The Bates Bobcast

The skiing teams are sending a pair of student-athletes to the NCAA Championships, the track and field teams shined at the New England Championships and we preview the 2020 Bates softball season. All that and more, on the latest Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:56 -- Rachael Deptula '21, Women's Lacrosse.

3:09 -- John Rex '21 and Brendan Donahue '20 (Male Bobcat of the Week), Men's Track and Field captains.

13:18 -- Amanda Kaufman '21, Women's Track and Field captain (Female Bobcat of the Week).

19:41 -- Haley Washington '21, Women's Tennis.

27:42 -- Omar Attia '21, Men's Squash.

37:08 -- Arie van Vuuren '22 and Kaelyn Woods '20, Alpine and Nordic Skiing.

45:59 -- McKell Barnes, Head Coach, Softball.

It's an action-packed episode of the Bobcast, with basketball season recaps, lacrosse season previews and a celebration of the swimming and diving teams' outstanding performances at the NESCAC Championships. Join us as we recap the past two weeks in Bates athletics!

Interviews this episode:

1:02 -- Gabby Smart '23, Women's Swimming and Diving (Female Bobcat of the Week and NESCAC Rookie of the Year).

10:42 -- Andrew Hall '22, Men's Swimming and Diving (Male Bobcat of the Week).

18:52 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball (Season recap).

32:23 -- Jon Furbush '05, Head Coach, Men's Basketball (Season recap).

44:20 -- Peter Lasagna, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse (Season preview).

54:31 -- Brett Allen, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse (Season preview).

This week we’re recapping an amazing Maine State Meet that saw the women’s and the men’s track and field teams tie Bowdoin for first place, in the exact same way. Plus, women’s basketball is on a roll, the skiing teams hosted the Bates Carnival and it’s time to preview the baseball season. All that and more, coming up, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:13 -- Elise Lambert '22, Women's Track and Field (Female Bobcat of the Week).

5:50 -- Ryan Nealis '21 and John Rex '21 (Male Bobcat of the Week), Men's Track and Field.

14:08 -- Meghan Graff '22, Women's Basketball (NESCAC Player of the Week).

20:17 -- Arie van Vuuren '22, Alpine skiing.

26:03 -- Maya Seckinger '21, Nordic skiing.

30:05 -- Jon Martin, Head Coach, Baseball (Season preview).

On this week's episode, we chat with softball senior Kirsten Pelletier about Saturday's free sports clinic being hosted at Bates for National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Plus, the skiing teams host the Bates Carnival this weekend and swimming and diving prevailed at the WPI Invitational. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:53 -- Billy Lahart '21, Men's Basketball (President of the Bates Special Olympics Club).

3:20 -- Michael Cooper '20, Alpine Skiing.

13:12 -- Kaelyn Woods '20, Nordic Skiing (Female Bobcat of the Week).

22:01 -- Andrew Hall '22, Men's Swimming and Diving (Male Bobcat of the Week).

29:46 -- Maya Reynoso Williams '22, Women's Swimming and Diving.

36:42 -- Kirsten Pelletier '20, Softball (National Girls and Women in Sports Day preview).

On this week's episode of the Bobcast, we’re celebrating an undefeated week for the squash teams! Plus, the track and field program introduced "The Peter and Lois Doran Award for Track and Field Excellence." Hear from the long-time supporters of Bates athletics on what track and field means to them. And the skiing teams continued their strong start to the season. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:49 -- Katie Manternach '21 (Female Bobcat of the Week) and Erika Parker '23 (NESCAC Player of the Week), Women's Squash.

10:43 -- Benni Magnusson McComish '20, Men's Squash (Male Bobcat of the Week).

18:12 -- Daphne James '22, Alpine Skiing.

26:03 -- Paige Rabb '20, Women's Track and Field.

30:02 -- Peter Ackley '23, Men's Track and Field.

34:29 -- Peter and Lois Doran Award for Track and Field Excellence.

First-year Omar Sarr has been a difference-maker this year for the Bates men's basketball team. The swimming and diving teams made their Senior Meet one to remember, and the skiing teams are off to terrific starts. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Omar Sarr '23, Men's Basketball (Male Bobcat of the Week).

