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...

Tyler Webb takes second in the 100-meter, qualifies for nationals

The Occidental men’s track and field team is fresh off their fourth-place place finish at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (SCIAC) meet....

Coaches and players open up about recruiting process

Many high school athletes around the country dream of competing in college; nearly eight million students play sports in high school, but only 495,000...

Stephanie Stamnes and Cameron Coe trailblaze as The Occidental’s Student-Athletes of the week

Stephanie Stamnes Stephanie Stamnes (senior) completed her fourth and final year of collegiate softball at Occidental College while preparing to enroll in medical school following...

Misunderstood, mislabeled and misused

With the NFL draft always comes a shocking headline. Look no further than the 2018 draft when quarterback and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson was drafted...

Spring Ball creates opportunity for improvement and new leadership

Occidental's football team is back in action at Jack Kemp Stadium for their spring season, also known as "Spring Ball." According to NCAA rules, since taking a...

Occidental golf, seniors finish season on a high

Both Occidental golf teams competed at Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) #2 tournament April 6 and 7. The men’s team finished in fourth place at the Industry...

Austin DeWitz and Madisyn Hallare lead the way for The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Austin DeWitz Austin DeWitz (senior) ran a time of 15.59 seconds to win the 110-meter hurdle race and post the fastest time in the Southern California Intercollegiate...

Erin Ball and Jake Fredrickson soar past the rest for The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Erin Ball Erin Ball (junior) threw 125–7 feet to set a personal record in discus at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational April 6. The mark was enough to place her second in...