Sports
Sports
Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition
Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...
Sports
Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence
Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...
Sports
‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
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....
Soccer
Occidental women’s soccer on the cusp of playoffs
After a competitive season, Occidental's women's soccer team is in the middle of a tense playoff battle. With two matches left to play, Occidental...
Sports
63rd and final karate competition held at Occidental
Occidental hosted its 63rd annual karate competition Oct. 1 in Rush Gym. Five students from the Occidental karate class and instructor Victor Chico competed,...
