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2 Crusader Nation • Spring 2016 AD's Corner Hello Friends, There is tremendous energy around Holy Cross Athletics on Mount St. James. I hope everyone followed our Men's Basketball team's impressive postseason run. I could not be more proud of our student-athletes and coaching staff for what they accomplished this year and how well they represented themselves and the College throughout. I would also like to thank you for your support along the way. The incredible exposure that our program and the College received nationally and regionally from our streak of wins will serve us all well moving forward. I am confident this year's team has laid the foundation for basket- ball success that our student-athletes, coaches, and the entire Crusader family will look back upon fondly in the years to come. These are truly exciting times at Holy Cross — the expansion and renovation of the Hart Center is now fully underway atop the Hill. Throughout the winter, excavation work removed much of the ledge and soil to make room for the new and expanded areas of the facility. Now that our winter sports have con- cluded their competitive seasons, renovation work has begun inside of the facility on the basketball arena, hockey rink and in the main entryway of the building. On April 30, a ceremonial beam signing and groundbreaking event will take place, as part of the Become More: Campaign Kickoff Weekend. We hope you will make plans to join us on this special day, as we recognize some of the key individuals who have made this project possible. The Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex will be the corner- stone of our competitive success in all varsity sports for many years to come and we are eager to see it completed in the spring/summer of 2018. I encourage you to track our progress and learn more: http://holycross.edu/becomemore/campaign-priorities/empower- ing-athletics-health-and-wellness/hart-center-and-field-house Our student-athletes continue to make us proud both in competition and in the classroom. During the winter season, the Women's Ice Hockey team had a school-record 18-game winning streak, and captured the New England Hockey Conference Open Tournament title. Men's Ice Hockey also had an outstanding year, finishing in second place in Atlantic Hockey with a 14-7-5 conference record. Academically, our fall teams placed 106 individuals on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, including a conference-high 37 members from the Football team. Cumulatively our student- athletes earned a term GPA of 3.17 in the fall. Looking ahead to the fall we have more big news on the horizon as we prepare to play Fordham in football at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 12 for the 35th Ram-Crusader Cup. It will be a game and a weekend of events in New York City that you will not want to miss. The deadline to order tickets and ensure you get the best seats available is April 29, so please make sure to purchase your tickets now by visiting www.goholycross.com. Nathan Pine Director of Athletics In This Issue 3 Coach's Game Plan Rowing 6 Paying it Forward Tom Sullivan '70, P96, 95 7 Student Spotlight Maxine Harney '18, Women's Golf 8 March Magic Holy Cross' amazing return to the Big Dance 11 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT... Bob Molt P09, 07 Jim Kavanagh P03 12 Catching Up With Crusaders John Axelson P18 13 Calendar Sports Schedules 14 What I was Thinking Cullen Hamilton '16, Basketball 16 Why I Give Crusader Nation Produced by the Office of Advancement, Department of Athletics and Office of College Marketing and Communications D E S I G N E R Michael Grinley P H O T O G R A P H E R S Greg Fiume, Mark Hasprzk, Brent Hugo, Bob Nyce, Tom Rettig, Erik Schelkun, Gil Talbot C R U S A D E R N A T I O N Office of Advancement College of the Holy Cross One College Street Worcester, MA 01610 Phone: 508-793-2415 Email: crusaderathletics@holycross.edu Website: GoHolyCross.com