Sports
Sports
Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...
Sports
Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...
Sports
‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...
Basketball
Pickup basketball bounces back from the pandemic
The Occidental pickup basketball scene, an ever-evolving community at the college, was shut down entirely during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020...
Sports
Construction begins on Cannon Plaza following Taylor Pool closure
In September 2021, Occidental College began demolishing the old Taylor Pool to make way for a new multi-million dollar design, Cannon Plaza, according to...
Players Of The Week
Fiona Jordan and Adam Elshamy start fresh as The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week
Fiona Jordan Fiona Jordan (senior) was the Occidental women's cross country team's top finisher in both the Pomona-Pitzer/Occidental dual meet Sept. 1 and the UC...
Sports
Occidental’s unofficial hiking club draws in over 170 members
Ellie Findell (senior) sent a campus-wide email Sept. 13 inviting students to join her on a hike, not expecting much of a response. Findell...
Sports
Occidental football equipment finds a second life with new programs
After the dissolution of the Occidental College football program Oct. 13, 2020, the college donated the team's football-specific equipment to local high school football teams and...
Sports
Occidental’s men’s water polo team triumphs in first competition at the De Mandel Aquatics Center
The Occidental College men’s water polo team outscored Mt. San Antonio College 15-6 in their inaugural game at the De Mandel Aquatics Center Sept. 15. The team...
Sports
Mental strength sets Skye Garcia and Cole Ivie apart as The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week
Skye Garcia Outside hitter Skye Garcia (sophomore) was named to the Spike It Up Classic all-tournament team when the Occidental women’s volleyball team traveled to Colorado...
Soccer
Women’s, men’s soccer go from screen to green as both teams take first trips since pandemic
The Occidental women’s soccer team travelled Sept. 4 to San Diego, CA, while the men's team was in San Antonio, TX, for their first travel...
