This week we sit down with the president of Bates College, Garry W. Jenkins. His inauguration is set for this Friday afternoon, and we chatted with President Jenkins about all things Bates athletics…and much more. Plus, the field hockey team is ranked eighth in the country, men’s soccer got a dramatic win, and volleyball went undefeated over the weekend. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast! 

Interviews this episode:

0:48 -- Garry W. Jenkins, President of Bates College.

17:36 -- Anna Cote '25, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

23:42 -- Tife Agunloye '25, Men's Soccer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

30:06 -- Ellie Asada '26, Volleyball libero.

34:50 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

Bates Bobcast Episode 317: Talking Bates Athletics with President Jenkins

This week we celebrate the continued success of Bates field hockey. The number seven nationally ranked Bobcats are headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history! Plus, this Saturday is Senior Day for Bates football, and the season-opener for men’s basketball. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast! 

Interviews this episode:

1:35 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey.

8:46 -- Maria Femia '25, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

14:10 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

20:16 -- Liam Foley '24, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

34:31 -- Jon Furbush '05, Head Coach, Men's Basketball.

Bates Bobcast Episode 318: Field hockey’s history-making season continues

This week we’re celebrating a fifth consecutive NCAA Championship bid for the women’s cross country team! Plus, we wrap up a historic year for Bates field hockey, and continue our winter sports previews with women’s basketball, swimming & diving, and squash! 

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:09 -- Paige Cote '24, Sarah Bussell '24, and Dani Kogut, Field Hockey NCAA tournament post-game press conference.

7:05 -- Chrissy Aman '24, Women's Cross Country. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

13:02 -- Ned Farrington '24, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

22:53 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

26:03 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball.

33:37 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving.

45:45 -- Rei Hergeth, Head Coach, Squash.

Bates Bobcast Episode 319: Fall sports wrap up and winter sports begin

It's Ben and Griffin on the call for D3 NCAA football action as DePauw takes on Alma, 11-18-23.

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FB vs Alma 11-18-23

This week we introduce you to new Bates Deputy Director of Athletics Will Rothermel! 

Plus, the women’s soccer team broke in the new Russell Street Field turf with a 2-0 win over Maine Maritime, the volleyball team is off to a 2-0 start in NESCAC play, and the cross country teams are both state champions. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:13 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

8:45 -- Phoebe Pohl '25, Women's Cross Country. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

15:21 -- Andrew Mottur '25, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

28:21 -- Skye Higashihara '28, Volleyball. (NESCAC Player of the Week)

38:04 -- Eleanor Martin '28, Women's Soccer. (First goal on the new Russell Street turf!)

43:10 -- Will Rothermel, Bates College Deputy Director of Athletics.

Bates Bobcast Episode 349: A new Bobcat, a new playing surface, and volleyball's undefeated weekend

This week we are celebrating the Bates football team knocking off previously unbeaten Wesleyan, field hockey’s best start since 1983, and an absolutely thrilling win for men’s soccer over Bowdoin on the new Russell Street Field turf. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:09 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

16:12 -- Ryan Lynskey '27 (NESCAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Male Bobcat of the Week) and Peter Simplicio '25 (Member of the Bates football offensive line, named to the D3football.com Team of the Week).

28:20 -- Marcos Ruiz '27 (NESCAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week).

35:53 -- Anna Cote '25, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

43:16 -- Sebastian Iacovitti '26, Men's Soccer.

53:19 -- Sean Resnick '28, Men's Golf.

Bates Bobcast Episode 350: Football's breakthrough victory and a Russell St. thriller

This week we’re looking back on a clutch road win for the Bates field hockey team at Hamilton. Plus, Sergio Beltran '26 is doing it all for Bates football, and women’s tennis prevailed in their home opener. 

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:57 --  Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

10:19 -- Sergio Beltran '26, Athlete, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

20:47 -- Phoebe Pohl '25, Women's Cross Country. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

23:24 -- Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg '26, Field Hockey.

31:39 -- Iris Westmoreland '27, Women's Tennis.

Bates Bobcast Episode 351: Field hockey’s big road win, and Beltran’s move to the backfield

If you’re a Bates football fan, this is your week. The Bobcats beat Middlebury 21-20 on Saturday, knocking off a first-place team in the NESCAC for the second time this season, and defeating the Panthers for the first time since 1988. The awards soon followed. We’ve got you covered in pretty much every aspect of the game, this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode: 

1:12 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

13:48 -- Sergio Beltran '26 and Colton Bosselait '25, Football. (NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week)

26:03 -- Sami Kim '28, Volleyball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

32:41 -- Matt Juneau '25, Football. (NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week)

41:06 -- Peter Simplicio '25, Football. (Member of the offensive line, named to the D3football.com Team of the Week)

Bates Bobcast Episode 354: Football closes the gap, stuns Middlebury

This week we’re looking back on a thrilling win in a shootout for Bates field hockey in the NESCAC quarterfinals at Wesleyan. Plus, a Bates running back made NESCAC history, that's this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:22 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey.

9:18 -- Anna Lindeis '25 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Ava Donohue '28, Field Hockey.

20:49 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

26:44 -- Ryan Lynskey '27, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week -- NESCAC record 344 rushing yards against Bowdoin)

Bates Bobcast Episode 355: Field hockey returns to the NESCAC semifinals

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

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