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,...

Athletes of the week

Emma Yudelevitch Emma Yudelevitch (first year) put together a strong performance for the women's track and field team at the SCIAC Multi Dual 2 meet....

Men and women sweep at SCIAC Multi-Dual

With a whopping 74 lifetime or season best personal records set at the latest SCIAC Multi-Dual April 2, the track and field team continued...

First year Braun jumps into the record books

First year pole vaulter Melissa Braun has already made a name for herself at the college level. In just her first meet for Occidental,...

Rising Stars — Spring 2016

Allison Kilday Women’s Track & Field — Hurdles Do you have any specific memory, particular race, a funny anecdote, anything like that? At state my senior year,...

Athletes of the week

Women's Lacrosse Katie O' Connor:                  After not scoring a goal in Occidental's first four games of the...

Alumni return for games with current players

As the spring season begins for Occidental’s student athletes, current and former players have the opportunity to connect on and off the field through...

Former students return as assistant coaches

Most Occidental students say their final farewells to Eagle Rock upon graduation. A select few, however, decide to return to give back to the...

Track and Field seniors build team unity

Occidental’s signature sport, track and field, has been anchored by a group of seven seniors this year: Louis Jochems, John Guzman Aguilar, Colin Smith...