Tag: track and field
Track and Field Hall of Fame inducts two decorated alumni
Five-time All American and World record-holding Paralympian are just some of the attributes that describe two recent inductees into Occidental College’s Track and Field Hall of...
Lessons Learned: How to know when to quit
I’m a master at the art of quitting. From baseball to Mandarin to fruitarianism, I’ve dedicated myself to every activity imaginable, only to quit...
Athletes of the Week Drew Samson and Jacob Torres break personal...
Drew Samson Drew Samson (senior) had two major goals for this year’s softball season: beating Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) and improving team chemistry. With a month of...
Athletes of the Week Ari Solomon and Amirah Al-Sagr are back...
Ari Solomon For first baseman Ari Solomon (junior), Saturdays during baseball season begin at Anderson Field at 7:40 a.m., where he gets in some extra...
Winter and spring sports roundup, what comes next for Occidental athletes
Winter and spring athletes have been hard at work preparing for their upcoming seasons. Despite many matches being canceled or postponed due to COVID-19...
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) data analysis shows trends in...
Every year, Occidental submits the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) to the Department of Education to evaluate gender equity in sports. The reports...
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...
Occidental athletes find ways to improve during COVID-19 quarantine
In light of the progressing COVID-19 pandemic, Occidental cancelled all spring sports last March only a few weeks into the season. When the College announced that...
Antonio Andrade and LaShauna Porter come through clutch as The Occidental’s...
Antonio Andrade In the bottom of the ninth inning, Occidental was down one run with two outs and runners on second and third base as...
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,...