This week on the Bobcast, we travel 120 years back in time….to 1906, and the legalization of the forward pass. What team completed the first legal forward pass in the history of college football? Why yes, we believe it was Bates.

Plus, in more modern times….men’s cross country won the Maine State Meet for the third straight year, the volleyball team defeated Williams for the first time since 1999, and field hockey won another overtime thriller. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:50 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

12:50 -- Nathaniel Aronson '27, Men's Cross Country. (Bobcat of the Week, Maine State Champion.)

21:35 -- Charlotte Crum '30, Women's Cross Country, All-State.

30:58 -- Sofia Castiglioni '27, Volleyball. (Bobcat of the Week, NESCAC Co-Player of the Week)

39:00 -- Bella Bigelow '28, Field Hockey.

49:42 -- Avni Bakre '29, Women's Tennis.

1:03:08 -- Tim Brown, Football Archaeology.

This week we cap off our fall sports season previews with…football!

The Bobcats kick off their 2026 season this Saturday at Amherst.

Plus, we chat with our Bobcats of the Week, both of whom scored their first collegiate goals for our respective soccer programs.

And, the Bates volleyball team is off to a 4-0 start, sparked by a junior college transfer.

All that and a field hockey overtime thriller, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:19 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

17:41 -- Whitney Ladich '30, Women's Soccer. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

24:43 -- Bora Ceranoglu '30, Men's Soccer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

30:55 -- Elle Faris '28, Volleyball.

39:46 -- Sammy Logan '30, Field Hockey.

This week on the Bobcast, we continue our fall sports season previews with volleyball, cross country, tennis, and golf!

Interviews this episode:

0:49 -- Carissa Bradford, Head Coach, Volleyball.

11:32 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country.

23:17 -- Valeria Nikolaev, Head Coach, Women's Tennis.

37:49 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Men's Tennis.

51:07 -- Victoria Adams '27 and Mehar Nijjer '27, Women's Golf Captains.

1:02:20 -- Charlie Weinman '27 and Arthur Jenkins '27, Men's Golf Captains.

It’s the return of the Bates Bobcast, our weekly podcast on the week that was, in Bates athletics.

After a historic 2025-26 that saw three different Bates teams win NESCAC titles, how will the Bobcats follow up this year?

It all starts this weekend, as women’s soccer’s new head coach makes his debut, men’s soccer looks to build on last year’s momentum, and No. 5 nationally ranked field hockey starts their defense of their NESCAC title. We preview it all on the season premiere of the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:40 -- Jonny Macadam, Head Coach, Women's Soccer.

15:15 -- Ben Brewster, Head Coach, Men's Soccer.

28:15 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey.

This week we’re recapping a remarkable year in Bates sports with Director of Athletics Stacey Bunting. Plus, the rowing teams turned in impressive performances at nationals, with the women taking second place at the NCAA Championships and the men finishing fifth at the IRA National Championship. And we catch up with Richard Johnson '78, who recently retired after a long career as the curator of the Sports Museum in Boston. That's this week, on the season finale, of the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

2:01 -- Olivia Hill '28, Women's Rowing. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

13:27 -- Wiley Anderson '26, Men's Rowing. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

25:51 -- Stacey Bunting, Bates Director of Athletics.

40:51 -- Richard Johnson '78, Recently Retired Curator of the Sports Museum in Boston.

This week we’re catching up with Ryan Smith, from the class of 2023…who won the Vermont City Marathon on Sunday…setting a course record and qualifying for the Olympic Trials. Plus, we chat with our Bobcats of the Week…fresh off their strong showings at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and we preview the NCAA and IRA Championships for the rowing program!

Interviews this episode:

1:12 -- Ryan Smith '23, Winner of the Vermont City Marathon

17:33 -- Alisandra Lindos '29, Women's Track and Field. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

23:51 -- Ross Tejeda '26, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

28:58 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing. (NCAA and IRA Preview)

This week on the Bates Bobcast... We’re talking to a pair of seniors who finished their careers on high notes for the track and field team. Plus, head coach Curtis Johnson gives us a preview of NCAAs, which are this Thursday through Saturday in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Evan Migdole '26, Men's Track & Field Captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

9:48 -- Moriah Scharn '26, Women's Track & Field Captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:54 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field (NCAA Outdoor Championships Preview)

This week we’re celebrating women’s rowing winning their 8th NESCAC title. Plus, men’s rowing is also headed to nationals after a strong performance on Sunday. And we look back on men’s lacrosse’s third appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16. That’s this week on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:10 -- Leah Brody '28, Women's Rowing 1st Varsity Eight Coxswain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:29 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's Rowing 1st Varsity Eight Coxswain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

25:24 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.

45:23 -- Dan Annino (Head Coach) and Drew McClutchy '27, Men's Lacrosse.

This week we’re talking about Bobcats rising to the challenge on and off the field. Men’s lacrosse and softball compete in post-season games this Friday, and Bates Associate Director of Athletics Adrienne Shibles, from the class of 1991, joins us to talk about the upcoming Friends of Bates Athletics Giving Challenge!

Interviews this episode:

1:20 -- Teddy Rosen '27, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

10:47 -- Isabella Albro '27, Softball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

14:57 -- Adrienne Shibles '91, Associate Director of Athletics. (FBA Giving Challenge Preview!)

This week we’re celebrating a huge NESCAC quarterfinal win at Amherst for the men’s lacrosse team. Plus, a Bates first-year won a NESCAC title in track and field, and the rowing teams held on to the President’s Cup for the 13th straight year!

Interviews this episode:

1:11 -- Connor Hartman '26, Men's Lacrosse Captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

9:19 -- Alisandra Lindos '29, Women's Track and Field. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

21:07 -- Luke Desmaison '26 and Merrill Doherty '26, Rowing Captains.