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
Mad for March Madness
Author: Juliet Suess The National Basketball Association (NBA) finals cannot compare to the excitement and heart of the annual March Madness college basketball tournament; in fact,...
2014
Smith registers NCAA 10th-best 5k at Mt. Sac
Author: Spencer Donaldson On a warm and windy Saturday afternoon, the members of the Occidental track and field teams proved that their historic SCIAC Multi Dual...
On Campus
Houston hired as full-time conditioning coach
Author: Ryan Whalen Occidental athletics ended their search for a new full-time conditioning coach this past August with the hiring of Dr. Melinda Houston. The staff...
2014
Dean, students share in historic MLS match
Author: Keegan McChesney Occidental students, led by Dean of the College Jorge Gonzalez and his wife Susie Gonzalez, witnessed a historic night for American soccer at...
2014
Men’s soccer victorious in final tune up before playoffs
Author: Christopher Thaxton Coming into Saturday's regular season finale against La Verne, the members of the Occidental men's soccer team (13–5–1 overall; 10–5–1 SCIAC) knew...
2014
Wells coaches students in sports journalism, basketball
Author: Noel Hemphill Michael Wells is a man with many titles. He serves as Occidental's Sports Information Director, assistant athletic director and an assistant basketball coach....
Lacrosse
Rising Stars – Week of February 24th
Author: Daphne Auza Taylor WaltonCompared to many of his teammates, Taylor Walton (first-year) is relatively new to track and field. The six-foot-five high jumper had been...
Football
Borland’s early retirement reflects football’s risks
Author: Joe Siegal Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired last week after a promising rookie season, citing his fears of long-term health problems that...
