The Bates Bobcast

This week we’re celebrating terrific starts to the season for the field hockey and volleyball teams. They have a combined record of 10-1 so far this year. Plus, head coach Malik Hall looks back on the football team’s close contest with Amherst and the cross country teams shined at the Bates Invitational. All that and more, coming up, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:43 -- Owen Keleher '22, Men's Soccer.

1:31 -- Elsbeth Caulo '21, Field Hockey (Female Bobcat of the Week).

9:06 -- Angel Echipue '21, Volleyball.

16:40 -- Justin Levine '20, Men's Cross Country (Male Bobcat of the Week).

24: 12 -- Jill Richardson '23, Women's Cross Country.

28:47 -- Julien Lewin '20, Men's Golf.

34:54 -- Malik Hall, Head Coach, Football.

On the latest Bobcast, we celebrate big wins for the field hockey, volleyball and men's soccer programs! Plus, the football season is upon us, with Bates opening its 2019 campaign Saturday at Amherst. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Paige Cote '23 and Alexa Jurgeleit '20, Field Hockey.

8:40 --Luke Protti '22, Men's Soccer (NESCAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week & Male Bobcat of the Week).

15:06 -- Ruby Lightbourn '21, Volleyball (Female Bobcat of the Week).

21:15 -- Chloe Baylor '23, Women's Golf and Andrew Garcia-Bou '20, Men's Golf.

25:51 -- Malik Hall, Head Coach, Football.

This week we are celebrating the beginning of the fall sports season at Bates with a trio of previews. We have in-depth looks at the Bates men’s soccer, volleyball and field hockey programs on the latest episode of the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:58 -- Tyler Sheikh (Head Coach), Peder Bakken '20 and Blaise Marceau '21 (Captains), Men's Soccer.

12:02 -- Melissa DeRan, Head Coach, Volleyball.

19:40 -- Dani Ryder Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey.

On the season premiere of the Bates Bobcast, we welcome new women's soccer head coach Joe Vari and new golf head coach Henry Fall to campus. Plus, a preview of the upcoming cross country Alumni Meet and season with women's head coach Jay Hartshorn and men's head coach Al Fereshetian.

Interviews this episode:

1:05 -- Joe Vari, Head Coach, Women's Soccer.

12:09 -- Henry Fall, Head Coach, Women's and Men's Golf.

25:04 -- Jay Hartshorn, Head Coach, Women's Cross Country.

34:25 -- Al Fereshetian, Head Coach, Men's Cross Country.

They did it again!

On Saturday, the Bates women's rowing team won its third NCAA title in a row, and its fourth in the last five years.

The Bobcats won every race by open water. But it was not as easy as it appears on paper. Find out why on the season finale of the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:27 -- Maya Seshan '20, Second Varsity Eight Coxswain.

5:31 -- Sophie Claus '19, Second Varsity Eight, Team Captain.

12:14 -- Sophia Rintell '19, First Varsity Eight Stroke, Team Captain.

On this week's Bates Bobcast, we’re previewing the NCAA Rowing Championships! The Bobcat women are looking for their third straight national title. Plus, we catch up with Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein, who fills us in on the Friends of Bates Athletics Challenge. All that and more!

Interviews this episode:

1:18 -- Ayden Eickhoff '19, Women's Track and Field captain and six-time All-American.

10:01 -- Elizabeth Folsom '21, Maya Seshan '20 and Elise Grossfeld '21, Women's Rowing coxswains.

17:11 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Women's and Men's Tennis.

32:07 -- Brett Allen, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse.

41:06 -- Jason Fein, Bates College Director of Athletics.

On the latest Bobcast, we discuss some exciting facilities upgrades at Bates with Assistant A.D. for Facilities and Club Sports Scott Lehmann! Plus, we preview the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:02 -- Ayden Eickhoff '19, Brendan Donahue '20 and John Rex '21, NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships preview.

17:40 -- Scott Lehmann, Assistant A.D. for Facilities and Club Sports.

27:51 -- Jon Martin, Head Coach, Baseball (NESCAC Coach of the Year).

36:00 -- Peter Lasagna, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse.

This week we’re celebrating both the men’s and women’s rowing teams once again winning the NESCAC title. Plus, the Bates track and field teams impressed at the Open New England Championships and we chat with Bates alum Mohdis Baker '14, one of the coaches for "Cold Front", our women’s Ultimate team, which is headed back to Division III nationals for the fourth straight year.

Interviews this episode:

1:31 -- Sophia Rintell '19, Women's rowing captain.

10:00 -- Eric Jordan '19, Men's rowing captain.

25:22 -- Brendan Donahue '20, Men's track and field captain (Male Bobcat of the Week).

35:26 -- Mary Corcoran '22, So Kim '21, Sarah Rothmann '19 and Ayden Eickhoff '19, Women's track and field 4x800 relay team (Female Bobcats of the Week).

45:37 -- Mohdis Baker '14, "Cold Front" coach (Bates women's Ultimate).

The Bates baseball team swept Bowdoin on Saturday to qualify for the four-team double elimination NESCAC Championships, taking place this Friday-Sunday in Waterville. Plus, the rowing teams combined to win the New England Championships points title and we look back at the softball season. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Justin Foley '19, Baseball (NESCAC Pitcher of the Week).

3:55 -- Christian Beal '21, Baseball (Male Bobcat of the Week).

12:45 -- Elizabeth Folsom '21, Women's Rowing Coxswain (WV8 -- Female Bobcats of the Week).

18:49 -- Sarah Rothmann '19, Women's Track and Field captain.

26:20 -- McKell Barnes, Head Coach, Softball.

On this week's Bobcast, we’re talking to a pair of NESCAC champions for the track and field program. Plus, the baseball team swept Colby, the softball team won another thriller against Trinity and the rowing teams hosted, and won, the 23rd Presidents Cup. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:58 -- Andrew Small '19, Men's lacrosse.

3:16 -- Justin Foley '19, Baseball.

10:11 -- Janell Sato '22, Softball.

16:24 -- Zach Smith '21, Men's track and field (Male Bobcat of the Week).

23:07 -- Ayden Eickhoff '19, Women's track and field captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week).

30:30 -- Claudia Glickman '19 and Trevor Fry '19, Rowing captains.