The Bates Bobcast

We kick off the fourth season of the Bates Bobcast with women's soccer, men's soccer, field hockey and women's golf previews! All four teams have home events this week. Get the inside scoop on Bates athletics through the voices of Bobcat student athletes and coaches.

Season Previews:

0:42 -- Women's Soccer: Head Coach Kelsy Ross, Sarah Gutch '19, Cassidy McCarns '19, Olivia Amdur '19

10:48 -- Men's Soccer: Head Coach Tyler Sheikh, Aleks Marceau '19, Drew Munoz '19, Sam Huebschmann '19, Peder Bakken '20

20:11 -- Field Hockey: Head Coach Danielle Ryder Kogut, Grace Fitzgerald '20, Shelbie McCormack '19

26:21 -- Women's Golf: Andrea Hepfinger '21

On the season finale of the Bates Bobcast, we recap the men's rowing team's historic trip to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta and we sit down with Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein!

Featured this episode:

1:12 -- Kyle Schlueter '18, Men's rowing captain

6:17 -- Joshua Bilchik '18, Men's rowing

6:39 -- Roddy Pratt '18, Men's rowing

7:04 -- Peter Steenstra, Men's rowing head coach

8:04 -- Jason Fein, Bates College Director of Athletics

The women's rowing team defended its national title and the first varsity eight made history at the NCAA Championships. Katherine Cook '18 and Adedire Fakorede '18 earned All-America honors in track and field and the men's tennis pair of Ben Rosen '18 and Jacob Kauppila '20 also finished their season as All-Americans. We've got it all covered, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:52 -- Elizabeth Folsom '21, Olivia Stockly '18 and Grace Jurkovich '18, Women's Rowing

2:40 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing

11:04 -- Jay Hartshorn, Head Coach, Women's Track and Field

21:27 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Tennis

The number one nationally ranked Bates women's rowing team looks to defend its NCAA title this weekend. Two-time All-American Adedire Fakorede '18 and three-time All-American Katherine Cook '18 compete in one final NCAA Championships in track and field. And three-time All-American Ben Rosen' 18 and Jacob Kauppila '20 head across the country for the NCAA men's tennis singles and doubles championships.

Also, congrats to the Bates women's club ultimate team, Cold Front, for finishing second at Division III nationals!

Interviews this episode:

0:59 -- Hannah Fitts '20, Women's Rowing

11:24 -- Ben Rosen '18 and Jacob Kauppila '20, Men's Tennis

18:22 -- Adedire Fakorede '18, Men's Track and Field

25:27 -- Katherine Cook '18, Women's Track and Field

30:34 -- Josie Gillett '19, Cold Front (Women's Ultimate)

Perfection. It's a rare thing. But that's what the Bates rowing teams achieved Friday at the National Invitational Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond.

Now, the women are going to their 12th straight NCAA Championships and the men are going to the IRA National Championships for the first time ever.

Plus, meet Cold Front, the Bates women's club Ultimate team is headed to Division III nationals for the third straight season!

Interviews this episode:

1:24 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing

15:06 -- Roddy Pratt '18, Men's Rowing First Varsity Eight

31:22 -- Laura Rand '18, Women's Rowing First Varsity Eight

43:44 -- Adair Andre '18, Josie Gillett '19, Katie Hartnett '18, Cold Front captains

Carolyn Court served as head coach of Bates' women's track and field and cross country program through the first 25 years of its existence, touching the lives of thousands of Bates student-athletes along the way.

And now she's been inducted into the Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame. We talk with Carolyn and cover the week that was in Bates athletics, on the latest Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:49 -- Carolyn Court. Former Women's cross country and track and field head coach.

9:30 -- Ben Tonelli '18. Men's track and field. (Male Bobcat of the Week.)

16:35 -- Katie Hughes '19. Women's track and field. (Female Bobcat of the Week.)

23:36 -- Elizabeth Kinney. Men's rowing assistant coach.

24:52 -- Justin White '19. (NESCAC Baseball Championships preview.)

This week we celebrate the softball and baseball teams qualifying for the NESCAC tournament. Plus, a pair of pole vaulters made headlines at the NESCAC Championships. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews on this episode:

1:22 -- Caroline Bass '21, Softball (Female Bobcat of the Week)

7:20 -- Nolan Collins '20, Baseball (Male Bobcat of the Week)

13:56 -- David Dick '18, Men's Track and Field, Pole Vault

20:31 -- Garrett Anderson '18, Men's Track and Field, Pole Vault

29:49 -- Peter Steenstra, Rowing, Head Coach

The baseball team is tied for first place in the NESCAC East standings with three conference games remaining in the regular season. We've got the full recap of a 5-1 week for the Bobcats! Plus, it's going to be an exciting finish to the regular season for all our spring sports and we've got it all covered on the Bates Bobcast.

Featured on this episode:

0:39 -- Baseball highlights

2:01 -- Baseball head coach Jon Martin

8:12 -- Jake Shapiro '18, Baseball (Male Bobcat of the Week)

14:46 -- Softball highlights

15:14 -- Julia Panepinto '20, Softball

17:13 -- Ben Rosen '18, Men's Tennis

24:08 -- Imani Boggan '21, Women's track and field (Female Bobcat of the Week)

The rowing teams went undefeated on the Malden River last Saturday. The tennis teams are both ranked in the top 30 in the nation and the men's track and field team hosts the Maine State Championships this weekend. All that and more on the Bates Bobcast!

Highlights and Interviews this week:

0:34 -- Baseball highlights

1:27 -- Jacob Kauppila '20 (Men's Tennis)

7:26 -- Rosemary Kyne '18 (Women's Rowing, 1st Varsity Eight -- Female Bobcats of the Week)

13:36 -- Mats Terwiesch '18 (Men's Rowing, 1st Varsity Eight -- Male Bobcats of the Week)

23:49 -- Al Fereshetian (Men's track and field head coach)

The men's lacrosse and softball teams treated fans to some tight contests last week, with Bates winning a pair of thrillers. Plus, it's final exams week! How are our student athletes preparing? All that and more on the latest Bates Bobcast.

Interviews this week:

1:36 -- Andrew Small '19, Men's Lacrosse (Male Bobcat of the Week)

6:48 -- Kirsten Pelletier '20, Softball (Female Bobcat of the Week)

12:00 -- Katherine Cook '18, Women's Track and Field (NESCAC Women's Track Performer of the Week)

18:09 -- Adedire Fakorede '18, Men's Track and Field (NESCAC Men's Field Performer of the Week)

23:17 -- Summer Dias '21, Women's Lacrosse

27:02 -- Nolan Collins '20, Baseball