Sports
Sports
Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...
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Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...
Sports
‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...
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Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...
2012
Live NHL playoffs provide intense, high quality fan experience
Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) There is an area where antagonistic nationalism, gluttonous beer drinking, rabid fanaticism, the agony of defeat, the ecstasy of victory and...
2011
Women’s Lacrosse Keeps Spirits High During Second Season Despite Bruin Loss
Author: Linnea Dewees Two years ago, Occidental had no varsity lacrosse program to speak of. But in a single year, coaches Michele Uhlfelder and Jacqueline McDevitt...
2012
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...
2011
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...
2012
Athletics perseveres through recruiting challenges
Author: Alex Nieves Fall sports coaches set sights on acquiring strong class of 2017 For sports programs at Occidental College, the challenge of recruiting is substantially more...
2012
What happened to Io Triumphe?
Author: Damian Mendieta Occidental has a significant pool of superb athletes despite a relatively small population of 2,100 students. Yet, school spirit and support for athletics is...
2012
Occidental club sports poised for successful seasons
Author: Alex Nieves The first semester of the school year is coming to an end, but for many of the club teams on the campus of...
2013
FIFA: A match fixed in hell
Author: Joe Siegal Though soccer is the world’s most popular sport, it is hardly the best regulated. Amid the revelation in the last few weeks that...
