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...

Occidental falls to CalTech in ‘110 Rivalry’ game

The Occidental men’s basketball team lost to their first SCIAC opponent of the 2021 season Nov. 9, falling to the CalTech Beavers 63-61. The "110...

Fifth-year and gap-year student-athletes put graduation on hold for one more season

When the final whistle blew in Occidental's 5-0 loss to Pomona-Pitzer in the first round of the SCIAC tournament in 2019, Occidental women's soccer player Kia...

Cross country finishes season at NCAA Regional Championship meet

Occidental’s men's and women’s cross country teams competed at the NCAA West Regionals in Claremont, CA Nov. 13 for the teams' last meet of...

WAC defeats Claremont McKenna, qualifies for USA Ultimate College Championships

WAC, the Occidental women's Ultimate Frisbee team, qualified for the USA Ultimate College Championships — the college national Ultimate Frisbee championship — after beating...

Women’s and men’s basketball teams each start their seasons with a win

The Occidental women's and men's basketball teams both prevailed in their first games of the season last week, with the women's team picking up...

From preseason to postseason, Alyanna McGrath and Kia Mackey earn Athlete of the Week honors

Alyanna McGrath Forward Alyanna McGrath (first year) had 12 points and 9 rebounds in the Occidental women's basketball team's 62-59 win over LIFE Pacific University...

‘Keepers of the culture’: Matthew Teplitz and Ella Endo are The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week

Matthew Teplitz Matthew Teplitz (senior) scored the 75th-minute equalizer against Pomona-Pitzer in the men's soccer team's homecoming game Oct. 23, which led to a 2-1...

Oxy Athletics brings school spirit to Homecoming Weekend

It was a busy weekend for Occidental Athletics Oct. 22–23 as the college welcomed parents back to campus for its first Homecoming & Family...