The Bates Bobcast

This week we chat with the 17th All-American in Bates men’s cross country history: senior captain Ned Farrington, who earned the honor last Saturday while competing as an individual at the NCAA Championships. Also, we talk with women’s basketball senior captain Morgan Kennedy about the team’s 3-0 start, and introduce you to a pair of first-years who made a big splash in the pool on Saturday in their first collegiate meet. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:50 -- Ned Farrington '24, Men's Cross Country captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

11:20 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country.

18:24 -- Morgan Kennedy '24, Women's Basketball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

23:00 -- Sarah Palmer '27, Women's Swimming & Diving.

27:51 -- John Weigel '27, Men's Swimming & Diving.

33:13 -- Andy Martagon '24, Women's Squash captain.

41:16 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

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.

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.

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.

This week we’re celebrating a terrific finish to the fall season for the Bates golf teams. On the women’s team, senior Alex Voight-Shelley won medalist honors at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championship. Meanwhile, on the men’s side, first-year Arthur Jenkins tied for eighth place out of more than 100 golfers…in his collegiate debut. Plus, we preview the Head of the Charles Regatta and recap a thrilling win for our 10th ranked field hockey team. All that and more!

Interviews this episode:

0:53 -- Alex Voight-Shelley '24, Women's Golf. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

9:27 -- Arthur Jenkins '27, Men's Golf. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

19:15 -- Kahryn Cullenberg '24, Women's Cross Country captain.

28:49 -- Ben Huston '25, Men's Cross Country captain.

36:04 -- Ella Blum '24, Field Hockey.

44:09 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

51:18 -- Charlie Berman '24 and Lucy Del Col '24, Rowing captains. (Head of the Charles Regatta preview)

This week we remember the life of former Bates coach and administrator Dana Mulholland, who died in late September at the age of 78.

Plus, we chat with our Bobcats of the Week, and introduce you to an exciting new men’s tennis doubles team, heading into this weekend’s Wallach Invitational. All that and more.

Interviews this episode:

0:41 -- Molly Griffin '24, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week & NESCAC Player of the Week)

5:39 -- Freddie Curtis '25, Men's Golf. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

16:58 -- Anna Masumoto '25, Women's Soccer.

23:03 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

27:22 -- Eli Criss '25 and Alex Park '27, Men's Tennis.

34:19 -- David Fox '93 and Head Coach Peter Casares, Swimming. Remembering Coach Dana Mulholland.

This week on the Bates Bobcast, we preview the NESCAC Fall Qualifier for the Bates women’s golf team. Plus, the field hockey team is up to No. 10 in the country in the latest rankings after a thrilling overtime win at Trinity. And we chat with the women’s cross country runners who took first, second, and third at the Maine State Meet, leading the Bobcats to a seventh straight state championship. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:06 -- Anna Cote '25, Field Hockey. (NESCAC Player of the Week + Female Bobcat of the Week)

7:02 -- Alex Voight-Shelley '24, Women's Golf. (NESCAC Fall Qualifier preview)

16:37 -- Elizabeth Holcombe '26, Chrissy Aman '24, Isabel May '24, Women's Cross Country. (1st, 2nd, and 3rd at Maine State Meet)

30:37 -- Steven Guerrette '24, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

38:48 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

This week we remember Bates men’s cross country and track & field six-time All-American and two-time NCAA Champion runner John Fitzgerald '87. John died of cancer last Friday at the age of 59. His long-time friend, roommate, and teammate, Mark Hatch '87, joins us to reflect on his memories of John.

Plus, we chat with our Bobcats of the Week and introduce you to the new assistant coaches and recruiting coordinators for Bates rowing.

Interviews this episode:

1:11 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

7:35 -- Sergio Beltran '26, Wide Receiver, Football. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

16:47 -- Sofia Castiglioni '27, Middle Blocker, Volleyball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

23:52 -- Peter Steenstra (Head Coach), Catie Flynn (Women's Assistant Coach), and Michael Taraboletti (Men's Assistant Coach), Rowing.

35:18 -- Mark Hatch '87, Remembering six-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion John Fitzgerald '87, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field.

This week on the Bobcast we chat with a pair of volleyball players who played a key role in the Bobcats earning a big NESCAC win over the weekend. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the cross country teams, as the Bobcats hosted the Bates Invitational on Sunday…with the women winning the meet. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:02 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

9:29 -- Chrissy Chu '25 and Katie Kortekaas '25, Volleyball.

23:29 -- Elizabeth Holcombe '26, Women's Cross Country. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

32:45 -- Ned Farrington '24, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

This week we preview the Bates football season with head coach Matt Coyne! Plus, meet new Director of Men’s Golf Shawn Warren, and we chat with our Bobcats of the Week, one of whom is Maria Femia, from the undefeated and now No. 15 nationally ranked Bates field hockey team.  All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

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

18:50 -- Maria Femia '25, Field Hockey (NESCAC Player of the Week + Female Bobcat of the Week).

24:05 -- Leah White '27, Women's Cross Country.

37:12 -- Ally Friedman '24 and Iris Westmoreland '27, Women's Tennis.

43:34 -- Callahan Porter '27, Men's Cross Country (Male Bobcat of the Week).

48:53 -- Ami Evans '26, Volleyball.

55:21 -- Shawn Warren, Director of Men's Golf.