The Bates Bobcast

This week we’re recapping a remarkable year in Bates sports with Director of Athletics Stacey Bunting. Plus, the rowing teams turned in impressive performances at nationals, with the women taking second place at the NCAA Championships and the men finishing fifth at the IRA National Championship. And we catch up with Richard Johnson '78, who recently retired after a long career as the curator of th...

This week we’re catching up with Ryan Smith, from the class of 2023…who won the Vermont City Marathon on Sunday…setting a course record and qualifying for the Olympic Trials. Plus, we chat with our Bobcats of the Week…fresh off their strong showings at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and we preview the NCAA and IRA Championships for the rowing program! Interviews this episode: 1:12...

This week on the Bates Bobcast... We’re talking to a pair of seniors who finished their careers on high notes for the track and field team. Plus, head coach Curtis Johnson gives us a preview of NCAAs, which are this Thursday through Saturday in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Evan Migdole '26, Men's Track & Field Captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 9:48 -- Moriah Scharn '26,...

This week we’re celebrating women’s rowing winning their 8th NESCAC title. Plus, men’s rowing is also headed to nationals after a strong performance on Sunday. And we look back on men’s lacrosse’s third appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16. That’s this week on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:10 -- Leah Brody '28, Women's Rowing 1st Varsity Eight Coxswain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 18:29...

This week we’re talking about Bobcats rising to the challenge on and off the field. Men’s lacrosse and softball compete in post-season games this Friday, and Bates Associate Director of Athletics Adrienne Shibles, from the class of 1991, joins us to talk about the upcoming Friends of Bates Athletics Giving Challenge! Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Teddy Rosen '27, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of...

This week we’re celebrating a huge NESCAC quarterfinal win at Amherst for the men’s lacrosse team. Plus, a Bates first-year won a NESCAC title in track and field, and the rowing teams held on to the President’s Cup for the 13th straight year! Interviews this episode: 1:11 -- Connor Hartman '26, Men's Lacrosse Captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 9:19 -- Alisandra Lindos '29, Women's Track and Field....

This week we’re looking back on a big weekend of track and field, hosted and won by the Bobcats. Plus, the softball team has won five of six games thanks in part to the power hitting of junior captain Isabel Bettencourt. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:07 -- Henry Hood '28, Men's Outdoor Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 15:40 -- Campbell Johnson '28, Women's Outdoor Track &...

On this week's Bobcast, we’re previewing this weekend’s Maine State Championship, being held at Russell Street Track and Field. Plus, the lacrosse teams both picked up key wins over Connecticut College, and a novice coxswain got off to a strong start for women’s rowing. Interviews this episode: 1:01 -- Jack Goldbach '28, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 13:57 -- Caroline Keating '26, Wome...

We’re looking back on some key wins over NESCAC foes Bowdoin and Hamilton for the Bates baseball and lacrosse teams. Plus, it’s time to preview the spring season for women’s golf! That’s this week on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:29 -- Charlie Bushley '28, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 9:28 -- Lauren Wong '26, Women's Lacrosse. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 18:54 -- Henry McCan...

We’re previewing the spring seasons for rowing and men’s golf, as they get things started this Saturday. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the diamond, and men’s lacrosse picked up a thrilling win over Williams. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Isabella Albro '27, Softball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 9:56 -- Jack Margiloff '26, Baseball. (Male Bobcat...

This week we’re recapping a remarkable NCAA Championships for the Bates swimming program, as the Bobcats won two national titles and set another NCAA Division III record on their way to a top-10 finish. Plus, the baseball team is off to their best start in program history, a first-year thrower broke a Bates record, and softball is back from Florida with a winning record! All that and more... Inter...

This week on the Bobcast we’re reflecting on the greatest season in Bates women’s basketball history. Plus, Cole De Magistris '24 just signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and the baseball team is off to their best start since 1974. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:40 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketba...

This week we’re talking about one of the greatest games in Bates athletics history, as women’s basketball stormed back from 18 points down to beat Smith in overtime in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Plus, men’s lacrosse is 6-0 to start the year, it’s time to preview the Bates softball season, and we introduce you to the first Paralympian in Bates College history. All that and more.... In...

