THE BASICS:

• Regatta: Eastern Sprints
• Date: Sunday, May 17, 2015
• Location: Worcester, Mass. (Lake Quinsigamond)
• The Lead: The Holy Cross men's rowing team competed at the 2015 Eastern Sprints on Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond. Princeton won the team title to earn the Rowe Cup. The Crusaders' No. 19 nationally ranked varsity eight won the third-level final including defeating No. 16 Syracuse.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The No. 19 nationally ranked varsity eight placed fifth in its opening heat out of six boats with a time of 5:47.096 as the Crusaders defeated George Washington (5:49.172). No. 4 Princeton won with a time of 5:37.329. The Crusaders (5:44.997) then won the third-level final out of six boats for a 13th-place overall finish in the varsity eight competition out of 18 boats. The Crusaders defeated No. 16 Syracuse (5:47.419), George Washington (5:49.038), MIT (5:49.135), Georgetown (5:52.568) and Rutgers (6:04.796).
• The second varsity eight placed sixth in its heat out of six boats with a time of 6:03.191. The Crusaders (6:08.087) were then fourth in the third-level final out of five boats for a 16th-place finish in the overall second varsity eight competition out of 17 boats.  
• The third varsity eight was fifth in its heat out of six boats with a time of 6:05.363 as the Crusaders defeated Georgetown (6:13.717). The Crusaders (6:17.879) then were third in the third-level final out of five boats for a 15th-place overall finish in the third varsity eight competition out of 17 boats.
• The fourth varsity eight was fifth in its heat out of five boats with a time of 6:16.608. The Crusaders (6:17.166) then placed third in the petite final of out four boats for a ninth-place overall finish in the fourth varsity eight competition out of 10 boats.
• The fifth varsity eight placed seventh in the grand final out of seven boats with a time of 6:27.333.

THE LINEUPS:

• Holy Cross Varsity Eight: J.T. Kearney (Coxswain), Vince LaMonte, T.J. Watts, Sam Poryanda, John Burke, Andrew McNamara, John Tanis, Anthony Criscitiello, Connor May.
• Holy Cross Second Varsity Eight: Christian Brooks (Coxswain), Jon Bachmann, Luke Graham, Christian Kerrigan, James Holland, Sean Horan, Keenan Moore, Alex Brandon, Tiarnan Doherty.
• Holy Cross Third Varsity Eight: Cally Hickey (Coxswain), Casey Norton, Chris Paul, Brian Latu, Zack Zaniewski, Joe Nolan, Chris Mudrick, Will Callif, Kyle Larkin.
• Holy Cross Fourth Varsity Eight: Eddie Ryan (Coxswain), William McCue, Robbie Carter, Greg Giangiordano, William Weir, Nick Whalen, John Kane, Brian Clark, Ted Langlois.
• Holy Cross Fifth Varsity Eight: Cammie Loeber (Coxswain), Patrick Powell, Ryan Cyr, Conor Faron, Nathaniel Lombardi, Charlie Callif, Mathew Zakrzewski, Dan Beckham, Bob Hu.

KEEP CONNECTED:

• You can stay connected with the Holy Cross men's rowing team by following the Crusaders on Twitter @HCrossMRowing. You can also get the latest news and results on the team sent directly to your e-mail. To sign up for e-mail alerts go here: http://www.goholycross.com/list-signup.