Latest News: September 2010

Duncan a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year award
 Jun. 21 - The field of nominees for the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year award has been whittled from 130 conference nominees to the Top 30 honorees, and Bates graduate Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan '10 remains. Read more...

Football Preview: New Garcelon just one of many pluses for Bates
 Sept. 6 - Who will play quarterback for the Bates Bobcats in 2010? Thirteenth-year head coach Mark Harriman has at least two options to be excited about in Ryan Katon and Trevor Smith. Read more...

Baseball coach Thompson accepts position at Duke
 Sept. 6 - After two fruitful years as the head coach of the Bates baseball team, Edwin Thompson has resigned in order to accept an assistant coaching position at Duke University. Read more...

Women's lacrosse team cited for top grades in Division III
 Aug. 13 - The Bates women's lacrosse team has been cited by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association for maintaining the highest average grade point average among all Division III squads for the 2010 season. Read more...

New turf at Garcelon Field being laid
 Aug. 13 - After eight quick weeks of the Garcelon Field Project's construction taking place, the installation of the much-anticipated Field Turf playing surface is nearing completion. Check the front page of the Bates Athletics website for current webcam views of the home of the Bates football and lacrosse teams. Read more...

Noah Burke makes Jewish Sports Review's All-America team
 Jul. 23 - Bates second baseman Noah Burke '11 was named to the Jewish Sports Review's 2010 College Baseball All-America First Team for Divisions II, III and NAIA institutions, in the July/August 2010 issue of the pre-eminent national publication honoring Jewish athletes. Read more...

Three men's track and field athletes cited in Jewish Sports Review
 Jul. 23 - Jesse Chapman, Sam Goldstein and Ethan Waldman of the Bates College men's track and field team received mention for their feats during the outdoor season in the July/August 2010 issue of the Jewish Sports Review, the pre-eminent national publication honoring Jewish athletes. Read more...

Pride in Bates athletics sparkles at a pair of June events
 Jul. 6 - The Bobcat sports year ended in late May, but the cheering continued well into June with two events central to the Bates athletics experience: the Bates Athletics Celebration Dinner in Boston and the groundbreaking of the Garcelon Field project. See videos and a slideshow. Read more...

Duncan nominated by NESCAC as NCAA Woman of the Year
 Jun. 21 - Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan '10 is one of two student-athletes the New England Small College Athletic Conference has chosen to submit as its nominees for the 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Read more...

Slew of baseball players competing in summer leagues
 Jun. 17 - “Our program is very fortunate to have 13 guys scheduled to play in top summer leagues throughout the country this summer,” says head baseball coach Edwin Thompson. Read more...

Lynd named ABCA/Rawlings Division III All-New England
 Jun. 4 - Bates College junior Noah Lynd received his second postseason honor on Tuesday, as the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association named him to the 2010 NEIBA All-New England Division 3 Third Team. Read more...

Coaches, student-athletes pitch in on community service projects
 Jun. 1 - Many coaches and staff members from the Bates Department of Athletics teamed up in a service project in conjunction with Rebuilding Together Lewiston/Auburn on May 22. Earlier in the month, approximately 150 Bates student-athletes hosted the Third Annual SAAC Field Day program, leading and participating in a wide array of outdoor games and recreational activities. Read more...



McNeil won the third All-America award of his career last Thursday, and in the process he staked his claim as the finest all-around thrower in team history.read more...
The Bates women's rowing team finished as the national runner-up for the second straight year last weekend at the NCAA Division III Women's Rowing Championships. read more...