Latest News: March 2010

Ruppertsberger earns 18th in 5K Classic at NCAA Ski Championships
 Mar. 11 - Bates Nordic skier Natalie Ruppertsberger finished 18th out of 39 competitors in the women's 5K Classic, as the NCAA Collegiate Skiing Championships continued. Read more...

Duncan, McNeil, Chapman headed to NCAA Indoor Championships
 Mar. 11 - A pair of veterans to NCAA Track and Field Championships, one male and one female, will represent Bates again this weekend at the Division III Indoor Championships, and they'll be joined by a rookie making the first of what he hopes will be many trips to NCAAs. Read more...

Heldman, Manter put Bates in 13th at NCAA Ski Championships
 Mar. 10 - Bates alpine skiers Bump Heldman and Ben Manter finished 24th and 26th, respectively, out of 35 competitors Wednesday as the NCAA Collegiate Skiing Championships got under way with the giant slaloms. Read more...

Men's lacrosse routs Nor'easters, 18-3
 Mar. 9 - The Bates men's lacrosse team is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2006, after manhandling the visiting Nor'easters of the University of New England on Tuesday night by an 18-3 score. Read more...

Yanofsky, Beaulieu earn All-State plaudits from MWBCA
 Mar. 9 - Two players on the Bates women's basketball team were cited on Tuesday as the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association unveiled its All-State teams for the 2009-10 season. Lauren Yanofsky was named Second Team All-State, while Allie Beaulieu made the All-Rookie Team. Read more...

Yanofsky picked to play in NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic
 Mar. 8 - Bates senior Lauren Yanofsky was selected Monday to play in the annual Senior All-Star Classic, sponsored by the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA). Read more...

Women's track and field surges to third place at ECACs
 Mar. 6 - The Bates women's track and field team surged on Saturday to finish in third place out of 43 teams at the ECAC Division III Indoor Championships at Smith College, the Bobcats' second top-three finish at the meet in the past three years. Read more...

Men's track and field places fifth out of 49 teams at ECACs
 Mar. 6 - The Bates men's track and field team finished the ECAC Division III Indoor Championships Saturday in fifth place out of 49 teams, the Bobcats' highest finish at ECACs since 2004. Read more...

Women's tennis sweeps Mt. Holyoke, Smith
 Mar. 6 - The Bates women's tennis team opened the spring season in grand style, traveling to Mount Holyoke College and returning home with 9-0 defeats over the host Lyons as well as the Smith College Pioneers. Read more...

Men's lacrosse overpowers Lasell, 12-5
 Mar. 6 - After taking a 4-3 lead into halftime, the Bates men's lacrosse team delivered a knockout in the third and fourth quarters, overpowering Lasell College 12-5. Luke Charest led the Bobcats with five assists. Read more...

Men's tennis serves up a win against Babson
 Mar. 5 - The Bobcats defeated the Beavers of Babson College in impressive fashion, winning 7-2 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Read more...

Mahan, Greenberg and Katz compete at CSA Individual Nationals
 Mar. 5 - Three members of the men's squash team -- seniors Kush Mahan and Jordan Greenberg, along with junior Will Katz -- represented Bates in the CSA Individual Nationals at Trinity College over the weekend. Read more...



Chapman broke the Bates record in the indoor pentathlon at the ECAC Division III Championships, and qualified for the NCAA Championships in the process.read more...
Piacquad led the Bates women's tennis team to a pair of season-opening 9-0 victories over Mount Holyoke and Smith on Saturday.read more...