Athletic Coach Details

Pierre Yoo entered the Hotchkiss Bearcat community in the fall of 2011 as a chemistry instructor and the head coach of the boys’ cross country team. Presently, he also serves as Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the head of Edelman Dormitory, and the assistant coach of track and field in the spring. He and his wife are the proud parents of two alumnae of The Hotchkiss School from the classes of 2021 and 2023.

 

In the fall of 2021 and 2023, he energized the members of the boys’ cross country team to capture the team’s first two Founders League Championships in school history. Since 2011, the Bearcats have finished on the team podium for the top four teams at the New England Division I (NEPSTA) Championships in 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023.

 

He has coached two individuals to obtain new Hotchkiss School course records in the fall and four athletes to set new Hotchkiss School distance school records in the spring. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master of science in educational administration from the University of Scranton. He has been teaching science, coaching, advising, and living in the dormitory since starting his teaching career in 1993. He taught at his alma mater, The Hill School for five years, The Thacher School for six years, and St. George’s School for seven years. At St. George’s School, he served as the head track and field coach and led the girls’ track and field team to the NEPSTA Division III Championships in 2010 and 2011; these were first NEPSTA championships in school history for the girls’ team.