2011-2012: Member of the varsity eight that placed first out of 23 boats in the men’s eight race and set a course record at the Snake Regatta (Oct. 15)...rowed for the varsity eight in all seven spring regattas...varsity eight won races against Rutgers (April 22) and Bucknell (April 29).

2010-2011: Member of the varsity eight that competed at the Snake Regatta (Oct. 9), placing first of 20 teams…rowed for the second varsity eight in seven of its eight competitions in the spring, including the win versus EARC member Rutgers (April 30).

2009-2010: A member of the freshman eight…finished first with the Crusaders’ novice ‘A’ boat at the Quinsigamond Novice Challenge (Oct. 24)...the freshman eight won two of its three races at the 23rd George Washington Invitational (April 9-10), defeating UC San Diego in the first race and George Washington and Gonzaga in the third race…won dual-races versus Bucknell (April 18) and Rutgers (May 2).

Before Holy Cross: Was a member of the Essex Rowing Club while attending Central Catholic H.S....earned fifth place in the 2009 Northeast/Mid Atlantic Junior District Championships and third at the 2009 Saratoga Invitational, both as a member of the varsity eight...rowing with the novice eight, his boat finished third in the 2008 Northeast/Mid Atlantic Junior District Championships...earned a silver medal in Mathematics and French in 2009, and a gold in History in 2008... president of the band and a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Son of Lynn and Nicholas Forgione...has one sister, Emily, who rowed at Mount Holyoke (Class of 2011)...majoring in Political Science.