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...

If refs are going to mess up calls, they can at least do it a little less often

Referees are the worst. It doesn't matter what you call them: refs, umps, blue, zebras, judge, "Sir," "Mr. Official," linesman, whatever. No one can...

Women’s lacrosse record season comes to an end

The Occidental women's lacrosse team concluded their season with a 17–15 loss to Pomona-Pitzer, April 28 at Jack Kemp Stadium. The result was a...

Oxy football to return for 2018 season

The Occidental football team is making a return, according to an email sent to administrators by President Veitch April 23. In the email, Veitch...

Townsend and McNeil take Athlete of the Week

Eva Townsend (senior) broke her personal record by 14 seconds in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific University April 20. The...

Track and field sweep the competition under the rug

Occidental men's and women's track teams swept their respective multi-dual meets with 4–0 victories against Chapman, La Verne, California Lutheran and Whittier at Jack Kemp...

Detox downs Claremont to return to second nationals in a row

The Occidental men's ultimate frisbee team, also known as Detox, won the sectional championship April 15 in a down-to-the-wire battle against the Claremont Consortium team,...

Alumna Brita Loeb continues athletic endeavors beyond Oxy

For many Occidental athletes, their competitive sporting career ends at graduation. Brita Loeb ‘16 may have left the lacrosse field, but rather than hanging...

Dynamic duo Jirsa and Miller share final tee time

Dylan Jirsa (senior) and Sam Miller's (junior) run as the "dynamic duo" of the Occidental's men's golf team came to an end over the...