Sports
Sports
Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...
Sports
Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...
Sports
‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...
Sports
Root, root, root for the underdog!
Growing up a Boston sports fan, I spent nine summers with everyone around me knowing the Red Sox would never win a game, let alone...
Sports
Detox persistent in quest for Nationals
The men's ultimate frisbee team, Detox, began their journey to Nationals by playing two tournaments in February: the Stanford Open Feb. 10–11 in Morgan Hill,...
Sports
Track splits first dual meet with Claremont Consortium
Occidental's Men's and Women's track and field teams took on Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) in their first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) dual...
Sports
Womxn’s rugby hopes to return to past form
One word can accurately describe the Occidental Womxn’s Rugby Club: grit. From grunts that echo in Jack Kemp Stadium to calf-length bruises, the womxn’s...
Players Of The Week
Track and field sweeps The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week
Brody Barkan (junior) won the 800-meter race in a diving photo finish and placed third in the 1500-meter at a multi-dual meet hosted by Occidental, March...
Sports
Rodgers spins Oxy into shape
Struggling to find time to go to the gym now that midterms are in full swing? Occidental offers physical activities classes that help students...
Football
New football recruitment strategy paying off
When President Veitch announced the continuation of the football team in a community-wide statement Jan. 26, a key focus of the program moving forward was a...
Lacrosse
Sierra Slack breaks Oxy lacrosse record
Sierra Slack (senior) broke the Occidental women's lacrosse career points record during a 21–10 away victory against Chapman University Feb. 24. Slack surpassed Tori Larson...
