Sports

Athletes of the week Aujero and Rowe breeze past competition at gusty Cal Lutheran Invitational

Rachel Aujero (senior) and Daniel Rowe (sophomore) led the Occidental golf teams to a strong finish at the recent Cal Lutheran Invitational, with the women’s...

Around the horn: Baseball’s new approach drives success

The baseball team is off to a hot start in 2026, sporting a 17-8 overall record and 5-4 SCIAC record as of March 28....

Softball goes 3-1 during Hawaii spring trip

Occidental softball travelled to O'ahu, Hawaii March 9–13, winning three games and losing one. The final four games were cancelled due to rain. The...

Oxy Athletics boosts productivity with FanWord AI

Occidental’s athletics department started utilizing FanWord AI, a leading storytelling AI company, to help recap games and write player bios Aug. 18, 2025. Director of communications Joe...

WAC gears up for rematch against Claremont at sectionals

After dropping their matchup against the Claremont Colleges 6-13 at the Sinvite 2025 tournament in Las Vegas on March 29, one of Occidental's two...

Occidental student-athlete alumni provide advice to the next generation

Oxy Athletics and the Hameetman Career Center (HCC) hosted an Alumni Career Panel April 4, bringing together former and current student athletes. Four student-athlete...

Haylee Weatherspoon represents NELA at flag football Olympic Trials

Haylee Weatherspoon, a senior from Eagle Rock high school, competed in the Olympic Trials for flag football, according to her coach Julie Wilkins. She competed from March...

Occidental tennis travels to Austin for a tournament, celebrates successful season

Occidental tennis is in the midst of their season and recently traveled to Austin, Texas to compete with four colleges, winning three out of...

Thomas Munch and Sydney Acol earn recognition from SCAIC, lead their teams on and off the field

Thomas Munch Occidental baseball catcher Thomas Munch (sophomore) was selected as athlete of the week in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) March 17....

Seven swim and dive records broken at SCIAC Championship, Connor Grant becomes first men’s champion in ten years

Connor Grant (first-year) became Occidental's first individual Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) race winner in the past decade Feb. 21. Grant opened the...

Zoey Hrabe and Zach McGraw show out at Oxy Distance Carnival for records and podium finishes

Zoey Hrabe The Occidental Track and Field team hosted the Oxy Distance Carnival and Spring Break Classic at the Bill Henry Olympic Track March 9....

Athletes anticipate changes as Azusa Pacific University announces transition to SCIAC

Azusa Pacific University announced March 17 through an online press release that its collegiate athletics program is set to join the Southern California Intercollegiate...