2005-Present


Ellefson leads Nordic men to fourth in 20K Freestyle
2/28/2010: Bates senior Sylvan Ellefson wrapped up his excellent senior carnival season with a fifth-place finish in the 20K Mass Start Free Technique Race at the Colby Carnival on Saturday.
Nordic skiers help Bobcats finish 13th at NCAAs
3/14/2009: The three Nordic skiers from Bates College competing at the Bates-hosted NCAA Skiing Championships closed out the event with impressive performances from all three, allowing the Bobcats combined ski teams to finish 13th in country.
Nordic scores big points in classical races at NCAAs
3/12/2009: Sylvan Ellefson and Sam Evans-Brown finished 21st and 36th, respectively, in the men's 10K Classical race, while Natalie Ruppertsberger placed 22nd in the women's 5K Classical on Thursday at the NCAA Skiing Championships, hosted by Bates at Black Mountain.
Nordic teams continue to impress at Middlebury
2/21/2009: Bates men and women's 3 x 5km Freestyle Relay teams place eighth out of 19 teams in the final event at the Middlebury Carnival in Ripton, Vt.
Nordic skiers score big on day one at Middlebury
2/20/2009: The Bates Nordic teams had a tremendous first day of competition, with five women finishing in the top 25 of the women’s 10K classic mass start and four men finishing in the top 25 of the men’s 10K classic mass start.
Ellefson, Taylor lead Nordic in freestyle races at Dartmouth
2/14/2009: Both the Bates men's and women's Nordic skiing teams placed seventh out of 13 teams in Saturday's Mass Start Free Technique races at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival.
Ellefson fourth in 15K Classic at UVM Carnival
2/8/2009: Bates senior Sylvan Ellefson finished fourth Sunday in the 15K Classic Technique race at the University of Vermont Winter Carnival, pacing the Bates Nordic team to another impressive performance.
Ellefson wins 10K Freestyle race at UNH Carnival
1/31/2009: Bates All-American Sylvan Ellefson took first place in the men's 10K Free Technique race on Saturday at the University of New Hampshire Winter Carnival, the third career carnival race victory for Ellefson and the first this season.
Evans-Brown again leads Nordic team at Bates Carnival
1/24/2009: The Bates Nordic ski team is off to an impressive start to the carnival season after the completion of the classic technique events at Black Mountain on Friday, the first day of the Bates Winter Carnival.
Nordic Preview: Strong mix should spark success
1/7/2009: The 2009 Bates Nordic ski team expects to field some of the top skiers in the East this season to qualify for the NCAA Championships in March at Black Mountain.
Ellefson 18th in 20K Mass Start Classic at NCAAs
3/7/2008: Sylvan Ellefson followed up his fourth-place finish in the 10K Freestyle on Wednesday with an 18th-place showing in the 20K Mass Start Classic Technique race on Friday, as the Nordic portion of the NCAA Skiing Championships concluded.
Ellefson finishes fourth in 10K Freestyle at NCAA Championships
3/5/2008: Bates junior Sylvan Ellefson placed fourth in the Men's 10K Free Technique race Wednesday at the NCAA Skiing Championships in Bozeman, Mont., to earn his first All-America honors.
Ellefson takes 2nd in 15K Classic for third straight top-two finish
2/23/2008: Bates junior Sylvan Ellefson continued his recent torrid pace with a second-place finish in the 15K Classic Technique Race Saturday at the Middlebury College Winter Carnival and EISA Championships at Rikert Touring Center.
Fine relay performances follow Ellefson's win for Nordic team
2/16/2008: The Bates College men's Nordic ski team finished fifth and the women's team finished sixth in the Classic 3x3 Sprint Relays Saturday as the Williams College Winter Carnival concluded.
Nordic teams go the distance in mass start races at Dartmouth
2/9/2008: Bates junior Sylvan Ellefson placed fifth overall in the men's 20K Mass Start Classic race Saturday at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival, leading the Bates men's Nordic team to fifth as a unit in the event.
