A Note from the Director of Athletics

The Tiger Club was formed in 1979 to support the Athletics Department in providing a comprehensive and highly competitive intercollegiate sports program at Occidental College. The Club is designed to attract financial and moral support from former student-athletes, alumni, family, friends, administration and staff. The aid is crucial to allow Oxy to maintain its’ century-old winning tradition while facilitating the provision of 21 intercollegiate programs, seven college supported club programs (e.g. dance, cheerleading, rugby) and facilities for the entire college community to commit to their physical well-being.

The support of the Athletics’ programs at Occidental has resulted in notable success over the last few years as Oxy has become a much stronger competitor in the overall SCIAC standings. The women’s basketball team has won five consecutive SCIAC championships. Women’s soccer and volleyball have just completed very successful 2011 seasons. The men’s basketball and football teams are perennial powers in the SCIAC and the track and cross country programs have a long and rich history. In fact, Oxy now has more student athletes representing the college than at any time in its history.
 
Since none of Oxy’s programs generate revenue to meet even a portion of the costs, and since the college has so many other demands on its financial resources, the Tiger Club is required to raise a substantial (35%) portion of the Athletics Department’s operating budget so that Oxy has the equipment, facilities and coaches necessary to compete.
 
Our focus for this year is:
 
  • To improve Oxy’s overall SCIAC standing
  • To continue to grow and enhance the Occidental brand through recruiting and image on the playing field
  • To continue to upgrade Oxy’s facilities and competitive venues
  • To provide state-of-the-art training facilities
  • To invest in enhanced assistant coach’s stipends
To accomplish these ambitions, we need your support. We are making great progress…but we need more financial resources from the Tiger Club to achieve the leadership position we expect.
 

IO Triumphe!

Jaime A. Hoffman
Director of Athletics
Occidental College

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Welcome to the members of the

2011-12 Tiger Club Board!

 

Name Year Sport
Becky Bailey-Findley P 2012 
 Water Polo
Shira Blatt  2007  Lacrosse
Carl Botterud 1979 At large
Erin Brinton 2009 Swim/Dive
Carlo Ciriello 1998 M. Soccer
Tiffany Coleman 2003 W. Soccer
Jenny Crosthwaite 1984 WIS
Arman Davtyan 2000 M. Tennis
Jim Dietle 1980 Club Sports
Paul Finchamp 1980 President
Vacant N/A M. Soccer
Mark Garcia  1987 Football
Conway Collis P 2015 Football
Wendy Gobar 1985 Volleyball
Paula Hoffman   Softball
Bob Ike 1985 M. Basketball
Christopher and Joan Larkin       
 P 2012         
 Golf
John McGrath 1963 Track and Field
Amy Marcus-Newhall 1984 W. Tennis
Michael Roach P 2013 Lacrosse
Ken Sulzer 1982 Baseball
Christina (Soria) Soffin  1999 Cross Country
Jennifer Wahba   W. Tennis
Brittinee Yasukochi 2010 W. Basketball
Rachel Zugsmith 1965 At large

 

  

ley-Findley, Becky
Blatt, Shira '07
Botterud, Carl '79
Brinton, Erin '09
Ciriello, Carlo '98
Coleman, Tiffany '03
Crosthwaite, Jenny '84
Davtyan, Arman '00
Dietle, Jim '80
Finchamp, Paul '80
Fries, Nick '05
Garcia, Mark '87
Gobar, Wendy '85
Hoffman, Paula
Ike, Bob '85
Larkin, Christopher and Joan P'12
McGrath, John '63
Marcus-Newhall, Amy '84
Robinson, Steve '77
Soffin, Christina (Soria) 
Wahba, Jennifer
Zugsmith, Mike P'11, President
Zugsmith, Rachel P'11

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