Ottawa resident inducted into Findlay Athletic Hall of Fame

First Posted: 1/28/2015

FINDLAY — Ottawa resident Michelle (Biclawski) Williams recently was among six former student athletes to be inducted into the University of Findlay’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

While at Findlay, Williams earned National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Second Team All-America honors in 1995, NAIA honorable mention, plus First Team Great Lakes Region and Region Most Valuable Player in 1996, and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Second Team All-America, also in 1996. She still holds records at Findlay for the most goals (28), most points in a season (64), most hat tricks in a career (7), and is second in career goals with 69. Oilers soccer posted a record of 70-15-5 during Williams’ career, and appeared in three NAIA tournaments.

She currently is the director of the American Red Cross of Putnam County and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in 2014.

Also honored were Doug Coate, Class of 1983; Tim Hamen, Class of 1999; Kati (Stedcke) Hunt, Class of 2001 and Damien Spates, Class of 1999. Also, Terry Wymer, Class of 1982, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding athleticism during his time at UF.