7:48 -- Hannah West '21, Alpine Skiing (Female Bobcat of the Week).

13:45 -- Cal Schrupp '23, Nordic Skiing.

21:37 -- John Marcolina '23, Nathan Berry '23, Dan Waterland '22 and Tanner Fuller '20, Men's Swimming and Diving (Tarbell Pool record-breaking 200-yard freestyle relay to clinch the Senior Meet win over Colby).

29:11 -- Emmy Daigle '20, Women's Swimming and Diving.

33:38 -- Jesper Phillips '22, Men's Squash.

39:28 -- Lily Simmons '22, Women's Track and Field.

45:54 -- Justin Levine '20, Men's Track and Field.

We've got it all covered on the latest Bates Bobcast! From alpine and Nordic skiing previews to exceptional performances in the pool, on the track, and on the courts: both basketball and squash. Don't miss a minute of the latest episode of the only podcast dedicated to telling the stories of Bates College student-athletes and coaches!

Interviews and highlights this episode:

0:58 -- Kody Greenhalgh '20 highlight clip, Men's Basketball (Last second layup to beat Wesleyan).

1:22 -- Mia Roy '22, Women's Basketball (Female Bobcat of the Week).

8:14 -- Kyle Jorgensen '22, Men's Swimming and Diving (Male Bobcat of the Week).

16:30 -- Isabel Mohammadi-Hall '22, Abigail Gibbons '23, Caroline Apathy '21, and Megan Strynar, Women's Swimming and Diving (New Tarbell pool record in the 200-yard medley relay).

21:46 -- Luca Polgar '20, Women's Squash (NESCAC Player of the Week).

30:23 --Sultan Hashmi '23, Men's Squash.

37:51 -- Amanda Kaufman '21 and John Mieszczanski '22, Track and Field.

48: 28 -- Becky Woods '89, Head Coach, Nordic Skiing.

57:04 -- Micaela Holland '11, Head Coach, Alpine Skiing.

This week we’re starting the new year on the right track, with a women’s and men’s indoor track and field preview! Plus, men’s basketball senior Jeff Spellman scored his 1,000th career point over the break and the swimming and diving teams won six races in their dual meet at Dartmouth. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:00 -- Melanie Binkhorst '20, Women's Basketball, Captain.

3:04 -- Jeff Spellman '20, Men's Basketball. (1,017 career points to this date.)

3:31 -- Graham Safford '15, Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball. (1,252 career points.)

11:40 -- Gabby Smart '23, Women's Swimming and Diving. (Female Bobcat of the Week.)

17:57 -- Nathan Berry '23, Men's Swimming and Diving. (Male Bobcat of the Week.)

26:12 -- Jay Hartshorn, Head Coach, Women's Track and Field. (Indoor season preview.)

37:57 -- Al Fereshetian, Head Coach, Men's Track and Field. (Indoor season preview.)

On the final Bates Bobcast of 2019, we introduce you to new Bobcat squash head coach Rei Hergeth. Plus, the basketball teams had a big week, with the women's team winning an overtime thriller over Colby and the men's team defeating Bowdoin on the road. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

2:03 -- Meghan Graff '22, Women's Basketball (Maine Co-Player of the Week and Female Bobcat of the Week).

11:31 -- Stephon Baxter '23, Men's Basketball (Post-game interview).

12:18 -- Jeff Spellman '20, Men's Basketball (NESCAC Player of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week).

18:25 -- Catherine Peterson '21, Women's Swimming, Maine State Meet champions.

25:50 -- Rei Hergeth, Head Coach, Women's and Men's Squash.

As finals draw near, winter sports are just getting underway. The men's basketball team is 3-1. The women's basketball team is 2-3. And the swimming and diving teams look to defend their respective state titles this weekend. Get the inside scoop from the student-athletes themselves on the latest Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:37 -- Kody Greenhalgh '20, Men's Basketball (Male Bobcat of the Week).

6:26 -- Jenna Berens '23, Women's Basketball (Female Bobcat of the Week).

12:04 -- Matt Charest '20, Hannah Johnson '20, Amy Duren '20, Swimming and Diving captains (Maine State Meet preview).