THE BASICS:

Regatta: Snake Regatta
Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Location: Worcester, Mass. (Lake Quinsigamond)
The Lead: The Holy Cross men's varsity eight won the Snake Regatta for the seventh straight time as the Crusaders broke the course record by 11 seconds with a time of 12.44.069 as the Holy Cross men's rowing team began its season on Lake Quinsigamond.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Holy Cross “A” placed first in the men's varsity eight race with a time of 12.44.069, breaking the previous course record by 11 seconds. WPI was second with a time of 12:48.474.
• Holy Cross “B” finished fourth overall with a time of 13:09.447, while Holy Cross “C” team finished 13th overall with a time of 14:07.309.
• The Crusaders placed ninth in the novice eight event with a time of 16:12.011.

THE LINEUPS:

• Holy Cross Varsity Eight "A": Ben MacDougald (coxswain), Vince LaMonte, Keenan Moore, Sean Horan, John Kane Luca Szczepanik, Nate Gould, Mathew Zakrzewski, Barrett Shea. 
• Holy Cross Varsity Eight "B": Ally Sullivan (coxswain) William McCue, Nathaniel Lombardi, John Romano, Christian Kerrigan, Chris Mudrick, Paul Stanovich, Connor Mudrick, Aiden Maynard. 
• Holy Cross Varsity Eight “C”: Jerome Siangco (coxswain), Robbie Carter, Patrick Powell, Luke Graham, Ian Burns, Jake Mullin, Colin McCormack, Sam Mahoney, Rob Jelcz.  
• Holy Cross Novice Eight: Matt Wolfe (coxswain), Thomas McGrail, Adam LaMothe, Cory D'Attoma, Thomas MacMullin, Thomas Neville, Hiram Gandia, Andrew Lombardi, Itaru Fujiwara.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders will return to action on Oct. 22-23, when they compete at the 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta.