University of Findlay

Beth Williams was known as a winner during her time at Findlay. Not only did she qualify for every indoor and outdoor track and field national championship, she finished as an All-American in her specialty, the high jump. The eight time All-American – four times in the NAIA and four times in NCAA II – punctuated her career with a national championship at the 2000 NAIA outdoor meet. Williams also became the first athlete in UF history to earn NCAA II All-America honors, which she did at the 2001 indoor championships, as well as runner-up honors at the 2002 meet.

Williams was also perfect at the GLIAC championships, winning every high jump competition in which she competed. She was a seven time GLIAC champion, three time indoors and four times outdoors. Williams was named by the United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) as a Scholar Athlete outdoor in 2001 and was a member of the GLIAC All-Academic Team in 2002. She was also selected as the UF Female Athlete-of-the-Year in 2002. Williams certainly fulfilled her belief that “sports challenge us to be out best and show us that we can achieve great things if we believe in ourselves and give great effort.” She still holds the UF high jump records for both indoors (5’8”) and outdoors (5’8.5”).

Currently a K-12 physical education teacher at Upper Scioto Valley High School, Williams lives in Findlay with her husband, Bob, and son, Brayden.