Bates Bobcast Episode 181: Catching up with two-time NCAA Champion Liz Wanless '04

Liz Wanless's list of athletic accolades is long and impressive. As a Bates volleyball player, she was a four-time All-NESCAC selection and one time All-American, while the Bobcats went a combined 105-41 over four seasons. But Wanless '04 stood out even more competing for then-head coach Carolyn Court as a track and field athlete at Bates in her specialty, the shot put. As a senior in 2004, Wanless won the Division III shot put title in both indoor and outdoor competition. She even had a legendary Bobcat teammate in her friend Keelin Godsey '06, who also went on to win NCAA titles and played a pioneering role as a transgender athlete. As it turned out, Bates was only the start of Wanless's rise as a shot putter. She won Division I All-America honors in her final year of eligibility at the University of Florida, then went on to compete in the World Championships for Team USA. Now working as an Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Analytics at Ohio University's College of Business, Wanless joined the Bobcast via Zoom to talk about her unique story at Bates and beyond.