This week on the Bates Bobcast, we’re celebrating a second NESCAC championship for Bates women’s basketball, as the Bobcats triumphed over Bowdoin Sunday in Brunswick. Plus, the men’s basketball team joins the women in making the NCAA tournament, and men’s lacrosse won a huge game on the road at nationally ranked Wesleyan. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:32 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Te...

This week we’re talking with the fastest men’s 200-yard medley relay team in NCAA Division III history, and yes, they are Bates Bobcats. Plus, the women’s basketball team pulled off a comeback for the ages in their NESCAC quarterfinal, and the men’s basketball team prevailed on the road, with both teams moving on to their respective semifinals. And oh by the way, spring sports are in full swing. W...

On the latest Bobcast, we’re previewing three spring sports seasons, as men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, and baseball get underway this week! Plus, Sarah Palmer captured a NESCAC swimming championship, and men's track and field's Ross Tejeda broke his own school record in the mile. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:58 -- Sarah Palmer '27, Women's Swim & Dive. (Fem...

This week we’re talking Black History Month and chatting with volleyball’s Nora Gilmer and women’s lacrosse’s Amanda Edge about a special panel of Black student-athletes at Bates, happening this Thursday in Chase Lounge. Plus, women’s basketball celebrated their seniors by winning their 20th game of the year, men’s track and field won the state championship, and men’s swimming and diving won the C...

On this week's Bobcast, we’re looking back on an undefeated weekend for the basketball teams, as both teams swept Williams and Middlebury for the first time in 21 years. Plus, an alpine skiing sophomore captain had a breakthrough performance, men’s squash won a thriller, and the track and field teams are ready for this Saturday’s Maine State Meet. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews...

On this week’s episode, we talk with Bates Nordic skiing senior captain Liza Bell, a leader of Bates Public Health Initiative, a club on campus collecting donations for Gather to Grow, a local food pantry helping area families impacted by the presence of ICE in our community. Plus, updates on women’s basketball, men’s track and field, and women’s alpine skiing. That's this week, on the Bates Bobca...

This week marks the 400th episode of the Bates Bobcast! To celebrate, we are throwing it back to 2016 with a vintage interview with two-time College Squash Association National Champion Ahmed Abdel Khalek '16. Plus, back here in 2026, men’s basketball beat Bowdoin and Colby while also getting featured on ESPN, the alpine skiing teams opened the carnival season at the Colby Carnival, and track and...

This week our Hall of Fame Interview series continues with volleyball All-American and softball star Rachel Clayton, from the class of 1990. Plus, the women’s basketball team is 13-1 and 2-0 in NESCAC following wins over Amherst and Hamilton, a women’s track and field sprinter broke a school record, and a men’s swimmer broke a NESCAC record. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this...

We’re celebrating the start of the new year with a look at our basketball teams, as the men’s and women’s teams are a combined 22-2 entering NESCAC play, which starts this Friday against Amherst. Plus, our Hall of Fame Interview Series continues with two-time Olympian Nancy Ingersoll Fiddler, from the class of 1978. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:50 -- Elsa Daul...

Our Hall of Fame interview series continues with 16-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion Keelin Godsey, from the class of 2006. Plus, men’s basketball is 7-0 and receiving votes in the D3hoops.com top 25 poll after a road win at Bowdoin. The swimming and diving teams set nine meet records at the Maine Collegiate Invite, and track and field impressed at their season openers. That’s this wee...

This week we resume our Hall of Fame interview series with three-time NCAA champion in the indoor shot put David Pless, from the class of 2013. Plus, the basketball teams enter the month of December undefeated, and we preview the indoor track and field season. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:11 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's Basketball captain. (Female Bobcat of t...

This week we’re celebrating one thousand (and one) career points for Elsa Daulerio, as the women’s basketball senior captain helped Bates defeat Southern Maine in overtime. Plus, the basketball teams are a combined 9-0 headed into Thanksgiving, the swim teams are undefeated, and women’s squash is off to a strong start. Interviews this episode: 1:46 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's basketball captain,...