Bates College Athletics

Founded in 1855 by Maine abolitionists, Bates College is an independent college located in Lewiston, Maine. Widely regarded as one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation, Bates is dedicated to the principle of active engagement. A 10-1 student-faculty ratio makes possible close collaborations in classroom and laboratory, and the Bates learning experience is honed through seminars, research, service-learning, and the capstone of senior thesis. Typically, two-thirds of Bates' 1,700 students study abroad. Co-curricular life is rich: most students participate in club and varsity sports; many participate in performing arts; and almost all students participate in one of more than 90 student-run clubs or organizations. Alumni frequently cite the capacities they developed at Bates for critical assessment, analysis, expression, aesthetic sensibility and independent thought. About 40 percent of students participate in career internships, and more than two-thirds of recent graduates enroll in graduate study within 10 years after graduation.

Among Bates distinctive features: the 4-4-1 calendar offering a short term in May; 24 departmental, eight interdisciplinary, and student-designed majors; a range of special programs; a senior thesis; an extraordinary teaching faculty; and low student/faculty ratio.Departmental majors offered at Bates include Anthropology, Art, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Economics, English, French, Geology, German, History, Japanese, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rhetoric, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, and Theatre. Interdisciplinary Program Majors include African American Studies, American Cultural Studies, Biological Chemistry, Classical and Medieval Studies, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Neuroscience and Women’s Studies.

The athletic teams at Bates College compete in the NCAA Division III NESCAC Conference.

Recent Highlights:

• The Bates College women's lacrosse team along with four student-athletes earned recognition for their excellence in the classroom by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association. The team earned Merit Squad honors, one of only 33 NCAA Division III schools, after posting a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Also earning distinction on the 2003 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll were co-captains Leora Seri and Lizzie Anson along with Liz Lawler and Carrie Smith '04.
  
  
• The Bates College men’s tennis team finish ranked 14th in the final NCAA Division III Top 25 poll, issued by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The ranking is the best-ever in the program’s history.
  
  
• Bates College first-year men's tennis player Will Boe-Wiegaard was named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) Division III All-America singles team.
  
  
• Bates College women's rowers Elizabeth (Lib) Diamond and Sienna Vorono were selected to the College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) All-America team.
  
  
• Bates College senior defensive back Adam Shepard will be one of two college players recognized as scholar-athletes at a banquet put on by the Maine chapter of the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame.
  
  
• Bates senior Justin Easter successfully defended his title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2003 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  
  
• Bates first-year thrower Kelly Godsey placed third in the hammer throw with a hurl of 178-3, breaking her own mark by more than five feet at the second day of the 2003 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  
  
• Bates senior distance runner Kelley Puglisi finished 10th in the trials of the 1500-meter run in a new school record time of 4:35.77, at the 2003 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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