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...

Dual victories prepare women’s soccer to defend conference title

The Occidental women’s soccer team won two consecutive games on Sept. 7 and 8 against the University of St. Katherine (6–0) and Whitworth University...

Football wins season opener

The Occidental football team opened their 2019 season with a 38–7 win against Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS) University of Mexicali, Mexico...

Fall Sports set to open season strong

Men’s Soccer: Coming off their run at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championship in 2018, the Occidental men’s soccer team has been working...

Swim coach departs in July, team begins season with search for new coach

Occidental’s swim team received a mass email informing them that their head coach, Steve Webb, had resigned from his position at Occidental July 17....

California takes initiative NCAA has refused to consider

In the more than 100 years that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has ruled over college sports, there has been one issue that...

First years shine in The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Thomas Mercogliano: Thomas Mercogliano (first year) threw the first touchdown pass of his college career Sept. 7 in Occidental’s 38–7 home opener against Centro de...

WAC headed to nationals for first time since 2011

For the first time in eight years, Occidental Women's Air Core (WAC) Ultimate Frisbee team qualified for Division III USA Ultimate Frisbee's College Division Nationals in College Station, TX. This...

Occidental baseball bounces back against Cal Lutheran, moves to third

Approaching the end of their regular season, the Occidental men's baseball team won one out of three games against University of La Verne April 19 and...