Holy Cross Crusaders

T he College of the Holy Cross, or better known simply as Holy Cross, is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. The school sponsors 27 varsity sports, 19 of which compete on campus. Five sports - baseball, track, tennis, football, and basketball - have been in competition for more than 100 years. All Holy Cross sports teams compete at the NCAA Division I level (FCS for football) in the Patriot League, with the exception of the men’s ice hockey team which competes in the Atlantic Hockey Conference and the women’s ice hockey team which competes in the Hockey East. Holy Cross’s athletic teams for both men and women are known as the Crusaders. Of its 27 varsity teams, there are 13 men’s and 14 women’s sports. The carrying of 26 Division I varsity programs gives Holy Cross the largest ratio of teams-per-enrollment in the country. In 1975, the college built its main athletic complex and dubbed it the Hart Center, named for the Rev. Francis J. Hart, the AT A GLANCE HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS ATHLETICS FACILITIES WHAT: A complex of college athletic fields, courts, and facilities WHERE: Worcester, Massachusetts WEBSITE: www.holycross.edu/athletics/facilities