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...

Athletes of the Week Isaac Bassett and Emily Ko emphasize selflessness amidst success

Isaac Bassett During their final home meet against Cal Lutheran on Senior Day, captain of the men’s swim and dive team Isaac Bassett (senior) set...

‘The calm in the storm’: Yasukochi’s 1000th career point energizes women’s basketball

The Occidental women’s basketball team added another career 1000 point scorer to their program Jan. 17. Paige Yasukochi is the first player to accomplish this...

Head coach Lydia Mitchell offers ‘fresh start’ for women’s soccer team

Lydia Mitchell became the Occidental women's soccer team's fifth head coach Jan. 20. Mitchell had formerly been an assistant coach for the Oberlin College women’s soccer...

Jumping into spring: Violet Schultz and Nasir Luna make a splash

Violet Schultz Diver Violet Schultz* (senior) won both the one and three meter boards at the swim and dive meet against Chapman, tallying 223.9 off...

Men’s basketball reaches new heights in 2026

With January play finished, the Occidental men’s basketball team holds a 15-4 record. Two back-to-back overtime wins at the start of the semester have...

Men’s soccer wins SCIAC, women’s team makes playoffs for first time in four years

The men’s soccer team clinched the SCIAC tournament title with a close at-home 1-0 win over Redlands Nov. 8. Their victorious path to the...

Cross country teams finish strong with All-SCIAC selections, set to compete in NCAA tournament

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the SCIAC championships in Claremont Nov. 1, with the men’s team placing sixth and the women’s team...

WAC and Detox Ultimate teams throw around and bond at San Diego tournament

Women’s Ultimate Frisbee (WAC) and Men’s Ultimate Frisbee (Detox) played at the Kendra Fallon Memorial Tournament Nov. 1-2 hosted by UCSD in San Diego....