Nordic ski team finishes strong in sprints at UVM Carnival
2/2/2008: The Bates women's Nordic ski team notched a respectable sixth-place finish out of 11 teams in the Freestyle Sprints and the Bates men were seventh as the UVM Winter Carnival concluded.
Women's Nordic team leads Bates to second place at Broomhall Cup
1/27/2008: The Bates Nordic ski team finished in second place on Saturday at the Broomhall Cup, as part of the Tour de Rumford Eastern Cup weekend at Black Mountain.
Depth pays off for nordic team in mass start races
1/19/2008: The Bates men's nordic skiers showed terrific depth on Saturday, placing fourth as a unit in the Men's 20K Classic Mass Start race to help the Bates ski teams to a fifth-place overall finish at the St. Lawrence University Winter Carnival.
Ellefson's return sparks nordic team at Lake Placid
1/18/2008: Sylvan Ellefson returned to action Friday to lead the Bobcats nordic ski team to fourth place in the Men's 10K Free Technique race on Friday.
Nordic teams each go fifth in 10K Classic at Black Mountain
1/12/2008: The Bates nordic ski team placed fifth in both the Women's 10K Classic and Men's 10K Classic races Saturday at Black Mountain, bringing the nordic portion of the Bates College Winter Carnival to a close.
Dartmouth leads after first day of Bates Winter Carnival
1/11/2008: Defending NCAA champion Dartmouth College took the early lead after the first day of the three-day Bates College Winter Carnival, which kicks off the 2008 Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association (EISA) winter carnival season.
Bob Flynn inducted into Maine Ski Hall of Fame
10/31/2007: Bob Flynn, head ski coach at Bates for 23 years and still an assistant coach in three sports, was honored on Oct. 26 with his third induction into an athletic hall of fame.
Ellefson 27th in 20K Free Classic at NCAA Ski Championships
3/9/2007: Coming on the heels of his 11th-place finish in the 10K Free Classic on Wednesday, Sylvan Ellefson covered the 20K course at Jackson in 59:18.4, two places better than his finish in the same event last year in Colorado.
Ellefson comes in 11th in 10K Free Technique at NCAAs
3/7/2007: Bates College sophomore Sylvan Ellefson placed 11th out of 38 competitors Wednesday in the Men's 10K Free Technique race, as the University of New Hampshire-hosted NCAA Ski Championships kicked off.
Ellefson earns prestigious All-East honors from EISA
2/26/2007: Bates sophomore Sylvan Ellefson earned Second Team All-East honors from the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association, based on his season-long accomplishments.
Bates men's trio skis strong 20K Classic at Middlebury Carnival
2/24/2007: Sam Evans-Brown, Brandon Cooper and Sylvan Ellefson placed 12th, 16th and 18th out of 64, respectively, leading the Bates men's Nordic ski team to a fourth-place showing Saturday in the Men's 20K Classic race at the Middlebury Winter Carnival.
Nordic team caps strong weekend at Williams Carnival
2/17/2007: Bates sophomore Nicole Ritchie had a breakthrough performance in the Women's Classic Sprints Saturday at the Williams College Winter Carnival, finishing sixth out of 62 racers.
Men's nordic ski team's strong weekend propels Bobcats
2/10/2007: An excellent weekend for the Bates College men's Nordic ski team continued Saturday with a fifth-place showing in the 3x10 Men's Freestyle Relay race at the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival.
Nordic team helps Bates to another strong finish at UVM
2/3/2007: The Bates College Nordic ski teams helped achieve a third fifth-place finish in as many carnivals this weekend at the University of Vermont Winter Carnival.
Ellefson leads Bates Nordic team at New Hampshire
1/27/2007: Bates sophomore Sylvan Ellefson came in sixth out of 102 racers in the Men's 10K Classic race on Saturday to lead the Bates Nordic ski teams en route to an overall fifth-place showing at the UNH Carnival.
Ellefson leads men's Nordic team at St. Michael's Carnival
1/20/2007: The Bates College Nordic ski teams placed seventh on the women's side and sixth on the men's side in Saturday's 3x3 sprint relays, helping the Bobcat ski teams to place fifth overall at the St. Michael's Winter Carnival.
