The Bates Bobcast

It’s the season finale of the Bobcast! On this week’s episode, we catch up with three-time All-American and Bates nominee for the D3 Commissioners Association Male Athlete of the Year Award, Ned Farrington. Plus, we chat with the Bates nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year, women’s swimming 14-time All-American Grace Wenger. Rowing head coach Peter Steenstra recaps the IRA National Championship Regat...

We’re previewing the 2024 IRA National Championship, as the men’s rowing team is sending a program-record three crews to the regatta. Plus, we look back at yet another All-America performance for Bates men’s track and field’s Ned Farrington, as assistant coach Alison Leonard '10 joins the show to recap the NCAA Championships. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 0:44 -...

With commencement set for this Sunday, we’re celebrating Senior Week on the Bobcast! Hear from the three seniors who hosted the inaugural CATSBY Awards, plus a preview of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with distance coach Danny Feldman. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:12 -- Danny Feldman, Head Cross Country and Distance Coach. (NCAA Track and Field Championships previ...

After a week away for our inaugural CATSBY awards, the Bobcast is back! This week we’re recapping the National Invitational Rowing Championship with head coach Peter Steenstra and men’s first varsity eight coxswain Izzy Beck. Plus, track and field athletes have one more chance to qualify for NCAAs this Thursday at MIT, but one of them is already safely in. And we introduce you to Orange Whip, the...

This week we’re looking back on the best performance by the Bates men’s golf team at NESCACs…ever, complete with an individual medalist, who is only a sophomore! Plus, track and field athletes made all sorts of history at the conference championships, including senior captain Ned Farrington, who broke a school record that had stood for more than 40 years. All that and more... Interviews this episo...

The NESCAC Championships are this weekend for track and field, and they are approaching quickly for the rest of the Bates spring sports. Hear from some of the recent spring standouts on this week’s episode of the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:01 -- Jacob Goff '24, Men's Track & Field (Male Bobcat of the Week). 8:16 -- Kylie Musante '26, Women's Track & Field (Female Bobcat of the Week)...

This week we’re talking with four men’s track and field sprinters who broke the school record in the 4x100 relay….but aren’t remotely satisfied with that result. Plus, softball sophomore Emma Yen had a breakout week for the Bobcats, and we check in with the rowing teams. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:12 - Livia Kozick '24, Women's Track and Field (Heptathlon). 8:17 -- Derek Shen...

This week on the Bobcast we chat with the first Bates athlete ever to be inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division III Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame: 16-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion: Keelin Godsey '06. Plus, the baseball team won a thriller at Tufts and women’s lacrosse picked up a key NESCAC road victory. All that and more, on th...

This week we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Bates men’s lacrosse team's season, which saw the Bobcats go 11-1 overall, and 11-0 during the regular season. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from women’s lacrosse and baseball. And track and field finally got some nice weather to run and throw in. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:03 -- Lauren Wong...

This week we chat with Bates Associate A.D. for Athletic Performance Nick Cooke, as March is National Athletic Training Month! Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the baseball and softball diamonds, and the swimming teams turned in strong performances at the NCAA Championships. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Divin...

This week on the Bates Bobcast, we preview the spring season for the rowing team, as the Bobcats got back on the Androscoggin River earlier than ever before. Plus, we talk to a pair of standout tennis players from last week, and we introduce you to our new head men’s soccer coach: Ben Brewster! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Ben Brewster, Head Coach, Men's Soccer. 14:26 -- Ally Friedman '24, Wom...

This week we take a look back on Ned Farrington’s anchor leg of the Distance Medley Relay at the NCAA Championships, a mile run that propelled Bates to fourth in the country. Plus, the baseball team won a marathon of a contest to sweep a three-game series at Bard, and it’s time to preview the Bates softball season! All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:00 -- Alison Montgomery (Head Coach...

This week we look back on the pair of wins women’s basketball earned over the weekend to qualify for the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. Plus, men’s track and field is sending their Distance Medley Relay team to the NCAA championships, and it was an undefeated weekend for baseball and women’s tennis. Interviews this episode: 1:28 -- Alison Montgomery (Head Coach), Sarah Hughes '27, Morgan Kennedy '24,...

