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...

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...

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...