Sports

Athletes of the week Aujero and Rowe breeze past competition at gusty Cal Lutheran Invitational

Rachel Aujero (senior) and Daniel Rowe (sophomore) led the Occidental golf teams to a strong finish at the recent Cal Lutheran Invitational, with the women’s...

Around the horn: Baseball’s new approach drives success

The baseball team is off to a hot start in 2026, sporting a 17-8 overall record and 5-4 SCIAC record as of March 28....

Softball goes 3-1 during Hawaii spring trip

Occidental softball travelled to O'ahu, Hawaii March 9–13, winning three games and losing one. The final four games were cancelled due to rain. The...

Oxy Athletics boosts productivity with FanWord AI

Occidental’s athletics department started utilizing FanWord AI, a leading storytelling AI company, to help recap games and write player bios Aug. 18, 2025. Director of communications Joe...

Athletes of the week Lo and Sahara battle back with statement victories

Florence Lo Florence Lo (senior) secured a first-place finish in the women’s 200-yard medley relay against Whittier, the last regular season meet of the season Feb. 7....

Campus caretakers: Grounds crew reflects on responsibilities

As grounds supervisor Sam Ludwig made his routine stops around campus in his golf cart Feb. 6, he pointed out the small station the...

Baseball and softball teams load up for redemption seasons

Occidental baseball kicked off their season last Friday with a 7–5 victory against Centenary College. Two-way player Griffen Rogers (sophomore) earned SCIAC Pitcher of...

Swim and dive floods the podium on senior day

The swim and dive team faced off against Cal Lutheran University for their senior day Jan. 21. A majority of the eight seniors competing...

Athletes of the Week Isaac Bassett and Emily Ko emphasize selflessness amidst success

Isaac Bassett During their final home meet against Cal Lutheran on Senior Day, captain of the men’s swim and dive team Isaac Bassett (senior) set...

‘The calm in the storm’: Yasukochi’s 1000th career point energizes women’s basketball

The Occidental women’s basketball team added another career 1000 point scorer to their program Jan. 17. Paige Yasukochi is the first player to accomplish this...

Head coach Lydia Mitchell offers ‘fresh start’ for women’s soccer team

Lydia Mitchell became the Occidental women's soccer team's fifth head coach Jan. 20. Mitchell had formerly been an assistant coach for the Oberlin College women’s soccer...

Jumping into spring: Violet Schultz and Nasir Luna make a splash

Violet Schultz Diver Violet Schultz* (senior) won both the one and three meter boards at the swim and dive meet against Chapman, tallying 223.9 off...