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...

Swim and Dive team more confident as 22-23 season starts up

  Occidental's Swim and Dive team began its season Oct. 15 at the University of Redlands Pentathlon, challenging Chapman University, Whittier College, the University of La...

Allison Wilson dances towards a new chapter

Allison Wilson (senior) has become one of the key figures in Occidental's dance community, working her way up to become a captain of the Dance...

Maya Ghosh and Reed Canavan lead with resilience and willpower

Maya Ghosh Maya Ghosh (junior) is one of two captains on the college's women’s golf team and has been playing golf competitively since eighth grade. Due to...

Intramural basketball and soccer expand the sports community

For the 2022 fall season, 5v5 basketball and soccer are offered as recreational, intramural sports options. For those who still want to join intramural...

Going behind the scenes with games management

They are the orange-shirted "event staff" running around during home games — they are the games management (GM) student workers. They keep the courts and...

Athletes Marcus Chmielewski and Jenna LeNay find family and success

Marcus Chmielewski Marcus Chmielewski (junior) said there is nowhere else he would rather be than on the Occidental men’s soccer team. Chmielewski plays forward and...

Joleen Galeazzi-Pimentel: Welcoming the newest athletic trainer to campus

Occidental College welcomed Joleen Galeazzi-Pimentel as its newest athletic trainer in July 2022. According to Galleazzi-Pimental, she has an extensive background working in athletic...

Dominique Cabading makes Phillipines’ Women’s National Basketball Team

Dominique Cabading (first year), a new addition to the Occidental women's basketball team, will be playing at a national level: Cabading made the Philippines' 18 and...