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WednesdayAugust 1, 2012 |
Byrnes ’05, Canada surge to claim Olympic silver medalBates graduate Andrew Byrnes ’05 and the Canadian men’s eight overtook Great Britain in the final quarter of the race and claimed the silver medal in Wednesday morning’s final. |
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MondayJuly 30, 2012 |
Byrnes ’05, Canada row to A Final at London GamesThe Canadian men’s eight, featuring Bates graduate Andrew Byrnes ’05, came through with a strong second-place finish in Monday morning’s repechage and earned a spot in Wednesday morning’s A Final. |
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WednesdayJuly 25, 2012 |
Women’s track puts three on national All-Academic squadAbby Alexander, Lizzie Carleton and Kallie Nixon were named to the USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Track & Field team, announced Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. |
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TuesdayJuly 24, 2012 |
Men’s track boasts three USTFCCCA All-AcademicsDavid Hardison, Ben Levy and Andrew Wortham of Bates’ men’s outdoor track and field team were named to the USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Track & Field team, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. |
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TuesdayJuly 17, 2012 |
Byrnes ’05 sets sights on more Olympic goldBates athletics will be represented at a fourth consecutive Olympic Games: Andrew Byrnes ’05 and Canada’s men’s eight are focused on winning a second straight gold medal in London. |
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ThursdayJune 21, 2012 |
Godsey ’06 finishes fifth in hammer at U.S. Olympic TrialsKeelin Godsey ’06 came very close — about a meter — to realizing his Olympic dream on Thursday. Needing to finish among the top three out of a field of 24 athletes, Godsey went 70.48 meters, exactly one meter past his previous career best, to finish fifth in the women’s hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Trials. |
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WednesdayJune 20, 2012 |
Helm ’12 named ECAC All-Star in men’s lacrosseBates two-sports standout Kevin Helm gained his fourth postseason lacrosse honor on Wednesday, as he was named to the ECAC Division III New England All-Stars Second Team. |
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TuesdayJune 12, 2012 |
Returning baseball players in summer leagues around U.S.At least 23 returning players to the Bates baseball team are playing summer baseball in highly regarded collegiate leagues around the country, including four in the prestigious Futures Collegiate Baseball League. |
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ThursdayMay 31, 2012 |
Men’s T&F/XC finishes 4th in Program of the Year scoringThe Bates men’s track and field and cross country teams finished fourth in the scoring for the the 2012 USTFCCCA Program of the Year award, given to the institution that had the best combined team finishes in each of the NCAA’s cross country/track & field sports in a given academic year. |
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ThursdayMay 31, 2012 |
Wortham earns CoSIDA Academic All-District honorBates junior Andrew Wortham has been named to the 2012 CoSIDA/Capital One Division III Academic All-District Men’s and Women’s Track/Cross Country Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday. |
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ThursdayMay 31, 2012 |
78 Bobcats named to NESCAC Spring All-Academic TeamSeventy-eight Bates College students from Bates’ spring sports teams have received 2012 NESCAC Spring All-Academic honors, announced today by the New England Small College Athletic Conference. |
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WednesdayMay 30, 2012 |
Scholar-Athlete Society inducts six alumni, 33 from Class of 2012The eighth annual induction ceremony of the Bates College Scholar-Athlete Society was held on Saturday, May 26, 2012, during Commencement Weekend, honoring four alumni, a former administrator and 33 members of the Class of 2012. The event’s keynote speaker was Steve Fuller ’82, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at L.L. Bean, who is also a Bates parent and trustee. |
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SaturdayMay 26, 2012 |
Women’s rowing wins NCAA silver for 4th straight yearFor the fourth straight year, the Bates College women’s rowing team has finished as the national runner-up, second only to Williams, with a brilliant performance in two Grand Finals on Saturday morning at the 2012 NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championships at Lake Mercer. |
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SaturdayMay 26, 2012 |
Pless finishes fourth in shot put for sixth All-America honorBates junior David Pless (Atlanta, Ga.) won his sixth career All-America honor on Saturday, and the second of the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, by placing fourth in the shot put. |
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FridayMay 25, 2012 |
Men’s tennis NCAA run ends in singles semis, doubles quartersThe Bates men’s tennis team finished play at the NCAA Division III Singles and Doubles Championships on Friday, as junior Rob Crampton finished a 15-match win streak as a semifinalist in the singles tournament, and Crampton and junior Matt Bettles bowed out as doubles quarterfinalists. |
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FridayMay 25, 2012 |
