Tag: athletics
Endurance pays off for athletes of the week Dara Tokeshi and...
Dara Tokeshi Dara Tokeshi (first year) had an impactful week for Occidental College's women’s basketball team. Tokeshi came off the bench, scoring 19 points while shooting 50 percent...
WAC ultimate: Frisbee for ‘all types of people’
On Monday and Wednesday nights, under the bright lights of Patterson field, WAC Ultimate Frisbee can be found racing around the turf, practicing for...
Athletes of the Week Nolan Upchurch and Ainsley Shelsta recount great...
Nolan Upchurch Nolan Upchurch (senior) hit a grand slam in the Biola at Occidental baseball game Jan. 28th, scoring two runs and driving in four. A shortstop...
Lessons Learned: How to find peace in the unknown
College has unsurprisingly been the best experience of my life — but not in the clichéd partying-five-nights-a-week and regret-filled reckless whirlwind many get to experience....
Highly infectious omicron brought more challenges to winter and spring sports,...
Winter and spring sports teams returned to campus almost immediately after Christmas to resume training and competition. According to Kyle Dosa (senior), a player...
Sarah Radle and Charles Sheh shine as The Occidental’s Athletes of...
Sarah Radle Sarah Radle (first year) started her college swimming career at the Bulldog Pentathlon hosted by Redlands University Oct. 16. Radle’s versatility was on full...
‘Trust, acceptance, understanding, advocacy’: NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Week at Occidental
Occidental College Athletics participated in the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Week Oct. 19–21. This social media campaign featured three different themed days to bring...
Coaches, players face the difficult process of roster finalization
The Occidental women's soccer team recruited Paige Villanueva (first year) this year, but she was cut from the team earlier this semester. “I knew I...
Occidental’s unofficial hiking club draws in over 170 members
Ellie Findell (senior) sent a campus-wide email Sept. 13 inviting students to join her on a hike, not expecting much of a response. Findell...
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...