Long regarded as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States, Occidental has also amassed a string of conference championships and national championship performances in track and field and cross country that few schools can match. Occidental Tigers have participated in intercollegiate track competition since 1893 and the College has produced conference champions too numerous to list, All-Americans numbering literally in the hundreds and several Olympians and world record holders. In addition, Occidental facilities for track and field have been called among the best in the United States. The Bill Henry Track was initially built in preparation for the 1984 Olympic Games and the turn radius and track surface are considered, by expert and athlete alike, to be lightning fast. The Tiger track and cross country programs entered a new era in 1999 with the arrival of head coach Troy Engle, who brings an exciting coaching background and tremendous enthusiasm to the College.
Occidental is a phenomenal school with a faculty and academic program second to none.
We sit in one of the most dynamic cities in America yet have the feel of a small college.