Cross Country

From gym to JSTOR, student-athlete-researchers make the most of their college careers

This October, the Council on Undergraduate Research awarded Occidental the 2019 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) in recognition of the college's vast number of...

Cross country shakes up competition at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble

Select members of Occidental cross country competed against several nationally ranked teams at the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble Oct. 10 in Oberlin, Ohio. The Occidental...

Cross country sees early success, growth at first invitational of season

The Occidental cross country team competed at the UC Riverside Invitational Sept. 14 in their first invitational meet of the year. The men ran...

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...

Player of the week

John Guzman John Guzman (senior) won the NCAA West Regional Cross Country meet for the second year in a row Nov. 15. Despite being matched...

Smith perseveres through injuries, sets his sights on nationals

It was a rainy afternoon in mid-October at the SCIAC Multi-Dual Meet and Colin Smith was lined up against some of the best athletes...

Players of the week

Julie Khil & Michaela Tsuha: Michaela Tsuha (junior) and Julie Khil (sophomore) teamed up to score Occidental women's soccer's lone goal in their final match...

Players of the week

Connor Freeman Men's soccer forward Connor Freeman (junior) was the player to watch going into the season. He started his third year with the Tigers...

Grace Bender: Crushing the course, saving the planet

Occidental women's cross country runner Grace Bender (senior) is one with the forces of nature. When she is not dominating the running trails—as she...

Rising Stars

Gabriel Barrett-Jackson Gabriel Barrett-Jackson may be a first-year playing center back for the first time in his soccer career, but one thing that remains unchanged...

Track and Cross Country become "Signature sports," other teams may follow

After news broke in August that Occidental's track and field and cross country teams would receive enhanced status as the school's "signature sports," Director...

Players of the week

The Players of the Week are chosen by the Occidental College Athletic Department weekly to highlight the athletes who exhibited outstanding contributions to their...