WORCESTER, Mass. - The No. 19 Holy Cross men's rowing program competed in the Eastern Sprints held on Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday.
 
Facing off in the second heat of the Varsity Heavyweight Eight, the No. 19 Crusaders placed fifth behind No. 7 Harvard, No. 4 Syracuse, No. 14 Pennsylvania, and No. 11 Wisconsin with a time of 5:51.835. In the third level final, the varsity eight faced No. 16 Navy and No. 20 Columbia, finishing third with a 5:45.357.
 
The No. 18 Second Varsity Heavyweight Eight faced off against No. 8 Princeton, No. 2 Brown, No. 9 Northeastern, and No. 15 Cornell, finishing with a time of 5:57.772, good for fifth place and a spot in the third level final. In the afternoon third level final, the Crusaders faced No. 24 Columbia and No. 21 Georgetown, finishing second with a 5:49.984.

The Crusaders' No. 16 Third Varsity Heavyweight Eight faced No. 3 Yale, No. 6 Dartmouth, No. 7 Syracuse, No. 10 Cornell, No. 12 Pennsylvania, and No. 14 Wisconsin in the morning heat, finishing sixth with a 6:00.754, just barely ahead of No. 14 Wisconsin's 6:00.757 finish. In the afternoon petite final, the second varsity eight faced No. 10 Cornell, No. 11 Boston University, No. 9 Navy, No. 12 Pennsylvania, No. 13 Northeastern, and No. 14 Wisconsin. The Crusaders took sixth in the petite final, defeating Wisconsin by almost a second with a time of 5:58.308.
 
The Fourth Varsity Heavyweight Eight faced Yale, Princeton, Brown, Boston University, Northeastern, and Pennsylvania in their morning heat, crossing the finish with a 6:24.709 to take a spot in the petite final. Facing Navy, Boston University, Northeastern, Cornell, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, the Crusaders finished with a 6:12.924.

No. 19 men's rowing will take a three week break before heading to West Windsor, N.J. for the IRA National Championship held on June 1 – 3.
 
Varsity Eight
Kevin Greed (cox)
Philip Collins
Paul Bradley
George Elias
Tyler Williamson
Jonny Campbell
Charlie Farley
William Mead
Aidan Hart-Nova
 
Second Varsity Eight
Jack Petrus (cox)
Owen Everette
Alexander Khlopin
Wilson Langkamp
Christian Giacomini
Nick Corsentino
Michael Aronsohn
James Fitzgerald
Robert Erwin
 
Third Varsity Eight
Katherine Wagner (cox)
Patrick Boyle
Kyan Chase
Christopher Cosenza
Matt Viliott
Stephen Meier
Guthre Oakes
Cole Rice
Joe Martin
 
Fourth Varsity Eight
Jed Neal (cox)
Colin O'Connor
Nick Hessick
Ben Vieten
Marin Gabric
Henry Linton
Aidan Gould
Christian Trotter
Christopher Clark
 
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