The Bates Bobcast

Bates great David Pless '13 returned to campus to compete in the Bates Invitational, the men's basketball team beat Tufts on the road and we talk to our Bobcats of the Week, a pair of Nordic skiers who turned in career-best performances over the weekend. All that and more, on this week's Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this week:

1:05 - Three-time NCAA indoor shot put champion David Pless '13.

15:20 - Men's track and field head coach Al Fereshetian.

25:45 - Men's basketball head coach Jon Furbush '05.

34:21 - Men's Nordic's Parker McDonald '18 (Male Bobcat of the Week).

40:08 - Women's Nordic's Kaelyn Woods '20 (Female Bobcat of the Week).

The swimming teams remained undefeated with a sweep of Middlebury, the women's basketball team defeated the Panthers as well and the men's squash team pulled off a thrilling win over Williams. All that and more on this week's Bates Bobcast!

Topics and interviews this week:

Women's Basketball Highlights - 0:39

Emily Freedland '18 Interview - 1:40

Swimming: Hope Logan '18 Interview (Female Bobcat of the Week) - 3:56

Nordic Skiing: Graham Houtsma '20 Interview (Male Bobcat of the Week) - 12:32

Men's Squash: Omar Attia '21 Interview - 19:18

A new year and a new episode of the Bobcast! This week we're recapping the winter break for the basketball teams and previewing the track and field season.

Guests this week:

Men's basketball head coach Jon Furbush '05 (1:29)

Men's basketball's Nick Lynch '19, Male Bobcat of the Week (4:46)

Women's basketball's Nina Davenport '18, Female Bobcat of the Week (12:39)

Men's track and field captain Rob Flynn '18 (19:44)

Women's track and field captain Katie Hughes '19 (28:17)

With the first snowfall of the winter hitting Maine, we check in with the alpine and Nordic skiing teams! Plus, we talk with some sharp shooters and tenacious defenders from the men's and women's basketball teams.

This week's rundown:

0:38 -- Men's Basketball highlights.

1:27 -- Max Hummel '19 interview.

2:21 -- Nick Gilpin '20 interview.

3:47 -- Men's Basketball head coach Jon Furbush '05 interview.

6:03 -- Tom Coyne '20 (Male Bobcat of the Week) interview.

11:10 -- Mel Binkhorst '20 (Female Bobcat of the Week) interview.

16:02 -- Skiing!

16:17 -- Alpine skiing head coach Micaela Holland '11 interview.

23:57 -- Nordic skiing head coach Becky Woods '89 interview.

Nina Davenport became the 20th women's basketball player in Bates history to eclipse 1,000 career points and the swimming teams won the Maine state title again. All that and more on this week's Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this week:

Nina Davenport '18, Women's Basketball (1:21)

Janika Ho '20, Women's Swimming, Female Bobcat of the Week (3:38)

Teddy Pender '18, Men's Swimming, Male Bobcat of the Week (8:11)

Luca Polgar '20, Women's Squash (15:02)

Mahmoud Yousry '20, Men's Squash (23:20)

Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein joins the Bobcast to update us on how his first year as Director of Athletics is going. Plus, we interview our Bobcats of the Week!

Interviews:

1:18 -- Nina Davenport '18 (Female Bobcat of the Week)

7:22 -- Jeff Spellman '20 (Male Bobcat of the Week)

12:22 -- Jason Fein

Katherine Cook became the fifth women's cross country All-American in school history and the winter sports season is underway! All that and more on the latest Bates Bobcast.

Interviews this week:

Women's cross country head coach Jay Hartshorn, talking about female Bobcat of the Week Katherine Cook '18 (1:07)

Men's basketball head coach Jon Furbush (10:37)

Male Bobcat of the Week: men's swimming's Riley Ewing '18 (11:22)

NESCAC Men's Squash Player of the Week: Graham Bonnell '20 (17:10)

Squash head coach Pat Cosquer (23:59)

Winter sports season is here at Bates! Listen to this episode of the Bobcast to get the full scoop on the Bobcat basketball, swimming and squash programs. Plus, we wrap up the 2017 football season and talk to our Bobcats of the Week: cross country's Stephen Rowe and Katherine Cook.

Interviews this week:

Football: Head Coach Mark Harriman (1:29)

Men's Cross Country, Male Bobcat of the Week: Stephen Rowe '18 (8:11)

Women's Cross Country, Female Bobcat of the Week Katherine Cook '18 (13:51)

Swimming Preview: Head Coach Peter Casares (19:49)

Men's Squash Preview: Anirudh Nambiar '18 (26:40)

Women's Squash Preview: Vicky Arjoon '19 (34:08)

Men's Basketball Preview: Shawn Strickland '18 and Head Coach Jon Furbush '05 (38:33)

Women's Basketball Preview: Head Coach Alison Montgomery (48:20)

Make it four straight CBB series titles for the Bates football team! Hear all about it on the latest Bates Bobcast.

Highlights and Interviews:

0:39 -- Football coverage.

1:04 -- Brendan Costa '21 70-yard touchdown run and quote.

1:48 -- Jaason Lopez '21 touchdown run and Costa quote on Lopez.

2:22 -- Kyle Flaherty '19 touchdown run.

3:02 -- Devin Clyburn '21 interception and quote.

3:37 -- Mark Harriman interview.

11:34 -- Jon Lindgren '20 interview (Male Bobcat of the Week)

19:13 -- Volleyball coverage.

19:57 -- Jacqueline Forney '18 interview (Female Bobcat of the Week)

The Bobcat football team got the CBB Series off on the right foot with a win in Waterville on Saturday over the Colby College Mules. The women's soccer, men's soccer and field hockey teams beat Colby as well, the latter two in dramatic fashion. Plus the cross country teams hosted the NESCAC Championships and turned in some great results. All that and more on the latest Bates Bobcast!

Highlights and Interviews:

0:52 -- Football coverage.

1:10 -- Brendan Costa '21 touchdown run.

1:40 -- Max Breschi '18 interception.

2:00 -- Grant DeWald '18 field goal.

2:28 -- Mickoy Nichol '18 touchdown run.

2:56 -- Brian Daly '18 touchdown catch.

3:17 -- Bates defense forces a fumble.

3:51 -- Football Head Coach Mark Harriman interview.

11:38 -- Men's Soccer coverage.

11:55 -- Beaufils Kimpolo '20 goal and quote.

12:45 -- Field Hockey coverage.

13:02 -- Taylor Lough '19 goal and quote.

13:38 -- Lough Interview (Female Bobcat of the Week)

19:10 -- Costa Interview (Male Bobcat of the Week)

23:29 -- Cross Country coverage.

24:01 -- Ayden Eickhoff '19 Interview (Women's Cross Country 2nd Team All-NESCAC).

28:53 -- Men's Cross Country Head Coach Al Fereshetian Interview.

34:57 -- Volleyball coverage.

35:20 -- Volleyball Head Coach Melissa DeRan Interview.

40:52 -- Grant DeWald '18 Interview (NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week).