Sports

Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports

Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...

Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands

Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....

Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez

Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...

Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions

Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...

Better late than never: transfer athletes find a home team at Oxy

Transferring schools halfway through one’s athletic and academic career is not how most high school athletes predict their college experience to look like. But...

Track and field coach makes strong first impression as competitive season approaches

Katie Reichert, an assistant coach of the shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throwers on the track and field team, began working at Occidental in...

The Super Bowl matchup from hell. What happened to the game we love?

Pregame Speculation — written last week Just a few weeks ago, Americans subscribing to a host of different football fandoms were asking Ravens quarterback and 2023 NFL MVP Winner Lamar...

The billion dollar solution: how the Dodgers’ historic spending spree could revive baseball

For generations, people have fantasized about the assembly of a super team. From the Greek gods congregating on Mount Olympus to the formation of...

Ainsley Shelsta and Lou Martineau are starting the semester strong

Ainsley Shelsta Following a 72-54 win against the University of La Verne Saturday Jan. 27, women’s basketball team center Ainsley Shelsta (sophomore) said that she's confident in her...

Occidental’s baseball team credits its recent successes to its focus on ‘getting back to square one’

Occidental’s baseball team notched a 13-10 win in a scrimmage against Biola University on Jan 27. According to co-captain Declan Sklut (senior), the team sees this...

Womxn’s Rugby gears up for Scrum by the Sea and Spring season

Occidental Womxn's Rugby competes in the Pacific Desert College Women's Rugby Conference. In preparation for the season, the team has been practicing and has...

Occidental athletes on rest and recovery

Occidental athletes follow a rigorous schedule to perform their best. Often, they push their bodies with training that challenges the strongest of them. The...