Weight Off His Shoulders

Noah Gauthier ’08 of Amherst, N.H., took home a national title in the weight throw in March at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. Gauthier received his medal at the awards podium from his close friend, Bates interim coach Matthew Capone ’07, who led the Bates track and field team during head coach Al Fereshetian’s sabbatical. “I think he was as excited as I was,” said Gauthier, whose national title was the first by a Bates athlete since 2006. [More…]