The Bates Bobcast

This week we are recapping a "Berry" fast NESCAC Championships for men’s swimming, where senior captain Nathan Berry won a pair of conference championships, and made history in the 100-yard backstroke. Plus, we preview the baseball and men’s lacrosse seasons. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:01 -- Nathan Berry '23, Men's Swimming captain, NESCAC Champion: 100-backstroke and 100-free...

This week we look ahead to the NESCAC quarterfinals, as the women’s basketball team begins the defense of its conference title. Plus, women’s lacrosse and tennis both get underway early next week, we preview their seasons. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Meghan Graff '23 (Female Bobcat of the Week, Team captain), Brianna Gadaleta '23 (Team captain), and Alison Montgomery (Hea...

This week we recap a fourth straight State of Maine championship for Bates men’s indoor track and field with junior thrower James Guinee. He tells us why winning the state title for the Bobcats isn’t just a goal, it’s an expectation. Plus, a women’s basketball first-year had a breakout performance and we talk to team captains from men’s swimming and women’s track and field! Interviews this episode...

This week we chat with a pair of Bates throwers who achieved personal bests, and emerged victorious in the weight throw, Sunday at the brand new TRACK at new balance. Plus, the women’s swimming and diving team brought home the CBB title for the first time since 2017, and we check in with the alpine skiing team after a successful UNH Carnival! Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Abigail Gibbons '23 (F...

This week on the Bobcast we sit down with the newly minted all-time leading scorer in Bates women’s basketball history: Meghan Graff. Plus, the new Bates men’s 60-meter dash record lasted…all of one week, and the men’s basketball team won a thriller over Tufts. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:43 -- Meghan Graff '23, Women's Basketball NESCAC Co-Player of the Week, D3hoops.com Team...

This week we chat with a pair of sprinters who both made history in their first track and field meet of the season, one a senior captain, the other, a rookie. Plus, the skiing teams hosted the Bates Carnival and had some standout performances. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:06 -- Colby Stakun-Pickering '23, Men's Track and Field captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 14:27 -- Moriah S...

The Bates alpine and Nordic skiing teams host the Bates Carnival this Thursday through Saturday. Plus, meet the walk-on who has become a crucial cog in the women’s basketball team’s defense, and we chat with our Bobcats of the Week, both of whom played huge roles in the swimming program’s dramatic dual meet sweep of Middlebury on Sunday. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this epis...

On the latest Bobcast, we recap the fall sports season and look ahead to the thick of the winter schedule with Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein! The basketball teams each picked up a win over an in-state rival last week, and the men’s squash team is off to a 5-1 start. We chat with one of their impact rookies. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:17 -- Meghan Gr...

This week we recap a huge weekend for the men’s squash team that saw the Bobcats win three matches in three days. Plus, meet women’s basketball junior guard Davina Kabantu, who helped the Bobcats pick up a pair of key wins last week. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:16 -- Harris Ramlee '25, Men's Squash. 7:52 -- Andrea Martagon '24, Women's Squash. 13:33 -- Davina Kabantu '24, Women...

This week on the Bates Bobcast, we preview the track and field season with head coach Curtis Johnson. Plus, the basketball teams are both off to 2-2 starts, as we check in with a pair of star guards. Interviews this episode: 1:02 -- Jahmir Primer '25, Men's Basketball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 5:47 -- Meghan Graff '23, Women's Basketball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 11:47 -- Curtis Johnso...

This week we recap the NCAA Cross Country Championships with head coach Danny Feldman. Plus, we talk to a pair of rookies who are making an immediate impact for their respective programs, and we look back at a win over an Ivy League opponent for the men’s squash team. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:43 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country. 7:24 -- Stephen Ward '24, Men's Bas...

This week we recap a weekend to remember for the cross country program. We tell the tale of a lost shoe for the men, and of the first regional champion for the Bates women in 30 years. Plus, the football team finished the season in style, and we preview the squash and swimming seasons! Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Ryan Smith '23, Men's Cross Country Captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 12:53 --...

This week we preview the Bates men’s and women’s basketball seasons! Plus, we talk with a pair of Bates fall sports student-athletes who turned in historic performances this year. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:50 -- Jon Furbush '05, Head Coach, Men's Basketball. 11:17 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball. 24:14 -- Paige Cote '24, 1st Team All-NESCAC, Field Hockey....

