The Bates Bobcast

This week we’re reflecting on an outstanding season for Bates field hockey, as they won the NESCAC for the first time and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second straight year. Plus, not one, not two, but three Bates cross country runners are headed to the NCAA Championships, and both basketball teams got off to strong starts. And with it being International Student Week, we chat with on...

The No. 4 nationally ranked Bobcats are the 2025 NESCAC field hockey champions! We talk with the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year and the back-to-back NESCAC Player of the Week on this week's episode of the Bobcast. Plus, we wrap up the Bates football season and get winter sports previews started with basketball and swimming! Interviews this episode: 2:25 -- Haley Dwight '27 (NESCAC Field Hocke...

This week we continue our Hall of Fame interview series with the legendary Bates men’s track and field and cross country coach Walt Slovenski, as we interview his son Peter Slovenski about Walt’s remarkable career at Bates. Plus, the field hockey team won a NESCAC quarterfinal thriller over Hamilton in a shootout Saturday at Campus Ave. Field and we preview the NESCAC tournament with volleyball he...

This week we continue our Hall of Fame interview series with inductee Sherry Deschaine, who had a hand in coaching almost every women’s sport during her time as a Bobcat. Plus, we introduce you to our two new rowing assistant coaches, one of whom is a familiar face here at Bates. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:17 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football 9:38 -- Carmel Crunk '28, Lineba...

This week we continue our Hall of Fame interview series with inductee Meg Coffin, from the class of 2008. Plus, the No. 6 nationally ranked field hockey team got a big Senior Day win and women’s golf won the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championship. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:13 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 11:08 -- Lucy Norris '26,...

This week we are recapping a thrilling and emotional win for the football team last Saturday at Tufts. Plus, we preview the Head of the Charles regatta with rowing head coach Peter Steenstra, and our Athletics Hall of Fame interview series continues with the 2015 Bates women’s rowing team, the first Bates team to win an NCAA championship. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:19 -- Matt...

This week we’re launching our Bates Athletics Hall of Fame interview series, as the first class was inducted on Saturday. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the nationally ranked field hockey and men’s soccer programs. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:12 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 13:33 -- Rose Gordon '28, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 20:37 -- Luke Cunnif...

This week we’re looking back on what is believed to be the biggest come-from-behind win in Bates field hockey history. Plus, men’s soccer stunned defending NCAA champion Amherst on Saturday, and a sophomore men’s golfer had his best round to date at Bates. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:58 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 8:19 -- Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg '2...

This week we’re looking back at a state championship for men’s cross country. Plus, field hockey is now ranked seventh in the country, and women’s soccer blanked nationally ranked Wesleyan. All that and more...on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:54 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 8:06 -- Nathaniel Aronson '27, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 14:32 -- Leah White '27...

We’re looking back at a week that saw Bates fall sports teams go undefeated, with 11 victories to celebrate for the Bobcats…including one of the best football games Garcelon Field has seen in years. All that and more...on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:15 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 15:13 -- Jack Perry '26, Football. (NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week + Male Bobcat of the...

We’re celebrating 150 years of Bates football and previewing the 2025 season for the Bobcats. Plus, women’s golf and tennis are getting their fall seasons underway, and hear from our Bobcats of the Week! That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:53 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 13:36 -- Amy LaBelle '27, Field Hockey (Female Bobcat of the Week). 19:03 -- Chris Bianco...

The Bobcats are back on campus, and we’re previewing the field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, and cross country seasons…all of which get underway this week! Hear from our head coaches, including our new volleyball coach: Carissa Bradford. That’s this week, on the season premiere of the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:22 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey 13:36 --...

It's the final Bates Bobcast....of the school year! We’re taking a look back at a pair of medal-winning performances for the rowing teams at their respective national championships. Plus, head coach Peter Steenstra puts a bow on the season. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:22 -- Hannah Herbst '28, Women's rowing first varsity eight coxswain (Female Bobcat of the W...

This week, we’re previewing the final two events of the school year for Bates athletics. The seniors have graduated, but the rowing teams aren’t done yet. The women’s team is headed to West Windsor, N.J. for the NCAA Championships, while the men’s team heads to Camden, N.J. for the IRA National Championship. We preview both, this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:07 -- Rylee E...

This week we’re introducing you to our four Lindholm Scholar Athletes from the class of 2025. These awards have been given annually since 1976 to the senior male and female athletes with the highest academic averages. You’ll meet a neuroscience major from the men’s swimming team, a sociology major from the women’s soccer team, a sociology and politics double major from the women’s cross country an...

This week we're celebrating the return of Bates rowing to the national stage. The women's team is once again going to compete at the NCAA Championships after a one-year hiatus, and the men's team earned an automatic bid to the IRA National Championships regatta. Plus, a women's track and field 10K for the record books, and we introduce you to one of the stars of Bates rugby. That's this week, on t...

This week we’re talking track and field and rowing, as both programs are racing to the finish of the spring sports season, and rewriting some record books along the way. That’s this week on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:08 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field. 7:50 -- Graca Bila '28, Women's Track and Field. 13:14 -- Luke Desmaison '26, Men's Rowing. 20:16 -- Peter Steenstr...

This week we introduce you to Stacey Bunting, the next Bates Director of Athletics. Hear how she first fell in love with sports, and what led her to becoming a Bobcat. Plus, the rowing teams won the President’s Cup once again, and celebrated some legends of the past along the way. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:44 -- Stacey Bunting, Incoming Bates Director of A...

This week we’re talking track and field, as the Bobcats made a big statement up in Waterville in advance of NESCACs. Plus, the baseball team is gearing up for their most important week of the season to date, and the rowing teams continue to put together impressive seasons. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:17 -- Callahan Porter '27, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bob...

This week we’re celebrating the women’s rowing team making a big statement over the weekend in Massachusetts, and rising to No. 1 in the country as a result. Plus, the tennis teams celebrated Senior Day, and the baseball team got another outstanding pitching performance. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Hannah Herbst '28, Women's Rowing first varsity eight...

This week we’re looking back at what was quite possibly the first nine-inning no-hitter thrown in the history of the Bates baseball program, which dates back to the 19th century. Plus, our four women’s lacrosse seniors had a Senior Day to remember. And softball continues to thrive in NESCAC play. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:13 -- Ian McAslan '25, Baseball. (...

This week we’re talking about the best start to a season for the Bates softball team since 2000. Plus, the golf teams start their respective spring seasons this weekend, and John Tully delivered his best start to date to help the baseball team beat Tufts. Interviews this episode: 1:10 -- Ella Maher '26, Softball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 9:39 -- John Tully '26, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of...

It finally happened! A member of the Bates swimming and diving program won an individual NCAA championship. And not only did junior Max Cory win the national title in the 100-yard freestyle, he broke the NCAA Division III record along the way, with his championship final time of 42.88 seconds. And Bobcats weren’t just thriving in the water, they also shined on the dirt last week, with the softball...

This week we’re looking back on a win Sunday at Merrill Gym that the women’s tennis team won’t soon forget. Plus, the baseball team broke in the new Leahey Field turf with a great pitching performance, and we wrap up the squash season with outgoing interim head coach Ricky Silbersher. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:25 -- Olivia Gidlow '25, Women's Tennis. (Fema...

This week we’re looking back on a pair of impressive wins for the lacrosse teams. Plus, track and field is sending three athletes to NCAAs, one of which qualified on her last chance at Tufts. And it’s time to preview the Bates softball season with head coach Kat McKay! All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:09 -- Alison Montgomery (Head Coach), Sophie Spolter '26, and Sarah Hughes '27, Wo...