CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's heavyweight rowing's Patrick Lapage '12 has been elevated from assistant coach to associate head coach, it was announced today. The upcoming 2023-24 campaign will mark Lapage's 11th on the Crimson's coaching staff.
 
"Patrick was a three-year varsity stroke seat for Harry Parker and led the team to Ivy and Henley Royal Regatta titles," said Charley Butt, The Bolles-Parker Head Coach for Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew. "Patrick's outstanding qualities as an oarsman and team leader now extend to his role as coach, mentor, and recruiter of outstanding Harvard oarsmen and Ivy-title winning crews. Very few coaches have led crews to Ivy titles as an athlete and coach."
 
Having coached the 2V since 2017, Lapage, who also serves as the team's recruiting coordinator, has led the Crimson to top-5 national finishes in nine of the last 10 seasons. In his first year directing the group, Harvard finished in fourth place at the 2017 Eastern Sprints and fifth at the IRA National Championship, only to flip the results 12 months later (5th at Eastern Sprints, 4th at IRAs). In 2019, Lapage helped the Crimson win the Eastern Sprints title, the Harvard-Yale race and the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. More recently, Lapage coached the boat to a victory at the 2023 Eastern Sprints and a fourth-place performance at IRAs.
 
Prior to taking over the 2V, Lapage coached the 3V and 4V from 2013-16. In 2015, Lapage guided the 3V to a silver medal at IRAs and the 4V to the Grand Final, with both crews winning the Harvard-Yale race. The next season, he coached both boats to a silver at Eastern Sprints and the 3V to a second-place finish at IRAs, culminating with the third varsity defeating rival Yale.
 
A 2012 Harvard graduate, Lapage was a first-team All-Ivy League selection in 2010 and 2011. In his final campaign, he nearly led the Crimson varsity eight boat to an Eastern Sprints title, finishing in second place by less than a half-second. Two weeks later, however, Lapage guided Harvard to a perfect 2012 dual season, which was highlighted by the squad's fifth-straight sweep of Yale. The Shrewsbury, England, native then closed his career by helping the 1V earn a bronze at the IRA National Championships, securing the program's second-straight top-three national finish.

Lapage, who joined the Harvard coaching staff in 2013-14, also has experience with USRowing, serving as an assistant for USRowing's Men's U23 National Team Selection Camp in the summer of 2021.