Occidental Offers a Variety of Summer Camps
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 29, 2009) - With the academic year winding down across Southern California, don't delay on making plans at Occidental College, which offers a number of fun camp opportunities throughout the summer.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 22, 2009) – Two years after taking the helm of the Sweet Briar College Swimming program, Alex Kuhn is switching coasts to take the reigns of the Occidental College men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs as the Head Coach of both programs as well as the Aquatics Director for the college.
MARIETTA, Ohio. (May 22, 2009) – For the third consecutive season senior Kera Bartlett traveled to the Division III Track & Field National Championships where she competed in the pole vault for the final time.
LOS ANGELES Calif. (May 19, 2009) – The tandem of Tigers’ middle-infielders, Jason Jebbia and Daniel Kelley were named to the First and Second Team All-SCIAC, respectively while the junior SS landed himself on the Third Team All West Region.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 19, 2009) – Following a whirlwind collegiate career that concluded at Occidental College after stints at the Division I , II and Junior College levels, 2008 graduate Danny Southwick has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 16, 2009) – Four years ago the Class of 2009 stepped foot on the campus of Occidental College as young freshmen. Today, more than 80 senior student-athletes gathered one final time for the 2009 Senior Scholar Athlete Banquet in which Kera Bartlett and Justin Goltz were honored with the Tiger Club Most Outstanding female and male scholar-athlete awards, respectively.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 6, 2009) – For three days Justin Goltz got a taste of what life in the National Football League would be like as he participated in the Detroit Lions rookie mini-camp in what he described as an amazing weekend and a dream come true. While he is not ready to let that experience fade away, he returned to Southern California to completing another dream: completing his college finals and walking at graduation.
LOS ANGELES Calif. (May 5, 2009) – Occidental College’s junior backstop Alyssa Escalante earned Second Team All-SCIAC honors for the second time of her career following the Tigers’ successful spring.
LOS ANGELES Calif. (May 4, 2009) – Following a successful women’s water polo season in which the Tigers climbed to the top of the Division III National Poll, four members of the squad were selected as All-SCIAC recipients.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (May 3, 2009) – Three days after heading off to the Collegiate III National Championships hosted by Cal Lutheran University, the Occidental College water polo season ended in a 5-4 loss to UC Santa Cruz, placing them fourth in the eight-team field. Senior goalie Laura Simanonok capped off her collegiate career with First Team All-Tournament recognition along with sophomore Julie Monday while freshman Tessa Bailey-Findley walked away with Second Team honors.
BETHESDA, Md. (May 2, 2009) - Jack Kemp '57 H'90, the Occidental College quarterback and AFL football star whose pioneering support of supply-side economic theory played a key role in the modern conservative revival, died today at his home. He was 73.
Wolfenbüttel GERMANY (May 1, 2009) - Just over six months ago Connor Whitman stepped on the court for his fist professional basketball game as a starting point guard for the Herzöge Wolfenbüttel. Since that time his team has completed its 30-game schedule and with Oxy's former star guard leading the way, the Herzöge have performed so well that they are expected to move from the Pro B to Pro A league next year.
DETROIT, Mich. (April 29, 2009) – As a little boy Justin Goltz dreamed of playing professional football. At 17 he left Walled Lake, Mich. to join the Occidental College family. Today, two weeks prior to his graduation, the senior is boarding a plane back to Michigan where he has been invited to a two-day rookie mini-camp with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
MOORPARK, Calif. (April 27, 2009) – For the first time in the history of the golf program, Occidental College shot a one-under par, 287, on the opening 18-holes of the 36-hole Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships at Tierra Rejada Country Club this morning. The Tigers came back on the second 18 to shoot a 297 for an overall third place finish at the event.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 27, 2009) - Complete results and information from the 2009 Track & Field SCIAC Championships are now available.
CLAREMONT, Calif. (April 24, 2009) – After a victory on day one of the 2009 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference water polo tournament, Occidental fell short of advancing to the championship game as they fell to No. 2 seeded Pomona-Pitzer 9-6 on Saturday afternoon. On the third and final day of competition the Tigers prevailed in the water, defeating the University of Redlands, 6-5, in a thrilling yet low scoring affair at Axelrod Pool.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 20, 2009) – The women’s tennis team posted a very successful spring in which they placed fourth overall. Three players garnered All-SCIAC recognition including senior Jennifer Wahba, junior Marissa Cassman and freshman Krishnaveni Subbiah.
