Sports
Sports
‘The largest crowd [we] ever played for’: Oxy’s most famous football game
Former Occidental football head coach Dale Widolff said he was in his office Sept. 26, 1982, preparing for his team's next game against the...
Sports
Roark renews ‘Oxy Way’ as Assistant AD for Sports Medicine
According to the Occidental Athletics website, Becky Roark was hired over the summer as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. Assistant Athletic Director...
Sports
Sports commentators bring athletic contests to life
According to Athletics Communications Assistant Justin Lee, Occidental’s athletics program currently has five student commentators working in game management, each one assigned to the...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Jack Elfenbaum and Alessia Sacchi find leadership strides
Jack Elfenbaum Jack Elfenbaum (senior) placed 4th at the Men’s Open 8K at the UC Riverside cross country invitationals Sept. 19, with a time of 24:33.7. Last season,...
2014
Sports in Brief Issue 1
Author: Ryan Whalen Baseball (1-2 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) After completing one of the winningest seasons in the past decade at 26-15, the Occidental baseball team will attempt...
2014
Women’s Lacrosse defeats CMS, remains unbeaten
Author: Ryan Whalen Touting a perfect 4-0 record heading into its game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Wednesday, the Occidental College women’s lacrosse team looked to extend its...
2014
Water Polo edges Sagehens, notches first conference victory
Author: Stephen Nemeth With a tie score and time winding down in the fourth quarter against Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, Occidental women’s water polo attacker Morgan McClafferty...
Softball
Kocjan anchors Tiger softball defense from behind plate
Author: Noel Hemphill After playing every softball position except for shortstop and pitcher for Occidental, biology major Kristine Kocjan (junior) has found her niche squatting behind...
2014
Women’s soccer ‘Khil(in)’ it again
Author: Earl Park The Occidental women’s soccer team continued their winning streak with a 1–0 victory over Chapman on Saturday, moving to 4–0 overall and 2–0...
2014
Olayinka brings veteran leadership to young squad
Author: Ryan Whalen Standing at 6 feet 1 inch, Occidental volleyball captain Megan Olayinka (senior) is an imposing presence on the court. But while her height...
2014
Tiger basketball ready for breakout season
Author: Ryan Whalen After two years of recruiting and adjusting to a new, fast-paced offense, the Occidental men's basketball team is finally ready to run. Despite...
2014
Multi-million dollar donations rejuvenate plans for new aquatic center, tennis court
Author: Michael Tonetti Two seven-figure donations made in November to the college's athletic department have ignited a final push toward the construction of a new aquatics...