Godsey ’06 featured in Sports Illustrated story on transgender athletesKeelin Godsey’s experience are recounted in the May 28 issue of Sports Illustrated in a special report titled “The Transgender Athlete.” |
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FridayMay 25, 2012 |
Women’s rowing puts both boats in Grand Finals at NCAAsThe Bates women’s rowing team won both of its preliminary heats on Friday morning to open its sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championships, setting the Bobcats’ two boats up to automatically advance to their respective Grand Finals tomorrow. |
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FridayMay 25, 2012 |
Ten Bobcats named to NESCAC Spring All-Sportsmanship TeamTen Bates students were named to the 2012 NESCAC Spring All-Sportsmanship Team, announced Friday by the New England Small College Athletic Conference. |
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ThursdayMay 24, 2012 |
Arens places 13th in 1,500 at NCAAs, narrowly missing finalsBates junior Elizabeth “Bud” Arens missed the finals of the 1,500 meters by just one spot on Thursday at the 2012 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, bringing the outdoor season to an end for the Bates women’s team. |
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ThursdayMay 24, 2012 |
Pless takes third in discus at NCAAs; Wortham in steeple finalBates junior David Pless placed third in the discus throw on Thursday evening, his first of three events at the three-day NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Fritz Burns Stadium at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Junior Andrew Wortham qualified for the finals in the 3,000 steeplechase. |
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ThursdayMay 24, 2012 |
Crampton, Bettles become two-time All-Americans at NCAAsBates junior Rob Crampton became the eighth All-American in Bates men’s tennis history, winning his first-round match in singles play on Thursday morning and winning again on Thursday afternoon in the Round of 16. He teamed up with Matt Bettles to also win in the Round of 16 in doubles play. |
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ThursdayMay 24, 2012 |
Anderson, Mandzhukova bow out in NCAA Round of 16Senior Meg Anderson and first-year Elena Mandzhukova came up short in their quest for All-America honors against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps duo Kristin Lim and Jessie Huang at the NCAA Division III Tennis Championships, as Lim and Huang advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win. |
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ThursdayMay 24, 2012 |
Pless featured in Sports Illustrated, Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWhile preparing for his three events at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which begin today, Bates junior David Pless fielded an interview from his hometown newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, for a story that was published today. |
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WednesdayMay 23, 2012 |
O’Neill named IWLCA Second Team All-AmericaBates senior Joan O’Neill was named Second Team All-America on Wednesday, as the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association released the 2012 IWLCA Division III All-America teams. |
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WednesdayMay 23, 2012 |
Scholar-Athlete Society to welcome 33 Class of 2012 membersThe Bates Scholar-Athlete Society will induct 33 members of the graduating Class of 2012, in addition to four alumni and a faculty/coach representative, at its eighth annual ceremony in Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The event’s keynote speaker will be Steve Fuller ’82, the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at L.L. Bean. |
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WednesdayMay 23, 2012 |
Helm receives All-America honors in men’s lacrosseBates senior two-sports standout Kevin Helm received the first All-America honor of his outstanding career on Wednesday, with Honorable Mention laurels on the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association 2012 Division III All-America team. |
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TuesdayMay 22, 2012 |
Sonshine, Sive receive All-America honors in rowingBates College seniors Elizabeth Sonshine and Haley Sive were both cited on Tuesday as the College Rowing Coaches Association released the 2012 Division III Pocock All-America Team. |
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SundayMay 20, 2012 |
O’Neill, Pless named Bates’ Athletes of the YearSenior women’s lacrosse player Joan O’Neill and junior men’s track and field thrower David Pless were named the 2012 Athletes of the Year on Sunday, as the Bates Athletic Department gave out its end-of-the-year awards at the Senior Athletes Reception in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building. |
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SundayMay 20, 2012 |
Men’s track sends Hardison, LePage, Pless, Wortham to NCAAsThe Bates men’s track and field team will send four athletes to compete in a total of six events the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, it was learned on Sunday, as the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee announced the meet’s participants. |
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SundayMay 20, 2012 |
Arens selected to run the 1,500 at NCAAsBates junior Bud Arens was selected to compete in her third consecutive NCAA Division III Track & Field Championship, and her second straight outdoor nationals, in the 1,500 meters this week. |
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