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...

Dodgers losing streak ends at last as postseason looms

The Dodgers postseason curse seems to have struck early this year. On Sept. 12, they defeated the San Francisco Giants, 5–3, to snap an 11-game losing...

Fall sports ready for success

While most students enjoyed their last few weeks of summer free time at home, Occidental’s fall sports athletes spent their days in the hot Los...

Coach Cushman bring the basics back to Occidental

This August, Occidental's football team hired a new head coach after previous coach, Doug Semones, retired. Rob Cushman, entering his 39th year in the...

Concussions not just an issue for athletes

Sports are all fun and games until someone gets a head injury. When that happens, they are very, very serious — so serious they...

For boxing, racism leads to more money

The entertainment value of Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor was off the charts this past August. It was a boxer versus a martial artist,...

Jaime Hoffman, Occidental athletic director

Athletic Director Jaime Hoffman has gone from being an athlete, to leading athletes as a coach, to leading a team of coaches. Since June...

Conlon twins: The secret weapons of Occidental athletics

If you’ve attended a sporting event at Occidental this year, you’ve likely seen seniors Anya and Greta Conlon shouting statistics at each other, setting...

Occidental spring sports draw to a close

As the spring semester draws to a close, so do the sports seasons for a number of Occidental athletic teams. Another year of competition,...