Sports

‘An incredible honor’: ’26 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction

The Occidental College Athletics Hall of Fame inducted six new members at a Cannon Plaza ceremony Oct. 4. Its Class of ’26 featured Anna...

Cross Country powers through Pre-Nationals in Minnesota

The Occidental College men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minnesota Oct. 2 to compete in the Division III Pre-Nationals, also known as...

Women’s golf ‘sets the tone’ for spring season with top 10 finishes

Occidental women’s golf started their fall season Sept. 13, finishing fifth out of nine teams at the California State Intercollegiate tournament. Women’s golf consists...

Athletes of the Week Sanchez and Wahab-Holles hold down the fort

Eyleen Sanchez Volleyball libero/defensive specialist Eyleen Sanchez (senior) achieved a team-high 29 digs, along with six assists and three service aces at the homecoming game...

Pole vaulters Braun and Greenleaf awarded All-West honors

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Coaches Association awarded pole vaulters Melissa Braun (junior) and Zachary Greenleaf (junior) All-West honors earlier...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...