Stories about "Peter Steenstra"
Meet the 98-year-old namesake of Bates’ newest rowing shell
Friday, May 5, 2023 1:47 pm
Bates' newest boat is named for a nonagenarian alumnus who is a World War II combat veteran and beloved member of the Bates and Lewiston-Auburn communities.
Bates in the News: May 22, 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:34 pm
An alumnus monitors Balkan border violence, and two alumnae care for patients' physical and spiritual health in Massachusetts hospitals.
Video: Behind the scenes of Bates’ third straight NCAA rowing championship
Friday, June 14, 2019 11:22 am
“As soon as we’re ahead, I know that nothing can stop us," says co-captain Sophie Claus ‘19.
Bates dedicates Traquina Boathouse, culminating $2.7 million giving effort
Friday, October 12, 2018 10:23 am
“The Traquina name represents incredible dedication by a Bates family to our college and our rowing program,” President Clayton Spencer said.
Bates alumna Amelia Wilhelm wins nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year
Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:03 pm
A Bates rower, Wilhelm is praised as thoughtful, positive, and exceptionally gifted as a chemistry honors major who conducted Lyme disease research.
Video: Men’s rowing at the IRA National Championship Regatta
Friday, June 15, 2018 10:54 am
The Bates men's rowing team went toe-to-toe with the giants of collegiate rowing in the Bobcats' first appearance at the IRA National Championship Regatta.
Bates dedicates new rowing boathouse, ‘a place to call home’
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 3:46 pm
The Bates rowing program had a housewarming on Oct. 29, formally dedicating its new boathouse on the Androscoggin River in Greene.
Video: Bates women rowers reflect on a decade of excellence
Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:54 pm
Begun as a club sport in 1987, rowing only lacked a boat. Today they've got boats...and boatloads of hardware. But rowing is more than the bling.
Boathouse groundbreaking culminates Bates rowing’s winning day
Thursday, April 21, 2016 6:22 pm
“What a great way to spend a gorgeous Sunday,” said President Clayton Spencer of the events at the Bates rowing facility on the Androscoggin River in Greene.
Video: Boats busted, Bates got a boost to win last year’s NCAA rowing title
Friday, January 8, 2016 12:36 pm
It's well-known that women's rowing won the 2015 NCAA title. It's less known that Bates won using borrowed boats after theirs were damaged in transit to the regatta.