Holy Cross Crusaders

Holy Cross Crusaders
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UniversityCollege of the Holy Cross
ConferencePatriot League (primary)
Atlantic Hockey America (men's ice hockey)
Hockey East (women's ice hockey)
EARC (rowing)
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorKit Hughes
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
Varsity teams27
Football stadiumFitton Field
Basketball arenaHart Recreation Center
Baseball stadiumHanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field
Soccer stadiumLinda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium
NicknameCrusaders
ColorsRoyal purple[1]
 
Websitegoholycross.com

The Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross. They compete in NCAA Division I, primarily as members of the Patriot League. In ice hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Patriot League for either sex, the Crusaders are members of two other leagues, with men competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association and women in Hockey East. The men's rowing team is part of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. Of its 27 varsity teams, Holy Cross supports 13 men's and 14 women's sports,[2] giving Holy Cross the largest ratio of teams-per-enrollment in the country. Holy Cross's athletic teams for both men and women are known as the Crusaders.

Holy Cross is a founding member of the Patriot League, with one-quarter of its student body participating in its varsity athletic programs. Principal facilities include Fitton Field for football (capacity: 23,500) and Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field for baseball (3,000), the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex for basketball (3,600) and ice hockey (1,400), the Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium (1,320), and the Smith Wellness Center, located inside the Luth Athletic Complex.[3]

The college is one of nine schools to have won an NCAA championship in both baseball (1952) and basketball (1947).[4]

  1. ^ "Visual Identity Toolkit". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders - College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". www.goholycross.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Facilities". 31 July 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "National Championships by the Numbers". SB Nation. 25 June 2013.