Track & Field

Sports Briefs

Author: Lucy Malloch Baseball (10-2 overall, 4-2 SCIAC) The baseball team won 6-5 in extra innings on Friday against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). The game remained close until the...

Rising Stars – Week of February 24th

Author: Daphne Auza Taylor WaltonCompared to many of his teammates, Taylor Walton (first-year) is relatively new to track and field. The six-foot-five high jumper had been...

Dupuy dominates 5k in Tiger Distance Carnival

Author: Malcolm MacLeod The Tigers hosted the Occidental Distance Carnival last Friday, an event that has been held on the college’s campus since the 80’s. In...

Rising Stars – Week of March 4th

Author: Daniel Terner Chloe Hoeber Athletics is an important part of first-year Chloe Hoeber’s family, and though she didn’t plan on running track in college, she...

Pole vaulting coach Steben raises bar in three-decade career

Author: Spencer Donaldson “You’re not a fish; it’s not a fishing pole,” Occidental pole vault coach Andy Steben ‘69 says to Lisa Matsukata (senior) immediately after...

Men sweep, women drop Multi Dual 3

Author: Henry Dickmeyer The Occidental men's track team improved its SCIAC dual-meet record to 7-1 Saturday, sweeping La Verne (84-78), Pomona-Pitzer (107-50) and Redlands (98-64) at...

Young Prepares for Nationals After Breaking School Record

Author: Soo Jin Kim Kelly Young (senior) broke the school record for the hammer throw during the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational earlier this month. It was previously held...

Sports in Brief Issue 3

Author: Ryan Whalen Track & Field Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action earlier this week, competing in the Rossi Relays at...

Players of Week

Author: Jamie Stevenson Beebe Finch Sanders Beebe Finch Sanders scored five goals on Saturday, powering women’s lacrosse to a 16-12 win at Redlands. The senior midfielder also...

Heptathlete Brings Variety of Talents to Track and Field Team

Author: Ryan Graff Track and Field star Anna Kurnizki (sophomore) is one of only three current heptathletes in SCIAC and the first heptathlete at Occidental in...

Rising Stars- Spring 2014 Part 1

Author: Spencer Donaldson Baseball (Pitcher Will Nahmens No. 26) Pitcher Will Nahmens began playing baseball at the age of five in his native Redwood, Calif. “I used...

Taylor Walton earns spot in Occidental record books, looks ahead to National Championships

Author: Jamie Stevenson It is mid-February and Taylor Walton is competing in his first-ever college track and field competition, a dual-meet against Pomona-Pitzer. Walton eyes the...