This week we look back at the NESCAC Championships for our cross country teams, which featured some historic results. Plus, head coach Matt Coyne tells us what the football team is working on heading into the final two games of the season. Interviews this episode: 1:04 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country. 14:46 -- Elizabeth Holcombe '26, Women's Cross Country NESCAC Rookie of the Year. (Fe...

This week we chat with Philadelphia Phillies Director of Mental Performance Ceci Craft, from the Bates class of 2005. The Phillies are headed to the World Series after capturing the National League pennant. Plus, we recap the Head of the Charles Regatta with a pair of coxswains, and a wild football game with head coach Matt Coyne. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:47 -- Ceci Craft '0...

This week we’re recapping a victory for the football team under the lights at Garcelon Field over rival Bowdoin. Plus, women’s soccer had a Senior Day to remember and we preview this Sunday’s Head of the Charles regatta for the rowing teams. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:05 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football. 8:19 -- Tony Hooks '23, Linebacker, Football. (NESCAC Defensive Player...

On this week's Bobcast, we’re looking back at the Bates football team’s thrilling win at Amherst! Plus, men’s soccer played a pair of wild NESCAC matches, and field hockey earned yet another NESCAC victory. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 1:12 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football 11:01 -- Christian Olivieri '23 (Male Bobcat of the Week) and Mohamed Diawara '23, Wide Receivers, Footbal...

This week we’re celebrating a pair of state championships for cross country. Plus, the men’s golf team brought the CBB Championship back to Lewiston. All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:59 -- Eli Boesch Dining '23, Men's Cross Country Captain. (State Champs!) 8:49 -- Jillian Richardson '23, Women's Cross Country Captain. (State Champion, Female Bobcat of the Week) 12:22 -- Paul Detre '...

This week we’re talking golf and tennis, with Bobcats of the Week Maddy Kwei '25 and Matthew Danielson '24. Plus, we break down a hole-in-one with Bates first-year men’s golfer Henry Ehrlich '26! All that and more... Interviews this episode: 0:55 -- Henry Ehrlich '26, Men's Golf. (First career hole-in-one!) 12:35 -- Maddy Kwei '25, Women's Golf, Williams Classic Medalist. (Female Bobcat of the Wee...

This week we chat with a pair of Mainers who are making big impacts early in the year for their respective sports. Plus, the field hockey team is off to a 4-1 start and ranked 11th in the country! All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast. Interviews this episode: 0:48 -- Anna Lindeis '25, Field Hockey. 5:43 -- Ruby Haylock '26, Women's Golf. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 18:19 -- Ned Farrington '24,...

This week we chat with sisters Paige and Anna Cote, both of whom have played big roles in the field hockey team’s best start since 2006. Plus, Bates football head coach Matt Coyne previews the season, which begins this Saturday…at his alma mater, Wesleyan. All that and more, on the latest Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:20 -- Paige Cote '24 (NESCAC Player of the Week, Female Bobcat of th...

This week we preview the field hockey and golf seasons! Plus, an early look at the 2022 Bates football team with senior captain Sean Bryant. Interviews this episode: 0:35 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey. 8:55 -- Abby Spector and Brendon Croteau, Directors of Bates Golf. 17:56 -- Sean Bryant '23, Football, Wide Receiver and Team Captain.

Welcome to the eighth season of the Bates Bobcast, our weekly podcast that takes a look at the week that was in Bates athletics! This week we’re previewing the 50th annual Bates cross country alumni meet, with new women’s and men’s cross country head coach Danny Feldman, and track and field head coach Curtis Johnson. Plus, it’s time to preview the volleyball, women’s soccer, and men’s soccer seaso...

This week we wrap up the 2021-22 athletics year with Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein. Plus, a look back at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships, the big end-of-season regatta for men’s rowing, with head coach Peter Steenstra. That’s coming up on the season finale of the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:11 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing. 14:02 -- Jas...

The Bates women's second varsity eight won its eighth straight gold medal at the NCAA Rowing Championships and the Bobcats finished national runner-up as a team. Meanwhile, the Bates men's rowing team hopes to make history at the IRA National Championships and track and field wrapped up its season at NCAAs. We recap it all on the latest Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:38 -- Genesis Busse...