The Bates Bobcast

This week we’re looking back on a pair of impressive wins for the lacrosse teams. Plus, track and field is sending three athletes to NCAAs, one of which qualified on her last chance at Tufts. And it’s time to preview the Bates softball season with head coach Kat McKay! All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:09 -- Alison Montgomery (Head Coach), Sophie Spolter '26, and Sarah Hughes '27, Women's Basketball.

8:11 -- Carli Ciavarelli '26, Women's Track and Field captain.

16:12 -- Xander Frey '28, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

26:00 -- Caroline Taggart '25, Women's Lacrosse captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

34:26 -- Theo Sardain '26 and Phillippe Kosyagin '27, Men's Tennis No. 1 Doubles.

45:13 -- Iris Westmoreland '27 and Isabella Saul '26, Women's Tennis No. 1 Doubles.

58:27 -- Kat McKay, Head Coach, Softball.

This week we’re chatting with a pair of lacrosse players who have helped their teams get off to fast starts this year. Plus, the Bates women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for the third time in the last four seasons. All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

0:54 -- Alison Montgomery, Head Coach, Women's Basketball

5:23 -- Miles Schmidt '27, Men's Lacrosse. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

16:58 -- Olivia Hall '25, Women's Lacrosse. (IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week, Female Bobcat of the Week)

24:10 -- Ryan Kim '28, Men's Squash.

30:30 -- Evangelo Kapothanasis '25, Men's Tennis, Captain.

38:23 -- Curtis Johnson, Head Coach, Track & Field.

This week we’re talking about the Bates men’s swimming team fulfilling Max Cory’s prediction: two conference titles in relays at the NESCAC Championships. Plus, the lacrosse teams are off to a strong start to their seasons, and the baseball team won a dramatic game in Virginia. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

0:43 -- Nate Oppenheim '28, Tim Johnson '27, John Weigel '27, and Max Cory '26 (Male Bobcat of the Week). Bates men's swimming NESCAC champion 400-yard freestyle relay.

19:03 -- Peter Casares, Head Coach, Swimming & Diving.

40:29 -- Laci Raveis '27, Women's Lacrosse. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

51:04 -- Gibby Sullivan '26, Baseball.

57:39 -- Connor Hartman '26 and Miles Schmidt '27, Men's Lacrosse.

This week we continue our spring sports previews with men’s lacrosse, baseball, and tennis. Plus, Bates alpine skiing senior captain Nic Hotermans represented Belgium at the World Championships in Austria last week. We caught up with him to chat about what it was like to ski in front of 20,000 people.

All that and more...

Interviews this episode:

1:19 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball, Team Captain.

3:48 -- Ross Tejeda '26, Men's Track and Field (Male Bobcat of the Week).

11:20 -- Sarah Palmer '27, Women's Swimming. (Female Bobcat of the Week).

18:19 -- Paul Gastonguay '89, Head Coach, Men's Tennis & Deepak Sharma, Head Coach, Women's Tennis.

30:37 -- Dan Annino, Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse.

43:35 -- Jon Martin, Head Coach, Baseball.

53:52 -- Nic Hotermans '25, Alpine Skiing Captain.

Believe it or not, spring sports are around the corner. So this week on the Bobcast we’re introducing you to new Bates women’s lacrosse head coach Princess L. Zabel!

Plus, women’s basketball has won four straight NESCAC games, with two key regular season contests remaining. And men’s track and field, as well as men’s swimming, went to Bowdoin last Saturday, and came back champions. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:37 -- Alexandra Long '25, Women's Basketball captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

7:43 -- Nate Roberts '28, Men's Track & Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

21:39 -- Anton Kondratyev '28, Men's Swimming.

29:29 -- Princess L. Zabel, Head Coach, Women's Lacrosse.

This week we’re celebrating the third fastest 500-meter run in NCAA Division III history. It happened Saturday when Bates senior captain Truman Williams made a name for himself in Boston. Plus, women’s basketball has won back-to-back NESCAC games, and senior captain Kyle Kagan had a big day for the alpine skiing team. That's this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:30 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's track and field captain. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

11:23 -- Elsa Daulerio '26, Women's basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

18:13 -- Kyle Kagan '25, Alpine skiing captain.

This week we’re looking back at some big performances for the track and swimming teams. Plus, Brady Coyne delivered for men’s basketball at the buzzer, and the squash teams both picked up big wins Sunday against Wesleyan. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:16 -- Brady Coyne '26, Men's Basketball.

14:31 -- Tim Johnson '27, Men's Swimming. (NESCAC Performer of the Week and Male Bobcat of the Week)

27:01 -- Truman Williams '25, Men's Track and Field captain.

36:40 -- Grace Flaherty '25, Women's Squash captain. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

On this week's Bobcast, we reintroduce you to Bates Interim Director of Athletics Will Rothermel, who was selected to lead the department earlier this month. Plus, our Bobcats of the Week come from the track and field program after a successful Bates Invitational. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:24 -- Max Hoffman '28, Men's Track and Field. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

9:23 -- Campbell Johnson '28, Women's Track and Field. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

14:51 -- Will Rothermel, Bates Interim Director of Athletics

This week we’re recapping a successful Bates Carnival for the skiing teams. Some first-years impressed in their collegiate debuts, and some more experienced skiers also scored crucial points for the Bobcats. Plus, Max Cory and the men’s swimming team turned in some big performances Sunday against Middlebury, and track and field competed in their first meet of 2025. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:34 -- Sage Grossi '28 and Greta Hendrickson '28, Nordic Skiing. (Bobcats of the Week)

23:35 -- Jaelie Hovey '25, Alpine Skiing.

31:53 -- Alannah Ardrey '27, Women's Track and Field.

44:28 -- Max Cory '26, Men's Swimming.

We ring in the new year with a preview of the Bates Carnival, hosted by the alpine and Nordic skiing teams this Friday and Saturday at Sunday River and Black Mountain. Plus, Lewiston’s own Chiwer Mayen put on a show for Bates men’s basketball fans against Saint Joseph’s, and our Bobcats of the Week impressed against Division I opponents. That’s this week, on the Bates Bobcast!

Interviews this episode:

1:29 -- Sarah Hughes '27, Women's Basketball. (Female Bobcat of the Week)

6:47 -- Chiwer Mayen '26, Men's Basketball.

17:01 -- John Weigel '27, Men's Swimming. (Male Bobcat of the Week)

26:10 -- Sequoia Anstine '25, Kenzie Arnott '25, Nic Hotermans '25, and Kyle Kagan '25, Alpine Skiing captains.

40:20 -- Eva McDonough '25, Nordic Skiing captain.