Nordic ski team claims Broomhall Cup as Maine state champion
1/15/2007: The Bates Nordic ski team claimed the first annual Maine Collegiate Nordic Ski Championships Broomhall Cup at the culmination of the three-day Tour de Rumford competition, where the top cross-country skiers in New England and beyond competed.
Men's Nordic team has impressive finish in 10K Classic at Middlebury
2/25/2006: The Bates College men's Nordic ski team placed fourth out of 11 teams in the 10K Classic to notch the Bobcat ski teams' best effort at the Middlebury College Winter Carnival this weekend.
Men's Nordic team leads Bates at Williams College Winter Carnival
2/18/2006: The Bates College men's Nordic ski team placed fourth out of 11 teams in the 10K Freestyle race to lead Bates' ski teams at the Williams College Winter Carnival.
Olympic skier Justin Freeman '98 places 53rd overall in 15K Classical
2/16/2006: U.S. Olympic cross country skier Justin Freeman '98 finished 53rd overall and was the fourth American in the 15K Classical race Friday morning in Pragelato, Italy.
Men's Nordic team shows depth in 20K Classic at Dartmouth Carnival
2/11/2006: Senior Seth Hubbard was fourth in the men's 20K Mass Start Freestyle Technical race on Friday, leading Bates' ski teams to sixth place overall at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival.
Bates men's Nordic team places fifth in 10K Classic at UVM Carnival
2/4/2006: First-year Sylvan Ellefson (Vail, Colo.) came in eighth overall as the Bates College Nordic ski team had its best showing in the men's 10K Classic Friday at the UVM Winter Carnival.
Bates trio heads up strong men's contingent in 10K Classic
1/28/2006: The Bates men's Nordic ski team came in fourth out of 13 teams to propel the Bobcats to fifth place overall at the St. Lawrence University Winter Carnival.
Hubbard leads Nordic men's contingent at Colby Carnival
1/22/2006: Bates senior Seth Hubbard finished sixth out of 99 competitors at the 20K free technique race in the season-opening Colby College Winter Carnival at Sugarloaf USA.
Ski season kicks off with classic sprints at Colby Carnival
1/20/2006: The Bates College men's and women's Nordic ski teams each stood in sixth place at the conclusion of the classic sprints Friday, the first day of the Colby College Winter Carnival at Sugarloaf USA.
Freeman '98 named to U.S. Olympic ski team
1/18/2006: Former All-America Bates cross country skier Justin Freeman '98 was named Tuesday to the 2006 U.S. Olympic ski team, joining younger brother Kris on the 10-person men's squad set to compete at Turin, Italy, Feb. 10-26.
Chamberlain '98 finishes fourth in 30K pursuit at U.S. Nationals
1/10/2006: David Chamberlain '98 led a trio of Bates College alumni, along with Justin Freeman '98 and Justin Easter '03, who finished in the top 26 of the U.S. Nationals men's 30-kilometer pursuit in Utah on Tuesday.
Classmates Freeman, Chamberlain seek Olympic berths
1/3/2006: Head-to-head competition could yield Olympic berths for classmates Justin Freeman '98 and David Chamberlain '98 at this week's U.S. Cross Country Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah.
Bates alum Freeman is second American finisher at World Cup event
12/10/2005: Bates College alumnus Justin Freeman finished second only to his younger brother, Kris Freeman, among U.S. men at the International Ski Federation 2005 World Cup men's 2x15 kilometer Pursuit Saturday at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre.
Bates alumni to compete in World Cup, with eyes on Torino
12/9/2005: Bates alumni David Chamberlain '98, Justin Freeman '98 and Justin Easter '03 all are eyeing spots on the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team that will compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Bates ski teams place 12th for best NCAA showing since 1998
3/11/2005: The Bates College ski teams came in 12th place overall at the conclusion of the NCAA Championships Saturday, the Bobcats' best team finish at NCAAs since 1998 and the second best among traditionally Division III schools.