Sports
Sports
Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition
Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...
Sports
Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence
Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...
Sports
‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
2012
Hong breaks out as Baseball sweeps SCIAC rival Redlands
Author: Lauren Taylor Last year's struggles are seemingly in the past for the Occidental baseball team (8-3 overall, 3-0 SCIAC), which is building momentum after a...
2012
Away from campus, Occidental students engage in eclectic athletic endeavors
Author: Damian Mendieta (Senior Writer) Occidental Athletics has made a predominant name for itself in many aspects of student life as it ranges from varsity sports,...
2012
Live NHL playoffs provide intense, high quality fan experience
Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) There is an area where antagonistic nationalism, gluttonous beer drinking, rabid fanaticism, the agony of defeat, the ecstasy of victory and...
2011
Women’s Lacrosse Keeps Spirits High During Second Season Despite Bruin Loss
Author: Linnea Dewees Two years ago, Occidental had no varsity lacrosse program to speak of. But in a single year, coaches Michele Uhlfelder and Jacqueline McDevitt...
2012
Six standouts earn academic honor
Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) Six Occidental Cross Country runners earned Academic All-American status for the Fall 2011 season. The award goes to runners with GPAs...
2011
Kleinsasser Invigorates Tiger Men’s Cross Country Team
Author: Sant Kumar Eric Kleinsasser (senior) was voted SCIAC Male-Student Athlete of the Week for Sept. 11 through the 18. He adds this accomplishment to an...
2012
Athletics perseveres through recruiting challenges
Author: Alex Nieves Fall sports coaches set sights on acquiring strong class of 2017 For sports programs at Occidental College, the challenge of recruiting is substantially more...
2012
What happened to Io Triumphe?
Author: Damian Mendieta Occidental has a significant pool of superb athletes despite a relatively small population of 2,100 students. Yet, school spirit and support for athletics is...
