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,...

Men’s 4×100 fastest in the nation

Occidental's track and field team continues to make national headlines, this time courtesy of the men's 4x100 meter relay team. A month after Sabrina...

Degnan throws best javelin in nation, moves into third all-time

Sabrina Degnan (sophomore) threw a nationwide-best 135 feet and 7 inches in the javelin event at the Redlands Invite March 17. Not only was...

Nolin sets T38 Paralympic record

Delaney Nolin (senior) smashed the U.S. Paralympic T38 800m record by nearly 3 seconds at the Pomona-Pitzer invite April 8. Nolin accomplished the feat...

Men and women’s track teams undefeated in SCIAC, men’s team ranked fourth in nation

When a handful of nationally-ranked sprinters, strong relay squads and the 2016 National Assistant Coach of the year come together, good things tend to...

Spring sport previews part II: Men’s track and field, women’s water polo and women’s tennis

Just over two weeks ago, Groundhogs Day's official mascot, Punxsutawney Phil, declared that winter will continue for another six weeks after seeing his shadow....

Sophomore runner Emma Yudelevitch primed to compete in Israel’s 2017 Maccabiah Games

After a promising debut season, sophomore track star Emma Yudelevitch is primed to travel overseas and compete in July's 2017 Maccabiah Games, an international...

Recent college grads assist in coaching the Oxy track team

On a Friday in the orange hues of the 5 p.m. sun, the track and field team assembles on the red asphalt course. One...

Athletes of the Week

Jeh Johnson: Track & Field  Jeh Johnson (junior) continued his strong performance for the men’s track and field team this weekend. Johnson was a part...