University of Findlay

Michelle (Biclawski) Williams earned National Association of the Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Second Team All-American honors in 1995, NAIA honorable mention, plus First Team Great Lakes Region and 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.

Williams was recognized at the 1996 NSCAA Convention for her outstanding career, and was invited to participate in the NSCAA Umbro Invitational Tournament in 1997, which was attended by scouts from the professional soccer leagues. Williams, remembered as an aggressive and tireless player, states her philosophy that, “Teamwork is essential to achieving the task; it takes individual dedication and heart to win!” she and her teammates demonstrated this dedication to winning in 1996 when the Oilers posted a school record 20 victories, and concluded the season ranked seventh in the nation. Currently the director of the American Red Cross of Putnam County, Ohio, Williams received the Presidential Award of Excellence in 2014. She and her husband of six years, John, live in Ottawa, Ohio with young children, Jocelyn and Jacquelyn.