Track & Field

Occidental’s spring sports teams look to finish the year strong

As the spring semester comes to a close, so too do Occidental's spring sports seasons. Senior athletes will score their final points in the...

Student athletes, coaches grateful to resume competition despite COVID-19 restrictions

Occidental's varsity athletics resumed this season alongside the college's return to in-person operations for Fall 2021. The decision to resume fall athletics after an...

Runners should judge the athlete, not the shoe

The world of running is on fire. Since 2019, an unprecedented 21 world records have been broken. Eliud Kipchoge redefined the limits of human...

Walk-on javelin throwers hit the mark at Pomona-Pitzer dual

Occidental’s track and field team began their SCIAC season with a meet against Pomona-Pitzer Feb. 8 at Jack Kemp Stadium. Along with winning the meet 77–47,...

Tyler Webb takes second in the 100-meter, qualifies for nationals

The Occidental men’s track and field team is fresh off their fourth-place place finish at the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (SCIAC) meet....

Austin DeWitz and Madisyn Hallare lead the way for The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Austin DeWitz Austin DeWitz (senior) ran a time of 15.59 seconds to win the 110-meter hurdle race and post the fastest time in the Southern California Intercollegiate...

Senior athletes Oppermann, Lee and DeWitz say goodbye to their teams and their sport

With 25 percent of all Occidental students playing on one of the school's 21 athletic teams, each spring teams say goodbye to a substantial number of Tigers. Three...

Track and field nationally ranked and looking for more

Occidental's men's and women's track and field teams competed against the University of Redlands and the University of La Verne March 30. The final...

Jada Newkirk and Diego Ramirez win this week’s Athlete of the Week

Jada Newkirk Despite stormy conditions March 2 at Pomona-Pitzer, Occidental’s women’s track team was able to come out on top of both Whittier and California...

Athletics renovations complete

The Bill Henry Track and the Payton Jordan Athletic offices adjacent to Patterson Field have both been recently renovated. The offices were completed in early February, and the...

Track and field sweep the competition under the rug

Occidental men's and women's track teams swept their respective multi-dual meets with 4–0 victories against Chapman, La Verne, California Lutheran and Whittier at Jack Kemp...

Men’s and women’s track and field finish second and third at SCIACs

The Occidental men's and women's track and field teams took home silver and bronze at the SCIAC Championships April 28-29 at Pomona-Pitzer. The men's...