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,...
Cross Country
Cross country tigers gear up for Regionals
The Occidental men’s and women’s cross country teams are off to Pomona College next Saturday, Nov. 11, for the West Regional Championships after both teams...
Sports
Volleyball seniors witness first win against La Verne in final home game
The Occidental volleyball team bid farewell to its departing seniors in an emotional victory against the University of La Verne in Rush Gymnasium during...
Sports
Shea Backes leads double life, balancing academics and roller derby
Shea Backes (senior) is a sociology and French double major and a member of Zeta Tau Zeta, the gender-neutral Greek organization at Occidental College....
Sports
Occidental swimming and diving make a splash at first meet
The men’s and women’s swim season began Oct. 20 and 21 at the Malibu Invite, hosted by Pepperdine University, which included a mix of...
Baseball
Occidental elated to see the World Series back to L.A.
The Los Angeles Dodgers knocked out the Chicago Cubs 11–1 Oct. 19 at Wrigley Field in game five of the National League Championship Series,...
Sports
New inductees to the Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame
Three former athletes and one team were inducted into the Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame Friday, Oct. 13. The Athletics department honored the inductees,...
Sports
U.S. men’s national team fails to qualify for World Cup as fan viewership for the sport declines
The U.S. men's national soccer team will not be heading to Russia for the World Cup this summer, following a crushing 2–1 loss to...
Cross Country
Occidental cross country nationally ranked for the first time since 2009
Both the men's and women's cross country teams are nationally ranked for the first time since 2009, according to cross country coach Robert Bartlett....
