Sports

Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports

Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...

Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands

Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....

Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez

Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...

Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions

Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...

Karate Kicks Competition

Author: Ryan Graff & Juliet Suess The students registered in Occidental PHAC149 karate class under the tutelage of Soke Kubota and Shihan Dai Victor Chico participated...

Wells, McFeely earn Athletics promotions

Author: Joe Siegal The Occidental Athletic Department promoted Sports Information Director (SID) Michael Wells and women’s soccer head coach Colm McFeely to Assistant Athletic Director positions...

Aladzhanyan new women’s basketball coach

Author: Noel Hemphill "Coach Heat" heads up program after VanDerveer departure The women's basketball team is training under interim head coach and Assistant Director of Athletics Anahit...

Track and field opens 2013 season at Pomona-Pitzer meet this Saturday

Author: Zach Heerwagen As the track and field season gears into action, the men's and women's programs are reloading to once again compete with the...

Catcher Munoz forgoes draft, focuses on pre-med program

Author: Alex Nieves   It was a typical summer day in La Verne, Calif. when current Occidental catcher Victor Munoz (sophomore), then a senior at Claremont High...

Rugby advances to Elite Eight

Author: Juliet Suess The Occidental Men's Rugby team advanced to the Elite Eight today with a 24-12 victory over Benedictine (Atchison, Kan.) today in Glendale, Colo....

Andrew Larkin plays for PGA Tour Canada card

Author: Alex Nieves Andrew Larkin ‘12, head coach of Occidental College’s men’s and women’s golf teams, competed in the PGA Tour Canada Q-School tournament last week...

Volleyball starts 6-2 despite postseason sanctions

Author: Ryan Whalen The Occidental volleyball team (6-2 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) has started the 2013 season on a tear. After winning six of their first eight...