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...

Athletes of the week Sebastian Romero and Toni Thompson savor victorious moments

Sebastian Romero For the first time in its history, the Occidental men’s soccer team clinched a 3-0 win over the University of Redlands in the 2023...

Men’s soccer wins first SCIAC championship

Occidental men’s soccer won the 2023 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletics (SCIAC) Championship for the first time in school history with a score of 3-0 against University...

Athletes of the Week Ciara Gillen and Aidan Lindhe-Johan make strides at 2023 SCIAC Championships

Cross-country runner Ciara Gillen (senior) placed 14th at the 2023 SCIAC Cross Country Championships, running the 6k race in 23.12.3 minutes and earning All-SCIAC Second Team...

Occidental’s women’s basketball team begins a new season with back-to-back victories

According to the Occidental Athletics website, Occidental's women's basketball beat Hope International 97-52 at an exhibition game Nov. 1 and won their first game of...

Men and women’s swim and dive team compete for success at SCIAC meet

Occidental’s men and women’s swim and dive teams competed against the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Biola University at a tri-meet Oct. 28, on...

Athletes of the Week Nathalie Kerrigan and Carter Park make a splash

Nathalie Kerrigan Sprint and freestyle swimmer Nathalie Kerrigan (junior) finished seventh out of 59 athletes in the Women's 100-Yard Butterfly, with a time of 1:02:59....

New faces bring excitement to Oxy’s Ultimate teams

Occidental's men's Ultimate Frisbee team, Detox, competed in UCLA’s “sandwich day” preseason tournament Oct. 21. According to captain Teddy McGowan (junior), it was a one-day...

Soccer’s homecoming games end in victory

Seniors on the men's and women's soccer teams both celebrated 2-1 victories over Whittier College Oct. 21 during homecoming and family weekend. The wins improved both...