Gennaro. "Over the last two years, it has been abundantly clear that Henri is passionate about coaching and deeply cares about the success and well-being of our student-athletes. His work ethic is outstanding, and he provides our coaching staff with a specific skill set that will make an immediate impact on our program."
 
LaLiberte joined the Yale coaching staff in 2021 as a volunteer assistant coach. In that role, he has supported both the staff with operations, while also coaching the fifth and sixth varsity eights. 

"The last two years as a volunteer have truly felt like a graduate degree in our sport, both in learning daily from Coach Gladstone and from my mentor Coach Gennaro," said LaLiberte. "To be able to give back to the team that has given me so much is truly a privilege."
 
In July 2023, he was selected as an assistant coach alongside former head coach Steve Gladstone for the U.S. Men's Senior National Team. Prior to joining Yale, LaLiberte coxed the US Men's Eight to fourth place at the 2018 World University Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China. He has also spent time coaching youth and masters rowing at the Duluth Rowing Club in Duluth, Minn.
 
LaLiberte graduated from Purdue University in 2020 with a degree in Organizational and Strategic Management. He spent four years coxing the top men's eight on the Purdue rowing team and served as team President his senior year.
 
"It's an incredible honor to be able to start my full-time coaching career here at Yale and I can't wait to get back on the Housatonic working with the best group of athletes a coach could ask for. Go Bulldogs!"