As much as Bowdoin is a school renowned for its DIII athletics, only a select few student-athletes can say that their physical triumphs extend beyond the College or the NESCAC. Even fewer can say they are a world-class competitor at …
This past weekend, the women’s soccer team (3–1–0; 1–1–0 NESCAC) earned their first conference win of the season against Amherst. The Polar Bears won 3–2 against the Mammoths (2–2–0; 0–2–0 NESCAC), marking their first win over them since 2014 and …
This past weekend, the Bowdoin women’s golf team opened its season with a record-breaking performance at their first and only home tournament of the season. Just five strokes behind the winning team from Middlebury College, the Polar Bears shot a …
Four head coaches at Bowdoin—Nathan Alsobrook ’97 of Nordic skiing, Marissa O’Neil ’05 of women’s hockey, Frank Pizzo ’06 of sailing and Megan Phelps ’15 of women’s basketball—are Bowdoin alums. In interviews with the Orient, Alsobrook and Pizzo reflected on …
This past weekend, the Bowdoin sailing team won the Harman Cup at Maine Maritime Academy. Lucca Antonietti ’29, Yasmine Nee ’29, Noah Reischmann ’29 and Henry Ladd ’29 came in first out of eight teams. The win qualified …
In its season opener, Bowdoin field hockey (1–1; 0–1 NESCAC) beat the University of New England (UNE) (1–2) 2–0 in a dominant performance. During the first and second quarters, the Polar Bears out-shot the Nor’easters 16–2, yet both teams …
Last Saturday, the Women’s and Men’s cross country teams hit the ground running with strong results at the Regional Preview Meet in South Portland. The women’s team won the competition, forming a block of runners from third place through ninth …
It’s not often for Bowdoin athletic teams that their first competition of the season is as significant as the Bear Invite, hosted by Washington University at St. Louis (WashU), was for the women’s volleyball team (2–1; 0–0 NESCAC). The weight …
The volleyball team (2-1; 0-0 NESCAC) started their season at the Bear Invite in St. Louis, Mo., this past weekend. They opened the tournament with wins against Wheaton College (2-3) and St. Olaf (3-1), and they finished out the weekend …
This week, the men’s soccer team (1-0-1; 0-0 NESCAC) found its footing early in the season, tying Salve Regina (0-1-1) on Saturday and taking a commanding 3–1 victory over the University of New England (UNE) (2-1-1).