The Bates Bobcast

This week we continue our Hall of Fame interview series with inductee Meg Coffin, from the class of 2008. Plus, the No. 6 nationally ranked field hockey team got a big Senior Day win and women’s golf won the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championship.

All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:13 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

11:08 -- Lucy Norris '26, Field Hockey captain.

18:44 -- Victoria Adams '27, Women's Golf. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

26:28 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's Rowing 1V coxswain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

34:59 -- Meg Coffin '08, Women's Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Bates Athletics Hall of Fame.

This week we are recapping a thrilling and emotional win for the football team last Saturday at Tufts. Plus, we preview the Head of the Charles regatta with rowing head coach Peter Steenstra, and our Athletics Hall of Fame interview series continues with the 2015 Bates women’s rowing team, the first Bates team to win an NCAA championship. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:19 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

17:04 -- Ryan Lynskey '27, Football captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week, NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week)

23:59 -- Ryan Rozich '27, Football captain. (NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week)

34:23 -- Malina Young '28, Volleyball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

39:29 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing. (Head of the Charles Preview)

56:06 -- Jenna Armstrong '15, NCAA Champion Women's Rowing Team Captain, Hall of Fame Interview Series.

This week we’re launching our Bates Athletics Hall of Fame interview series, as the first class was inducted on Saturday. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the nationally ranked field hockey and men’s soccer programs. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:12 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

13:33 -- Rose Gordon '28, Field Hockey. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

20:37 -- Luke Cunniffe '29, Men's Soccer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

26:43 -- Andrew Byrnes '05, Men's Rowing, Bates Athletics Hall of Fame.

This week we’re looking back on what is believed to be the biggest come-from-behind win in Bates field hockey history. Plus, men’s soccer stunned defending NCAA champion Amherst on Saturday, and a sophomore men’s golfer had his best round to date at Bates. All that and more, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:58 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

8:19 -- Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg '26, Field Hockey captain. (NESCAC Player of the Week + Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:29 -- George Nassar '28, Men's Soccer. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

27: 00 -- Sean Resnick '28, Men's Golf.

This week we’re looking back at a state championship for men’s cross country. Plus, field hockey is now ranked seventh in the country, and women’s soccer blanked nationally ranked Wesleyan. All that and more...on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:54 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

8:06 -- Nathaniel Aronson '27, Men's Cross Country. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

14:32 -- Leah White '27, Women's Cross Country captain.

24:17 -- Sydney Litney '27, Women's Soccer. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

32:13 -- Ava Donohue '28, Field Hockey.

36:56 -- Jaime Bartley-Cohen '29, Volleyball.

48:00 -- Henry Ehrlich '26, Men's Golf captain.

1:00:36 -- Adrienne Shibles '91, Dempsey Challenge recap.

We’re looking back at a week that saw Bates fall sports teams go undefeated, with 11 victories to celebrate for the Bobcats…including one of the best football games Garcelon Field has seen in years. All that and more...on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:15 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

15:13 -- Jack Perry '26, Football. (NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week + Male Bobcat of the Week)

24:47 -- Marcos Ruiz '27, Football. (NESCAC Special Teams Player of the Week)

32:45 -- Sarah Wicks '28, Women's Golf. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

38:37 -- Lane Foushée '26, Men's Soccer captain.

47:27 -- Samantha Bunar '26, Women's Soccer captain.

57:41 -- Anaïs Reneaum '28, Volleyball.

60:03.45 -- Sophia Cordoni '29, Field Hockey.

60:09.17 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Men's Tennis.

We’re celebrating 150 years of Bates football and previewing the 2025 season for the Bobcats. Plus, women’s golf and tennis are getting their fall seasons underway, and hear from our Bobcats of the Week! That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:53 -- Matt Coyne, Head Coach, Football.

13:36 -- Amy LaBelle '27, Field Hockey (Female Bobcat of the Week).

19:03 -- Chris Bianco '29, Men's Soccer (Male Bobcat of the Week).

24:08 -- Deepak Sharma, Head Coach, Women's Tennis.

32:28 -- Ian Gould, Head Coach, Women's Golf.

39:47 -- Jeff Sturgis '69, Bates football alum.

The Bobcats are back on campus, and we’re previewing the field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, and cross country seasons…all of which get underway this week! Hear from our head coaches, including our new volleyball coach: Carissa Bradford. That’s this week, on the season premiere of the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:22 -- Dani Kogut, Head Coach, Field Hockey

13:36 -- Carissa Bradford, Head Coach, Volleyball

27:48 -- Ben Brewster, Head Coach, Men's Soccer

34:59 -- Joe Vari, Head Coach, Women's Soccer

45:42 -- Danny Feldman, Head Coach, Cross Country

It's the final Bates Bobcast....of the school year!

We’re taking a look back at a pair of medal-winning performances for the rowing teams at their respective national championships. Plus, head coach Peter Steenstra puts a bow on the season. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:22 -- Hannah Herbst '28, Women's rowing first varsity eight coxswain (Female Bobcat of the Week).

4:36 -- Isabelle Martin '26, Women's rowing first varsity eight, future team captan.

8:09 -- Darien Chiang '27, Men's rowing first varsity eight coxswain (Male Bobcat of the Week) and Luke Desmaison '26, Men's rowing first varsity eight, future team captain.

15:06 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.

This week, we’re previewing the final two events of the school year for Bates athletics. The seniors have graduated, but the rowing teams aren’t done yet. The women’s team is headed to West Windsor, N.J. for the NCAA Championships, while the men’s team heads to Camden, N.J. for the IRA National Championship. We preview both, this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:07 -- Rylee Eaton '25, Women's Rowing captain, second varsity eight stroke seat.

13:03 -- Ben Auerbach '25, Sean Christiansen '25, and Ian Van Loo '25, Men's Rowing captains.

23:51 -- Peter Steenstra, Head Coach, Rowing.