The Bates Bobcast

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 '29, Men's Soccer (Male Bobcat of the Week). 24:08 -- Deepak Sharma, Head Coach, Women's Tennis. 32:28 -- Ian Gould, Head Coach, Women's Golf. 39:47 -- Jeff Sturgis '69, Bates football alum.

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 -- Carissa Bradford, Head Coach, Volleyball 27:48 -- Ben Brewster, Head Coach, Men's Soccer 34:59 -- Joe Vari, Head Coach, Women's Soccer 45:42 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country

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 Week). 4:36 -- Isabelle Martin '26, Women's rowing first varsity eight, future team captan. 8:09 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's rowing first varsity eight coxswain (Male Bobcat of the Week) and Luke Desmaison '26, Men's rowing first varsity eight, future team captain. 15:06 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.

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 Eaton '25, Women's Rowing captain, second varsity eight stroke seat. 13:03 -- Ben Auerbach '25, Sean Christiansen '25, and Ian Van Loo '25, Men's Rowing captains. 23:51 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.

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 and track and field team, and a physics major, also from the women’s cross country and track and field team. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:17 -- Tommo White '25, Men's Swimming & Diving. 8:04 -- Lily Houser '25, Women's Soccer. 16:40 -- Inez Johnson '25, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field. 28:58 -- Julia White '25, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field.

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 the Bates Bobcast! Interviews this episode: 1:23 -- Hannah Burdick '25, women's rowing captain. 3:37 -- Ben Auerbach '25, men's rowing captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 14:40 -- Isabelle Demeritt '25, women's track and field. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 23:56 -- Spencer Obiero '25, men's club rugby.

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 Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.

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 Athletics. 26:26 -- Maddie Kemp '25, Women's Rowing Captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 42:47 -- Ian Van Loo '25, Men's Rowing Captain. 50:29 -- Andrew Mottur '25, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 63:21 -- Sean Resnick '28, Men's Golf.

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 Bobcat of the Week) 8:57 -- Campbell Johnson '28, Women's Track and Field. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 18:18 -- Ben Genser '25, Baseball. 27:10 -- Izzy Beck '25, Men's Rowing Second Varsity Eight Coxswain.

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 coxswain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 10:53 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's Rowing first varsity eight coxswain. 19:50 -- John Tully '26, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 29:17 -- Juno Rogers '28, Women's Track and Field. 43:27 -- Eli Criss '25, Men's Tennis captain.

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. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 10:53 -- Brigid Gaffny '28, Softball. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 20:54 -- Olivia Hall '25, Olivia Joaquin '25, Emily Mueller '25, and Caroline Taggart '25, Women's lacrosse captains. 32:14 -- Hannah Burdick '25, Women's rowing captain, stroke seat of the first varsity eight.

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 the Week) 17:41 -- Henry Ehrlich '26, Men's Golf. 27:04 -- Kelly McManus '12, Interim Head Coach, Women's Golf.

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 team off to their best start in seven years. All that and more.... Interviews this episode: 1:58 -- Max Cory '26, NCAA Division III Men's Swimming Champion: 100-yard freestyle, NCAA D3 record 42.88 seconds. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 14:46 -- Stephanie Tropper '25 (Team captain, All-American) and Sarah Palmer '27 (Four-time All-American), Women's Swimming. 23:04 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving. 46:29 -- Isabel Bettencourt '27 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Delaney Rankin '26, Softball captains. 58:23 -- Sean Christiansen '25, Men's Rowing captain.

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. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 12:18 -- Ben Miller '25, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 23:27 -- Kenny Carlisle '27, Baseball. 30:27 -- Ricky Silbersher, Outgoing Interim Head Squash Coach.

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, Women's Basketball. 8:11 -- Carli Ciavarelli '26, Women's Track and Field captain. 16:12 -- Xander Frey '28, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week) 26:00 -- Caroline Taggart '25, Women's Lacrosse captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week) 34:26 -- Theo Sardain '26 and Phillippe Kosyagin '27, Men's Tennis No. 1 Doubles. 45:13 -- Iris Westmoreland '27 and Isabella Saul '26, Women's Tennis No. 1 Doubles. 58:27 -- Kat McKay, Head Coach, Softball.