The Bates Bobcast

On the latest episode of the Bobcast, we’re previewing the lacrosse, baseball, and tennis seasons, as spring sports begin this week!

Plus, women’s basketball rolled to a NESCAC quarterfinal win over Hamilton, and women’s swimming turned in eight All-NESCAC performances at the conference championships. We catch up with the two swimmers who, combined, were involved in all of them. All that and more!

Interviews this episode:

1:30 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's Basketball.

4:01 -- Sophie Cassily '25 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Grace Wenger '24, NESCAC Champions, Women's Swimming.

14:35 -- Nicolai Boe '27, Men's Squash. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

21:25 -- Dan Annino, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse.

27:43 -- Renee Dowd, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse.

33:15 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Tennis.

46:25 -- Jon Martin, Head Coach, Baseball.

This week we’re talking with Nordic skiing senior captains Olivia Cuneo and Cal Schrupp, after both recorded top-10 performances at the Dartmouth Carnival, with Cuneo earning a spot on the podium!

Plus, junior Truman Williams broke a Bates track and field record that had stood since before he was born, and women’s basketball gears up for the NESCAC tournament. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:19 -- Cal Schrupp '24 and Olivia Cuneo '24 (Female Bobcat of the Week), Nordic Skiing captains.

20:56 -- Avery Leonard '24, Alpine Skiing captain.

28:24 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's Track & Field (Male Bobcat of the Week).

37:44 -- Marrich Somridhivej '26, Men's Swimming & Diving.

44:17 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball.

This week we’re celebrating a big weekend for the women’s swimming and diving program, as the Bobcats successfully defended their CBB Meet title. Plus, the track and field teams impressed at the state meet, with plenty of state titles to go around. And women’s basketball won a thrilling game in a packed to the rafters Alumni Gym over rival Bowdoin. All that and more!

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Morgan Kennedy '24, Women's Basketball captain.

4:12 -- Stephanie Tropper '25, Women's Swimming. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

19:56 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving.

33:34 -- Matt Charpentier '27, Men's Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

45:42 -- Kahryn Cullenberg '24, Women's Track & Field captain.

57:05 -- Andy Martagon '24, Women's Squash captain.

This week we’re chatting with the Maine Rookie of the Week, Bates first-year guard Sarah Hughes, in advance of a rather…huge game against Bowdoin this Friday night at Alumni Gym. Plus, a 10-year-old Bates track and field record fell in Boston on Sunday, and meet the newest assistant coach for the track program …. NCAA Woman of the Year finalist Sophia Slovenski. All that and more!

Interviews this episode:

1:10 -- Sarah Hughes '27, Women's Basketball (D3hoops.com Team of the Week, Maine Rookie of the Week, Female Bobcat of the Week).

9:59 -- Seneca Moore '27, Men's Track and Field, Bates 60-meter hurdles record-holder (Male Bobcat of the Week).

14:53 -- Maks Celm '27, Men's Squash.

22:10 -- Sophia Slovenski, NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist, Bates track and field vaults coach.

On the latest Bobcast, we’re taking an inside look at one of the most thrilling plays in Bates women’s basketball history! Plus, we have multiple "multi" interviews for you from our track and field team, and Bates athletics is gearing up for the installation of a digital display in Alumni Gymnasium, with the hopes of establishing a long-awaited Hall of Fame. Meet the alum. whose passion for Bates history has helped lead to this moment.

All that and more....

Interviews this episode:

2:01 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

14:20 -- Livia Kozick '24, Women's Track & Field.

23:17 -- Carson Moellering '26, Men's Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

31:11 -- Juliette Hoder '27, Women's Alpine Skiing.

38:23 -- Olivia Cuneo '24, Women's Nordic Skiing.

51:41 -- Tia Billimoria '27, Women's Squash.

60:00 -- Ira Waldman '73

This week we’re catching up with three generations of women’s basketball players and coaches, all of whom are part of what is quickly becoming a remarkable season for Bates.

Plus, we chat with a pair of squash players and track athletes who secured key victories over the weekend.

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:29 -- Adrienne Shibles '91, Elsa Daulerio '26 (Female Bobcat of the Week), and head coach Alison Montgomery, Women's Basketball.

25:03 -- Seneca Moore '27, Men's Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

30:07 -- Carli Ciavarelli '26, Women's Track & Field.

37:28 -- Max Cory '26, Men's Swimming & Diving.

47:15 -- Max Good '25, Men's Squash.

60:02 -- Navya Gupta '27, Women's Squash.

71:11 -- Kurt Simard, Head Coach, Alpine Skiing.

This week we’re talking with some standout swimmers from a fun dual meet at Ivy League opponent Dartmouth for the Bobcats.

Plus, senior captain Morgan Kennedy and the women’s basketball team is 12-2, 1-0 in NESCAC, entering the thick of their conference schedule, and Lewiston-born-and-raised Bates tennis coach Paul Gastonguay '89 is helping give back to the community.

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:50 -- Morgan Kennedy '24, women's basketball captain

8:55 -- Grace Wenger '24, women's swimming & diving captain

17:12 -- Tim Johnson '27, Marrich Somridhivej '26, and John Weigel '27, 3/4ths of the men's swimming 400-yard medley relay team

27:49 -- James Upham, Head Coach, Nordic skiing

34:07 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, tennis

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This week we’re looking back on a memorable weekend for the Bates basketball teams. Both the women and the men won their games on Saturday, a day that saw the Bobcats celebrate the life and legacy of Billy Selmon '15.

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Mike Boornazian '16, Men's Basketball. (Remembering Billy Selmon '15)

6:28 -- Marc Begin II '27, Men's Basketball. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

14:51 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

25:39 -- Walter Joachim-DelPoio '24, Men's Track & Field.

34:13 -- Emily Cain '27, Women's Track & Field.

This week we’re looking back at a Bates record-breaking 5K run for senior men’s track and field captain Ned Farrington.

Plus, the swim teams combined to score the most points at the Maine State Meet, and men’s basketball remembers Billy Selmon '15, this Saturday at Alumni Gym.

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:44 -- Ned Farrington '24, Men's track and field captain (Male Bobcat of the Week).

13:14 -- Chrissy Aman '24, Women's track and field.

21:38 -- Julia Johnson '24, Women's swimming and diving captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

29:30 -- Wil Dewey '24, Men's swimming and diving.

36:05 -- Jon Furbush '05, Head coach, men's basketball (Remembering Billy Selmon '15).

It’s Giving Tuesday and Mustache Madness for men’s lacrosse! We caught up with head coach Dan Annino to discuss his team’s fundraising success for the HEADstrong Foundation.

Plus, we introduce you to a pair of first-year basketball players who are making a big impact from the jump here at Bates. And, track and field is competing this Saturday in Boston. Head coach Curtis Johnson previews the season. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:10 -- Dan Annino, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse.

5:04 -- Mya Hicks '27, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

12:25 -- Babacar Pouye '27, Men's Basketball. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

23:19 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field.