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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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....