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...
Sports
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...
Sports
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,...
2011
NCAA Faces Serious Competition from UFL
Author: Alex Zeldin The year 2011 proved to be a trying time for the NCAA in regard to Division I Football. Nevin Shapiro, a University of...
2011
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...
2012
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...
2012
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...
2013
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...
2013
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...
2013
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....
2013
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...
