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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.  

Bates Bobcast Episode 373: Softball’s strong start, plus a Bates golf spring preview!

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 374: Baseball's historic no-hitter, celebrating our women's lacrosse seniors!

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 375: Women's rowing rises to No. 1 in the country

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 376: Track and field shows out at state meet

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.


Bates Bobcast Episode 377: Meet Stacey Bunting, the next Bates Director of Athletics

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 378: The stretch run for the Bobcats

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 379: Rowing returns to the national stage!

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 380: Meet our 2025 Lindholm Scholar Athletes

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 381: Previewing NCAAs and IRAs for the rowing teams

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 382: Rowing wraps up 2024-25 on the podium

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


Bates Bobcast Episode 383: 2025 Fall Sports Preview Part I

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.

Bates Bobcast Episode 384: Football’s 150th Anniversary, Golf, Tennis, and more!

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 Week)

24:47 -- Marcos Ruiz '27, Football. (NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week)

32:45 -- Sarah Wicks '28, Women's Golf. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

38:37 -- Lane Foushée '26, Men's Soccer captain.

47:27 -- Samantha Bunar '26, Women's Soccer captain.

57:41 -- Anaïs Reneaum '28, Volleyball.

60:03.45 -- Sophia Cordoni '29, Field Hockey.

60:09.17 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Men's Tennis.

Bates Bobcast Episode 385: A mammoth week for the Bobcats

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, Women's Cross Country captain.

24:17 -- Sydney Litney '27, Women's Soccer. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

32:13 -- Ava Donohue '28, Field Hockey.

36:56 -- Jaime Bartley-Cohen '29, Volleyball.

48:00 -- Henry Ehrlich '26, Men's Golf captain.

1:00:36 -- Adrienne Shibles '91, Dempsey Challenge recap.


Bates Bobcast Episode 386: Fall sports hit their stride

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 '26, Field Hockey captain. (NESCAC Player of the Week + Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:29 -- George Nassar '28, Men's Soccer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

27: 00 -- Sean Resnick '28, Men's Golf. 

Bates Bobcast Episode 387: A historic comeback in Brunswick

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 Cunniffe '29, Men's Soccer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

26:43 -- Andrew Byrnes '05, Men's Rowing, Bates Athletics Hall of Fame.

Bates Bobcast Episode 388: Athletics Hall of Fame Interview -- Andrew Byrnes '05

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 Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

17:04 -- Ryan Lynskey '27, Football captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week, NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week)

23:59 -- Ryan Rozich '27, Football captain. (NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week)

34:23 -- Malina Young '28, Volleyball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

39:29 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing. (Head of the Charles Preview)

56:06 -- Jenna Armstrong '15, NCAA Champion Women's Rowing Team Captain, Hall of Fame Interview Series.

Bates Bobcast Episode 389: Athletics Hall of Fame Interview -- 2015 Women's Rowing Team

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, Field Hockey captain.

18:44 -- Victoria Adams '27, Women's Golf. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

26:28 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's Rowing 1V coxswain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

34:59 -- Meg Coffin '08, Women's Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Bates Athletics Hall of Fame.

Bates Bobcast Episode 390: Athletics Hall of Fame Interview -- Meg Coffin '08

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, Linebacker, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

18:33 -- Anaïs Reneaum '28, Middle Hitter, Volleyball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

26:31 -- Hannah Fitts '20 and Greta O'Hara, Rowing assistant coaches.

47:32 -- Sherry Deschaine, Pioneering women's head coach for a combined 50-plus sports seasons, Bates Athletics Hall of Fame.

Bates Bobcast Episode 391: Athletics Hall of Fame Interview -- Sherry Deschaine

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 head coach Carissa Bradford. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:38 -- Ava Donohue '28, Field Hockey Goalie. (NESCAC Player of the Week & Female Bobcat of the Week)

11:59 -- Nathaniel Aronson '27, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

21:25 -- Lucy Paynter '26, Women's Cross Country captain.

30:37 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

37:28 -- Carissa Bradford, Head Coach, Volleyball.

43:33 -- Peter Slovenski, Son of Bates Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Walt Slovenski.

Bates Bobcast Episode 392: Athletics Hall of Fame Interview -- Walt Slovenski

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