This week we’re celebrating the start of championship season for winter sports, with women’s basketball hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, and a pair of skiers qualifying for next week’s NCAA Championships in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Plus, the track and field teams impressed at the New England Championships, and men’s swimming matched their best finish at NESCACs…ever. All that a...

On the latest episode of the Bobcast, we’re previewing the lacrosse, baseball, and tennis seasons, as spring sports begin this week! Plus, women’s basketball rolled to a NESCAC quarterfinal win over Hamilton, and women’s swimming turned in eight All-NESCAC performances at the conference championships. We catch up with the two swimmers who, combined, were involved in all of them. All that and more!...

This week we’re talking with Nordic skiing senior captains Olivia Cuneo and Cal Schrupp, after both recorded top-10 performances at the Dartmouth Carnival, with Cuneo earning a spot on the podium! Plus, junior Truman Williams broke a Bates track and field record that had stood since before he was born, and women’s basketball gears up for the NESCAC tournament. All that and more, on the Bates Bobca...

This week we’re celebrating a big weekend for the women’s swimming and diving program, as the Bobcats successfully defended their CBB Meet title. Plus, the track and field teams impressed at the state meet, with plenty of state titles to go around. And women’s basketball won a thrilling game in a packed to the rafters Alumni Gym over rival Bowdoin. All that and more! Interviews this episode: 1:16...

This week we’re chatting with the Maine Rookie of the Week, Bates first-year guard Sarah Hughes, in advance of a rather…huge game against Bowdoin this Friday night at Alumni Gym. Plus, a 10-year-old Bates track and field record fell in Boston on Sunday, and meet the newest assistant coach for the track program …. NCAA Woman of the Year finalist Sophia Slovenski. All that and more! Interviews this...

On the latest Bobcast, we’re taking an inside look at one of the most thrilling plays in Bates women’s basketball history! Plus, we have multiple "multi" interviews for you from our track and field team, and Bates athletics is gearing up for the installation of a digital display in Alumni Gymnasium, with the hopes of establishing a long-awaited Hall of Fame. Meet the alum. whose passion for Bates...

This week we’re catching up with three generations of women’s basketball players and coaches, all of whom are part of what is quickly becoming a remarkable season for Bates. Plus, we chat with a pair of squash players and track athletes who secured key victories over the weekend. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:29 -- Adrienne Shibles '91, Elsa Daulerio '26 (Female Bobcat of the Wee...

This week we’re talking with some standout swimmers from a fun dual meet at Ivy League opponent Dartmouth for the Bobcats. Plus, senior captain Morgan Kennedy and the women’s basketball team is 12-2, 1-0 in NESCAC, entering the thick of their conference schedule, and Lewiston-born-and-raised Bates tennis coach Paul Gastonguay '89 is helping give back to the community. All that and more... Intervie...

This week we’re looking back on a memorable weekend for the Bates basketball teams. Both the women and the men won their games on Saturday, a day that saw the Bobcats celebrate the life and legacy of Billy Selmon '15. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Mike Boornazian '16, Men's Basketball. (Remembering Billy Selmon '15) 6:28 -- Marc Begin II '27, Men's Basketball. (Male Bobcat...

This week we’re looking back at a Bates record-breaking 5K run for senior men’s track and field captain Ned Farrington. Plus, the swim teams combined to score the most points at the Maine State Meet, and men’s basketball remembers Billy Selmon '15, this Saturday at Alumni Gym. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:44 -- Ned Farrington '24, Men's track and field captain (Male Bobcat of th...

It’s Giving Tuesday and Mustache Madness for men’s lacrosse! We caught up with head coach Dan Annino to discuss his team’s fundraising success for the HEADstrong Foundation. Plus, we introduce you to a pair of first-year basketball players who are making a big impact from the jump here at Bates. And, track and field is competing this Saturday in Boston. Head coach Curtis Johnson previews the seaso...

This week we chat with the 17th All-American in Bates men’s cross country history: senior captain Ned Farrington, who earned the honor last Saturday while competing as an individual at the NCAA Championships. Also, we talk with women’s basketball senior captain Morgan Kennedy about the team’s 3-0 start, and introduce you to a pair of first-years who made a big splash in the pool on Saturday in the...