Sports
Sports
‘An incredible honor’: ’26 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction
The Occidental College Athletics Hall of Fame inducted six new members at a Cannon Plaza ceremony Oct. 4. Its Class of ’26 featured Anna...
Sports
Cross Country powers through Pre-Nationals in Minnesota
The Occidental College men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minnesota Oct. 2 to compete in the Division III Pre-Nationals, also known as...
Sports
Women’s golf ‘sets the tone’ for spring season with top 10 finishes
Occidental women’s golf started their fall season Sept. 13, finishing fifth out of nine teams at the California State Intercollegiate tournament. Women’s golf consists...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Sanchez and Wahab-Holles hold down the fort
Eyleen Sanchez Volleyball libero/defensive specialist Eyleen Sanchez (senior) achieved a team-high 29 digs, along with six assists and three service aces at the homecoming game...
2014
Smith registers NCAA 10th-best 5k at Mt. Sac
Author: Spencer Donaldson On a warm and windy Saturday afternoon, the members of the Occidental track and field teams proved that their historic SCIAC Multi Dual...
On Campus
Houston hired as full-time conditioning coach
Author: Ryan Whalen Occidental athletics ended their search for a new full-time conditioning coach this past August with the hiring of Dr. Melinda Houston. The staff...
2014
Dean, students share in historic MLS match
Author: Keegan McChesney Occidental students, led by Dean of the College Jorge Gonzalez and his wife Susie Gonzalez, witnessed a historic night for American soccer at...
2014
Men’s soccer victorious in final tune up before playoffs
Author: Christopher Thaxton Coming into Saturday's regular season finale against La Verne, the members of the Occidental men's soccer team (13–5–1 overall; 10–5–1 SCIAC) knew...
2014
Wells coaches students in sports journalism, basketball
Author: Noel Hemphill Michael Wells is a man with many titles. He serves as Occidental's Sports Information Director, assistant athletic director and an assistant basketball coach....
Lacrosse
Rising Stars – Week of February 24th
Author: Daphne Auza Taylor WaltonCompared to many of his teammates, Taylor Walton (first-year) is relatively new to track and field. The six-foot-five high jumper had been...
Football
Borland’s early retirement reflects football’s risks
Author: Joe Siegal Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired last week after a promising rookie season, citing his fears of long-term health problems that...
2015
Tigers don pink to “Strike Out Cancer”
Author: Marina Dart The Occidental women's softball team donned hot pink uniforms on Saturday for their double-header against Chapman, part of the team's annual Strike Out...
