Sports

‘An incredible honor’: ’26 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction

The Occidental College Athletics Hall of Fame inducted six new members at a Cannon Plaza ceremony Oct. 4. Its Class of ’26 featured Anna...

Cross Country powers through Pre-Nationals in Minnesota

The Occidental College men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minnesota Oct. 2 to compete in the Division III Pre-Nationals, also known as...

Women’s golf ‘sets the tone’ for spring season with top 10 finishes

Occidental women’s golf started their fall season Sept. 13, finishing fifth out of nine teams at the California State Intercollegiate tournament. Women’s golf consists...

Athletes of the Week Sanchez and Wahab-Holles hold down the fort

Eyleen Sanchez Volleyball libero/defensive specialist Eyleen Sanchez (senior) achieved a team-high 29 digs, along with six assists and three service aces at the homecoming game...

Detox to play in national championship, seniors might miss graduation

On Easter Sunday, Occidental's ultimate frisbee team — known as Detox — triumphed in the D-III Southwest Conference Ultimate Tournament on Occidental's Patterson field,...

Degnan throws best javelin in nation, moves into third all-time

Sabrina Degnan (sophomore) threw a nationwide-best 135 feet and 7 inches in the javelin event at the Redlands Invite March 17. Not only was...

New ice hockey team gears up for first season

Spencer Raub (first year) was rifling through some old issues of The Occidental Weekly (known then as The Occidental) for his job at the...

If he can play, she can play

I've been thinking a lot more about feminism and sports ever since I first read Shai Goodman's column about the role that sexism played...

Theta dodgeball tournament glows in the dark

Rubber balls flew back and forth late into the evening as over 200 students packed into Rush Gymnasium to attend Kappa Alpha Theta's annual...

Rebecca Reese honored prior to senior night win against Pomona-Pitzer

Before the Occidental women’s lacrosse team (5-3 SCIAC, 11-3 overall) defeated Pomona-Pitzer 11-9 April 15, they honored the only senior on the squad —...

Nolin sets T38 Paralympic record

Delaney Nolin (senior) smashed the U.S. Paralympic T38 800m record by nearly 3 seconds at the Pomona-Pitzer invite April 8. Nolin accomplished the feat...

Detox to host D III Southwest Conference frisbee tournament

This Easter Sunday, while others are sleeping in or enjoying brunch to celebrate the holiday, Occidental's ultimate frisbee team will be competing to earn...