Holy Cross Athletics

• Coxswain for three fall events.
  • Finished fourth in the Collegiate 8+ with the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the Head of the Snake (10/5).
  • Finished fifth in the Collegiate 8+ with the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the Wormtown Chase (10/26).
  • Competed in the Men's 8+ with the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the Princeton Chase (11/3).

2023-2024 (Junior):

• Competed with the fourth varsity 8+ at the Princeton Chase (11/5).
• Coxswain for four fall races.
  • Competed with the second varsity 4+ at the Alumni Cup (3/30).
  • Placed fourth at the Occoquan Invitational (4/14), second in home invitational against no.13 Boston U., no. 22 Temple, Marist, and Hobart (4/20), and  competed at the Eastern Sprints (5/19) with the fourth varsity 8+.

• Competed in three fall events with the third varsity eight.
  • Placed 8th at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/15), 3rd at the Wormtown Chase Regatta (10/29) and 33rd at the Princeton Chase Regatta (11/6).
• Competed in all nine spring events as a coxswain.
  • Raced with the third varsity eight at the Alumni Cup (4/1), Occoquan Invitational (4/9), and against St. Joe's (4/22).
  • Helped the fourth varsity eight to a second-place finish at the New England Championship (5/6).

• Competed in all four fall events.
  • Helped the third varsity eight to 9th at the Snake Regatta (10/17), 26th at the Head of the Charles on the Charles (10/24), 6th at the Wormtown Chase Regatta (10/30) and 34th at the Princeton Chase Regatta (11/7).
• Competed in seven spring events.
  • Raced with the second varsity eight five times, and the third varsity eight twice.
  • Placed first at the Jesuit Invitational (3/26) with the third varsity eight.
  • Placed second at New England Championships (4/30) with the second varsity eight.

• Competed on the varsity rowing team for head coach Rich Kesor at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn.
• Received the team’s Wesley Hirschman Award for the Most Outstanding Coxswain as a senior.
• Won 25 total medals during his high school career.
• Part of the school’s first boat to medal at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America national championship in 2021.

• Son of James and Lauren Neal.
• Majoring in Economics.