The Bates Bobcast

This week we’re celebrating the men’s track and field team taking back the Maine State Outdoor Championship from Bowdoin. Plus, the softball and baseball teams won NESCAC games in thrilling fashion and the men’s club ice hockey team just returned from China. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:17 -- Jon Martin, Head Coach, Baseball.

3:55 -- Nolan Collins '20, Baseball (NESCAC Pitcher of the Week).

8:47 -- McKell Barnes, Head Coach, Softball.

12:25 -- Andrea Russo '19, Softball (Female Bobcat of the Week).

19:05 -- Bart Rust '22, Men's track and field (Male Bobcat of the Week).

26:14 -- Tyler Harrington '19, Men's track and field (NESCAC Men's Field Performer of the Week).

31:40 -- Bella Stone '19, Women's tennis captain.

35:04 -- Bob Xu '19, Morgan Dewdney '19 and Ned Moreland '19, Men's club ice hockey captains.

On this week's Bobcast, we’re previewing the battle for first place in the NESCAC between Bates, Tufts and Amherst men's lacrosse. Plus, the tennis teams enter the heart of NESCAC play and the baseball team prepares for a showdown with Bowdoin. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:05 -- Peter Lasagna, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse.

12:25 -- Nolan Collins '20, Baseball (Male Bobcat of the Week).

19:59 -- Anna Rozin '22, Women's Tennis (Female Bobcat of the Week).

25:03 -- Ashley Pratt '20, Women's Track and Field.

34:32 -- Al Fereshetian, Head Coach, Men's Track and Field.

Four Bobcats earned awards from the NESCAC for their performances last week. And we talk to all of them on the latest Bates Bobcast! Plus, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the 1st annual faculty/student basketball game. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:14 -- Eliza Statile '19, Women's Lacrosse.

3:22 -- Matt Chlastawa' 20, Men's Lacrosse (NESCAC Player of the Week).

11:55 -- Kirsten Pelletier '20, Softball (NESCAC Pitcher of the Week/Female Bobcat of the Week).

16:30 -- Antonio Jareno '22, Baseball (NESCAC Player of the Week/Male Bobcat of the Week).

21:09 -- John Rex '21, Men's Track and Field (NESCAC Field Athlete of the Week).

31:10 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball, Discussing the SAAC Faculty/Student basketball game!

Sam Francis '17 played football and men's lacrosse at Bates, graduating in 2017. Now, he's a Football Data Analyst for the Cincinnati Bengals. We catch up with him and recap the week that was in Bates athletics, on the latest Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:24 -- Rocco Fantoni '19, Men's Lacrosse (Male Bobcat of the Week).

8:37 -- Margaret Smith '21, Women's Lacrosse (Female Bobcat of the Week).

13:18 -- Alex Simon '19, Baseball.

19:34 -- Hannah Fitts '20, Women's Rowing.

29:12 -- Sam Francis '17, Cincinnati Bengals Football Data Analyst.

On this week's Bobcast, we preview the spring season for Bates rowing. We also take a look back on a very successful NCAA Championships for the women’s swimming team. All nine Bobcats returned as All-Americans. Plus, the women’s lacrosse team beat Williams for the fourth straight season and the baseball team is ready for NESCAC play after a strong week of non-conference action. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:33 -- Brett Allen, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse.

4:55 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming and Diving.

15:57 -- Caroline Apathy '21, Women's Swimming (Female Bobcat of the Week).

22:40 -- Bryan Gotti '22, Baseball (Male Bobcat of the Week).

30:43 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.

On this episode of the Bobcast, we chat with the lone senior among the program record-tying nine Bates women's swimmers traveling to the NCAA Championships this week. Plus, the nationally ranked lacrosse teams continue to pick up key victories and women's tennis is ready to make an impact in the NESCAC after a solid trip to Virginia. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:07 -- Peter Lasagna, Head coach, Men's lacrosse.

3:06 -- Rob Strain '20, Men's lacrosse (Male Bobcat of the Week).

9:17 -- Liv Sandford '20, Women's lacrosse (Female Bobcat of the Week).

15:39 -- Isabelle Rovinski '20, Women's tennis.

21:28 -- Lucy Faust '19, Women's swimming captain.

From the women’s distance medley relay team finishing second in the country at NCAAs, to the men’s lacrosse team upending the top-ranked team in the nation, to a pair of Bobcats winning NESCAC Player of the Week honors, it was quite the week for Bates athletics. And we've got it all covered, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:31 -- Vanessa Paolella '21, Amanda Kaufman '21, Elise Lambert '22 and Ayden Eickhoff '19 (Female Bobcat of the Week), Women's Distance Medley Relay team.

14:43 -- Peter Lasagna, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse.

17:02 -- Matt Chlastawa '20, NESCAC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week (Male Bobcat of the Week).

23:02 -- Brett Allen, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse.

25:07 -- Andrea Russo '19, Softball's all-time career hits leader.

30:22 -- Jack Arend '20 and NESCAC Pitcher of the Week Nolan Collins '20, Baseball.

The Bates lacrosse teams both defeated Middlebury and entered the national rankings. Plus, we preview the NCAA Championships for skiing and track and field. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Eliza Statile '19, Women's lacrosse (Female Bobcat of the Week).

8:07 -- Peter Lasagna, Men's lacrosse head coach.

11:09 -- Brendan Mullally '20, Men's lacrosse (Male Bobcat of the Week).

20:13 -- Griffin Mueller '20 (Women's alpine skiing) & Kaelyn Woods '20 (Women's Nordic skiing), NCAA Championships preview.

31:01 -- Jay Hartshorn, Women's track and field head coach, NCAA Championships preview.

41:09 -- Hannah Sweeney '21, Women's tennis.

48:04 -- Josh Quijano '19, Men's tennis captain.

Winter sports are still going strong at Bates, but spring sports have arrived as well! On this episode of the Bobcast, we take a look back at a big NESCAC Championships for the men’s swimming and diving team by chatting with Male Bobcat of the Week and Lewiston native Matt Charest. Plus, the women’s squash team won its third Walker Cup title in the last four years and we preview the tennis and softball seasons. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:25 -- Matthew Charest '20, Men's swimming (Male Bobcat of the Week).

9:17 -- Kristyna Alexova '19, Vicky Arjoon '19 (Female Bobcat of the Week), Molly Brooks '19, Katie Bull '19, Women's squash seniors.

16:20 -- Kathryn Grennon '21, Women's lacrosse.

22:02 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Women's and men's tennis.

34:18 -- McKell Barnes, Head Coach, Softball.

49:18 -- Brendan Donahue '20, Men's track and field captain.

On this week's Bobcast, we talk with sophomore women's swimmer Caroline Apathy, who won the NESCAC title in the 100-yard butterfly! We chat with senior men's squash captain Coley Cannon, who ended his collegiate career on a high note and we look forward to the Bates Carnival with sophomore alpine skier Hannah West. Plus, a women's and men's lacrosse season preview. All that and more...on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:01 -- Peter Casares, Swimming and Diving head coach.

13:05 -- Caroline Apathy '21, Women's Swimming (Female Bobcat of the Week).

23:05 -- Coley Cannon '19, Men's Squash (Male Bobcat of the Week).

33:02 -- Hannah West '21, Women's alpine skiing.

42:02 -- Women's lacrosse preview with head coach Brett Allen, and senior captains Joanna Schafer and Eliza Statile.

48:55 -- Men's lacrosse preview with senior captain Stephen Bull.