Sports
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‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
Sports
Larry Layne bestows gift upon Oxy rugby
As of April 23, the Larry Layne Trust has pledged more than $9 million to Occidental in support of its academic mission and the...
Sports
Athletes of the week Nicholas Karamian, Melanie Rodriguez dive into 2026 season
Nicholas Karamian Nicholas Karamian (sophomore) scored 9 goals and 10 points in the first four games of the season for the men’s water polo team....
Sports
The Happy Medium of Club Volleyball
Hope Hendry (sophomore) and Audrey Todd (sophomore) have co-founded Occidental's first club volleyball team. Both have experience playing volleyball on club teams and for...
Sports
Track and field nationally ranked and looking for more
Occidental's men's and women's track and field teams competed against the University of Redlands and the University of La Verne March 30. The final...
Sports
Pitzer guest professor brings new perspective on sports and society
David Goldblatt, a sports sociologist and author, gave a lecture titled “Football is First: The Global Game in the 21st Century” April 1 in...
Golf
Sam Miller and Cora Roberts swing ahead of the competition for Athlete of the Week
Sam Miller Sam Miller (senior) shot a score of 74 in a dual golf match against Macalester College March 22 at Pacific Palms Resort. Miller was also...
Sports
Dong receives All-American honorable mention as first year
Swimmer Cindy Dong (first year) reached the consolation final at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in the 200 yard butterfly March 22. Dong's...
Sports
Shanda Ness begins tenure as Occidental College’s new athletic director
Shanda Ness assumed the position of athletic director for Occidental College March 11 following the departure of previous athletic director Jaime Hoffman. Before coming...
Sports
Trouble in Vegas: men’s and women’s Ultimate Frisbee vie for nationals spot
Occidental’s men and women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams took Las Vegas by storm, playing in the annual Trouble in Vegas tournament March 23–24. The men’s team, Detox,...
Basketball
Plenty of “madness,” but for the wrong reason
Another March has come and gone, and with it the most exciting sporting event of the year: the NCAA Division I National Tournament. As...
