Longtime Bates College track and field coach Al Fereshetian, left, with Chris Murtagh, Ethan Waldman and David Pless in March 2011 after the three athletes' All-American performances as the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Al Fereshetian, also know as Coach Fresh, coached 48 athletes who earned All-America honors and nine who won national championship during his 26 years leading the Bates College track and field and cross country teams. Fereshetian died at 66 in Turner last month.
Al Fereshetian, left, with Chris Murtagh, who was a two-time track and field All-American under Fereshetian's tutelage at Bates College from 2007-2011.
Al Fereshetian, middle, with current Bates College track and field and cross country coach Curtis Johnson, left, and former women's cross country and track coach Jay Hartshorn, right, at the Bates Invitational in September 2019.
Coach Al Fereshetian talks to the Bates College indoor track and field team at the 2018 Maine State Meet.
Bates College coach Al Fereshetian, left, talks to Bates athlete Zack Campbell during the Maine State Outdoor Track and Field Championships in April 2018.
Bates College coach Al Fereshetian works with Nick Margitza of Waterville, center, and Adedire Fakorede of Newark, New Jersey, in their final practice before departing for the 2016 NCAA Division-III national championships, which were held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Longtime Bates College cross country and track and field coach Al Fereshetian, far left, encourages Bobcats runners at the Maine State Championship race at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester in October 2016.
Coach Al Fereshetian and members of the Bates College men's and women's indoor track and field teams review video during a preseason practice prior to the 2018 indoor season at Merrill Gym in Lewiston.
Al Fereshetian coached track and field and cross country at Bates College for 26 years before retiring in 2021. Fereshetian died last month at the age of 66.
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