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...

Volleyball makes comeback push after losing two close games and an assistant coach

Occidental women’s volleyball suffered losses in back-to-back games last week, falling to Chapman Oct. 23 and Whittier Oct. 25. The team lost both matches...

Athletics Hall of Fame ’25 inductees celebrate their accomplishments, 71 years in the making

Former athletes Murray Via '54, Reiner Kolodinski ‘81, Rebecca Kopchick Carcamo ‘94, Jacqueline Shimamoto '14 and administrator Olivia Sabins have been inducted into the Occidental...

Amy Seo and Jake Eulenhoefer deliver star performances, named Athletes of the Week

Amy Seo Golfer Amy Seo (first year) finished second individually at the Hollins Cup tournament Oct. 12-14, shooting a six-over 150 over two rounds. Seo also made...

Women’s doubles team makes impressive underdog run at ITA Cup

Doubles partners Greta Nagy (sophomore) and Elina Shalaev (junior) secured a spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup in Rome, Georgia, Oct. 16-19 after placing...

Occidental swim and dive’s winter training strengthens its amphibious bond

Occidental’s swim team opened its season at University of Redlands’ Bulldog Pentathlon Oct. 4. The men's and women's teams both finished third overall. Ella Reedy* (senior) said...

Athletes of the Week Jenna LeNay and Carlos Abram lead by example

Jenna LeNay Long distance runner Jenna LeNay (senior) finished ninth out of 276 runners in the women's 6K at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Oct. 4 with a final...

Occidental Dance Team prepares early for February national championships

This coming February, the Occidental Dance Team (ODT) will be competing at the United Spirit Association’s national championships for the first time in 11 years, according...

New intramural sports offer arena for friendly competition

According to a Sept. 10 email from the athletics department, intramural sports, including soccer, flag football, beach volleyball and basketball began Sept. 21. According to...