The Northeastern men's crew defeated Holy Cross in a scrimmage over the 2,000-meter Charles River course on Saturday, May 7. The Huskies were down two seats at 500 but pulled even at 750 and by 1,500 had a length lead. They picked up another length and a half over the final 500 to finish at 6:16.6 to the Crusaders' 6:28.4.

Northeastern's vaunted freshman boat, which is seeded fourth in the Eastern Sprint poll, flew down the course in 6:14.4 to win by over five lengths.

Next weekend the Huskies will be in action at the prestigious Eastern Sprints at Regatta Point on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

Northeastern vs. Holy Cross Results
Varsity: Northeastern 6:16.6, Holy Cross 6:28.4
1st Freshman: Northeastern 6:14.4, Holy Cross 6:37.0


Northeastern Men's Boatings
Varsity 8: cox, Sarah McGovern; stroke, Lou Harwood; 7, John Peterson; 6, Matt Schanck; 5, Tyler Underhill; 4, Erik Wessel; 3 Mark Borgeson; 2, Christoph Kapp; bow, Jake Horwath

1st Freshman: cox, Patrick O'Hara; stroke, Justin Jones; 7, Dan Corso; 6, Ryan Rosts; 5, Eric Jackson; 4, Svetislav Pejcic; 3, Alex Greene; 2, Steve Komadowski; bow, Jack Stein