Occidental Tigers
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| Occidental Tigers | |
|---|---|
| University | Occidental College |
| Conference | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| NCAA | Division III |
| Athletic director | Jaime Hoffman |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | D.W. Patterson Field |
| Basketball arena | Rush Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Anderson Field |
| Mascot | Oswald the Tiger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Fight song | Io Triumphe |
| Colors | Black and Orange |
| Website | www |
The Occidental Tigers is the nickname for athletics at the Occidental College. Oxy is also a nickname for the college. The Tigers compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) at the NCAA's Division III level.
Traditions
Every year Occidental plays two football games for rivalry trophies. One game is against Pomona-Pitzer and the winner is awarded "The Drum." The Drum rivalry is the oldest rivalry game in Southern California, having been contested since 1895. The two teams have met 119 times, with Oxy holding a 63-48-0 edge.[1] The other game is against Whittier College and the winner is awarded "The shoes," which are a pair of bronzed cleats from a 1940 graduate from Whittier named Myron Claxton.[2]
Teams
The Tigers have 10 varsity men's teams and 11 varsity women's teams. They also have 7 club sport teams.
Men's
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Water Polo
Women's
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Club
- Cheerleading
- Dance Team
- Men's Lacrosse
- Men's and Women's Rugby
- Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee
Conference championships
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Here are a few of the SCIAC titles that Oxy has won:
- Football (2008, 2006)
- Men's Cross Country (2006)
- Men's Basketball (2006–07, 2007–08)
- Women's Basketball (2007–08)
- SCIAC All Sports Champions (1984, 1983, 1978)
Men's basketball
For the last decade, under alumni and the winningest coach in school history, Brian Newhall, the Tigers have found great success on the court. In that time span the program has compiled a 146-59 .712 record and have won a pair of SCIAC conference championships (2006–07, 2007–08). Furthermore under Newhall, the Tigers have earned regional and national rankings, produced the only perfect 14-0 record in SCIAC history and triumphed in two NCAA playoff games to reach the NCAA III Elite 8 in 2003.[3] Newhall, For the past decade, has even paved the way for Oxy players to pursue professional careers overseas and several Tiger players, most recently four players from Oxy's 25-3 Elite 8 team, have gone overseas. A great example is Oxy great Blair Slattery, all-time career scoring and rebounding leader who signed on with the Munster Basketball Club in Germany in 1993.[4]
The program as also produced a SCIAC player of the year in Brian Newhall. He also captained the Tigers to a SCIAC championship his senior year.
The program plays its games in The Frank Neill Rush Gymnasium with a seating capacity of 1,800.
References
- ^ "Inside Athletics: The Drum". Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ Oxy Traditions Explanations of Oxy athletic traditions
- ^ Men's Basketball coaches Bio of Oxy Men's Basketball coaches
- ^ Occidental Alumni in the Pros Occidental Alumni in the Pros