The Bates Bobcast

This week on the Bobcast we sit down with the newly minted all-time leading scorer in Bates women’s basketball history: Meghan Graff. Plus, the new Bates men’s 60-meter dash record lasted…all of one week, and the men’s basketball team won a thriller over Tufts. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:43 -- Meghan Graff '23, Women's Basketball NESCAC Co-Player of the Week, D3hoops.com Team of the Week, Maine Player of the Week, Female Bobcat of the Week.

6:25 -- Elliott Cravitz '26, Men's Basketball Maine Co-Rookie of the Week, Male Bobcat of the Week.

13:54 -- Derek Shen '23, Men's Track and Field 60-Meter Dash Bates record-setter.

25:05 -- Abbey Otterbein '23, Women's Track and Field Pentathlon, 4th all-time at Bates.

33:22 -- Alec Spiro '25, Men's Squash NESCAC Performer of the Week.

This week we chat with a pair of sprinters who both made history in their first track and field meet of the season, one a senior captain, the other, a rookie. Plus, the skiing teams hosted the Bates Carnival and had some standout performances. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:06 -- Colby Stakun-Pickering '23, Men's Track and Field captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

14:27 -- Moriah Scharn '26, Women's Track and Field.

24:18 -- Bo Underhill '24, Alpine skiing captain.

31:57 -- Zander Martin '23 and Olivia Cuneo '24 (Female Bobcat of the Week), Nordic skiing captains.

44:42 -- Sultan Hashmi '23, Men's Squash captain.

The Bates alpine and Nordic skiing teams host the Bates Carnival this Thursday through Saturday. Plus, meet the walk-on who has become a crucial cog in the women’s basketball team’s defense, and we chat with our Bobcats of the Week, both of whom played huge roles in the swimming program’s dramatic dual meet sweep of Middlebury on Sunday. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:12 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball.

7:56 -- Marjorie McLeod '24, Women's Swimming and Diving. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

16:16 -- Nate Sommer '23, Men's Swimming and Diving captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

26:46 -- Grace Schierwagen '23 and Crawford Jones '23, Alpine Skiing captains.

39:05 -- James Upham, Interim Head Coach, Nordic Skiing.

On the latest Bobcast, we recap the fall sports season and look ahead to the thick of the winter schedule with Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein! The basketball teams each picked up a win over an in-state rival last week, and the men’s squash team is off to a 5-1 start. We chat with one of their impact rookies. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:17 -- Meghan Graff '23, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

6:29 -- Chris Kenny '26, Men's Squash. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

12:31 -- Simon McCormick '24, Men's Basketball.

19:43 -- Jason Fein, Bates College Director of Athletics.

This week we recap a huge weekend for the men’s squash team that saw the Bobcats win three matches in three days. Plus, meet women’s basketball junior guard Davina Kabantu, who helped the Bobcats pick up a pair of key wins last week. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Harris Ramlee '25, Men's Squash.

7:52 -- Andrea Martagon '24, Women's Squash.

13:33 -- Davina Kabantu '24, Women's Basketball.

24:54 -- Nate Sommer '23, Edmond Giang '23, Grace Wenger '24, and Sophie Cassily '25, Swimming and Diving Mixed Medley Relay Team.

This week on the Bates Bobcast, we preview the track and field season with head coach Curtis Johnson. Plus, the basketball teams are both off to 2-2 starts, as we check in with a pair of star guards.

Interviews this episode:

1:02 -- Jahmir Primer '25, Men's Basketball. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

5:47 -- Meghan Graff '23, Women's Basketball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

11:47 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track and Field.

This week we recap the NCAA Cross Country Championships with head coach Danny Feldman. Plus, we talk to a pair of rookies who are making an immediate impact for their respective programs, and we look back at a win over an Ivy League opponent for the men’s squash team. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:43 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country.

7:24 -- Stephen Ward '24, Men's Basketball.

12:21 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's Basketball. (Maine Rookie of the Week)

18:53 -- Max Cory '26, Men's Swimming and Diving.

25:39 -- Grace Wenger '24. Women's Swimming and Diving. (NESCAC Performer of the Week)

33:39 -- Jonathan Walker '23, Men's Squash.

This week we recap a weekend to remember for the cross country program. We tell the tale of a lost shoe for the men, and of the first regional champion for the Bates women in 30 years. Plus, the football team finished the season in style, and we preview the squash and swimming seasons!

Interviews this episode:

1:20 -- Ryan Smith '23, Men's Cross Country Captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

12:53 -- Jillian Richardson '23, Women's Cross Country Captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:33 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

27:19 -- Thomas Formus '23, Linebacker, Football.

39:09 -- Reinhold Hergeth, Head Coach, Squash.

50:02 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming and Diving.

This week we preview the Bates men’s and women’s basketball seasons! Plus, we talk with a pair of Bates fall sports student-athletes who turned in historic performances this year. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:50 -- Jon Furbush '05, Head Coach, Men's Basketball.

11:17 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball.

24:14 -- Paige Cote '24, 1st Team All-NESCAC, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

29:19 -- Tife Agunloye '25, Leading NESCAC men's soccer goal scorer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

36:15 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

This week we look back at the NESCAC Championships for our cross country teams, which featured some historic results. Plus, head coach Matt Coyne tells us what the football team is working on heading into the final two games of the season.

Interviews this episode:

1:04 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country.

14:46 -- Elizabeth Holcombe '26, Women's Cross Country NESCAC Rookie of the Year. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

22:30 -- Eli Boesch Dining '23, Men's Cross Country Captain, Second Team All-NESCAC. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

32:36 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.