The Bates Bobcast

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.

This week we’re looking back on a big weekend of track and field, hosted and won by the Bobcats. Plus, the softball team has won five of six games thanks in part to the power hitting of junior captain Isabel Bettencourt. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:07 -- Henry Hood '28, Men's Outdoor Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

15:40 -- Campbell Johnson '28, Women's Outdoor Track & Field.

25:03 -- Isabel Bettencourt '27, Softball Captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

33:59 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Men's Tennis.

On this week's Bobcast, we’re previewing this weekend’s Maine State Championship, being held at Russell Street Track and Field. Plus, the lacrosse teams both picked up key wins over Connecticut College, and a novice coxswain got off to a strong start for women’s rowing.

Interviews this episode:

1:01 -- Jack Goldbach '28, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

13:57 -- Caroline Keating '26, Women's Lacrosse. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

25:52 -- Riley Tran '29, Women's Rowing Novice Coxswain.

41:06 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field.

We’re looking back on some key wins over NESCAC foes Bowdoin and Hamilton for the Bates baseball and lacrosse teams. Plus, it’s time to preview the spring season for women’s golf! That’s this week on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:29 -- Charlie Bushley '28, Baseball. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

9:28 -- Lauren Wong '26, Women's Lacrosse. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:54 -- Henry McCann '29, Men's Lacrosse.

26:42 -- Mehar Nijjer '27 and Kendall Reed '26, Women's Golf Captains.