Sports

Women’s soccer beats CMS for first time in seven years, earns spot in SCIAC tournament

Women’s soccer defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 31, sealing back-to-back appearances in the SCIAC tournament the last two seasons. The women’s soccer team had not...

Hot Corner Face-off: Is hockey on thin ice?

Why you should love hockey (even in LA!) - Mac Ribner Of the four American sports, it seems that hockey has always stuck out like...

Passion and perseverance earn Yu and LeClaire Athlete of the Week

Alex Yu During the final men’s soccer game of the season against CalTech Oct. 31, centerback Alex Yu (senior) scored Occidental’s only goal of the...

Before the Tigers: Coaches’ journeys to Occidental

Prior to coaching student-athletes at Occidental, golf head coach Will Morris, men's tennis associate head coach Jackson Frons, men's soccer head coach Rod Lafaurie...

Sports in Brief – Week of Sep 17

Author: Ryan Whalen Cross CountryThe Occidental men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the season with the UC Irvine Invite on Sept. 7. Despite the...

Football falls to Redlands after Edwards injury

Author: Juliet Suess Occidental received the kick to open the second half of Saturday’s football game against Redlands. And quarterback Tommy Edwards (senior) led the team...

Sports in Brief Oct. 30

Author: Ryan Whalen Football (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) Coming off of a homecoming loss to Chapman, the Occidental football team (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) redeemed itself against...

Najarian places first for Tiger men at Redlands Pentathlon

Author: Alex Nieves|Ryan Graff Sophomore Alex Najarian, who was one of just two Occidental men's swimmers to qualify for nationals last season, stole the show for...

van Deventer, Chang lead swim teams into SCIAC Championships

Author: Ryan Whalen The SCIAC Championships begin next Saturday for the Occidental swimming and diving teams, marking the end of a difficult training season for both...

Johnson’s services not so secret for Occidental Track & Field

Author: Lauren Rewers|Tim O'Donnell Taking a friend out to dinner is a mundane activity for most college students, but for Occidental sprinter Jeh Johnson (first-year), this...

Rugby 15s goes deep into playoffs, 7s team members eye 2016 Olympics

Author: Melina Devoney Down by two points with seven minutes left, fly-half Barnaby Audsley (senior) scored a penalty kick that reinvigorated the Occidental men’s rugby team....

Occidental sprints both an art, science for track assistant Tyler Yamaguchi

Author: Lauren Rewers There is a science and an art to coaching. For track and field and cross country assistant coach Tyler Yamaguchi, the science is in...