Latest News: March 2010

Ruppertsberger 32nd in 15K Freestyle at NCAAs
 Mar. 13 - Natalie Ruppertsberger finished 32nd Saturday in the Women's 15K Freestyle race as the NCAA Collegiate Skiing Championships came to a conclusion. Read more...

Women's lacrosse scores upset win at No. 6 Middlebury
 Mar. 13 - The Bates women's lacrosse team defeated NESCAC rival Middlebury for the first time in 16 years on Saturday, winning 11-9 at Middlebury's Kohn Field. Read more...

No. 7 Panthers hand men's lacrosse its first loss, 9-6
 Mar. 13 - David Barrett scored three goals to lead Bates in a 9-6 loss to Middlebury, the Bobcats' first conference game of the season. Read more...

Manter takes 10th place in men's slaloms at NCAAs
 Mar. 12 - Bates junior Ben Manter claimed 10th place Friday night in the Men's Slaloms portion of the NCAA Collegiate Skiing Championships, securing All-America honors. Manter becomes Bates' first downhill skier to win All-America honors since Kyle Hildebrand '02 and Kim Rogers '03 did so in 2001. Read more...

Women's tennis team sweeps Huskies at USM
 Mar. 12 - The Bates women's tennis team moved to 3-0 on the year and still have yet to lose a single match after defeating the University of Southern Maine 9-0 on Friday. Read more...

McNeil, Chapman compete in weight, pentathlon at NCAAs
 Mar. 12 - Rich McNeil placed 11th in the weight throw and Jesse Chapman finished 12th in the penathlon on Friday, the first day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Greencastle, Ind. Read more...

Duncan second in weight throw at NCAA Championships
 Mar. 12 - Bates senior Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan had her finest day in an already highlight-rich career on Friday, notching a pair of personal records en route to taking second place in the women's weight throw at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. Read more...

Baseball Outlook: 'Cats look to exploit their potential
 Mar. 12 - The Bates baseball team grew a year older and learned many lessons during the 2009 season, says second-year head coach Edwin Thompson, and the Bobcats hope to turn those lessons into success in 2010. Read more...

Ruppertsberger earns 18th in 5K Classical at NCAA Ski Championships
 Mar. 11 - Bates Nordic skier Natalie Ruppertsberger finished 18th out of 39 competitors in the women's 5K Classical Technique race, 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...



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...