Cross Country

Six standouts earn academic honor

Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) Six Occidental Cross Country runners earned Academic All-American status for the Fall 2011 season. The award goes to runners with GPAs...

Track and Cross Country become “Signature sports,” other teams may follow

Author: Carmen Triola After news broke in August that Occidental's track and field and cross country teams would receive enhanced status as the school's "signature sports,"...

Kleinsasser Invigorates Tiger Men’s Cross Country Team

Author: Sant Kumar Eric Kleinsasser (senior) was voted SCIAC Male-Student Athlete of the Week for Sept. 11 through the 18.  He adds this accomplishment to an...

Grace Bender: Crushing the course, saving the planet

Author: Macarena Blando Demarco Occidental women's cross country runner Grace Bender (senior) is one with the forces of nature. When she is not dominating the running...

Cross Country teams optimistic

Author: Alex Nieves Rob Bartlett confident men, women will excel The 2011 season was one of the most successful in recent history for the Occidental men's and...

Smith perseveres through injuries, sets his sights on nationals

Author: Jamie Stevenson It was a rainy afternoon in mid-October at the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet and Colin Smith was lined up against some of the best...

Cross Country team successful at La Mirada

Author: Noel Hemphill Women finish third, men fourth at first SCIAC multi-dual meet Pre-race strategy paid off enormously for the cross country team in its first SCIAC...

Player of the week

Author: Stephen Nemeth John Guzman John Guzman (senior) won the NCAA West Regional Cross Country meet for the second year in a row Nov. 15. Despite being...

Cross Country teams headed to Regionals

Author: Emma Lodes Women finish second, men fourth at SCIAC Championships The cross country team exceeded expectations in the SCIAC Conference Championships at Prada Park last Saturday.  The...

First-years show improvement at Pomona-Pitzer

Author: Brianna Zimmerman Occidental’s men's and women’s cross-country teams competed Saturday at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite, finishing in sixth and ninth, respectively. With NCAA Division I, II...

Three cross country runners place well at Nationals

Author: Kirsten Wright Three Occidental runners competed in Terre Haute, Ind. at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Nationals on Nov. 17. While none of...

‘King Tommy’: Warfel inspires Men’s Cross Country

Author: Brianna Zimmerman Tommy Warfel (senior) keeps the balance. Though his work ethic is strong, and he’s a natural leader, he also likes to keep the...