Ottawa University plans to honor two alumni and two of its former coaches with an induction ceremony for the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame during the school’s homecoming events. 

OU is set to recognize David Holtwick, Melissa “Missy” Ringhausen, Antoni “Tony” Van Lieden and Robert “Bob” Schoonover 6:30 p.m. Thursday during an induction banquet in the Mowbray Union Dining Commons, 1001 S. Cedar St., Ottawa.

Ottawa University plans to honor two alumni and two of its former coaches with an induction ceremony for the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame during the school’s homecoming events. 

OU is set to recognize David Holtwick, Melissa “Missy” Ringhausen, Antoni “Tony” Van Lieden and Robert “Bob” Schoonover 6:30 p.m. Thursday during an induction banquet in the Mowbray Union Dining Commons, 1001 S. Cedar St., Ottawa.

Holtwick, a 1976 graduate of Ottawa University, was a four-year letterman in football for OU, and helped lead the Braves to the program’s first and only Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship in 1972, the university said in a release. Holtwick now is a business liaison in Shawnee.

Ringhausen, who was a four-year letter winner in women’s basketball for OU, ranks 10th in career scoring (1,076 points) and seventh in career rebounds (611) with the Lady Braves, the university said in a release. She received honorable mention all-KCAC honors during the Braves’ 1992-93 season, during which time the team set a school record for wins in a season with 23 victories. That record has since been broken. Ringhausen also was named to the academic all-KCAC team four times in her career at OU. Ringhausen now has been head women’s basketball coach at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., for more than 15 years. 

Van Leiden was “instrumental” to the development of the OU soccer program, the university said in a release. During the 1960s, Van Leiden served as an assistant and helped to lead OU to three conference titles and three top 10 finishes at the NAIA National Tournament. He later took over the program as head coach in the 1970s, OU said in a release. Van Leiden died July 24, 2012. 

Schoonover, who was head coach of men’s soccer at OU during the late 1960s and early 1970s, led the Braves to three straight trips to the NAIA National Tournament. Schoonover also was named “Area II Coach of the Year” in 1971, ending his career with a 67-30-3 (.670) record, OU said in a release. During his career at OU, he led the Braves to three Conference Titles and one Mo-Kan Championship in 1969, OU said in a release. Schoonover retired in May 2011 after more than 50 years working in secondary and higher education.

Founded in 1988, the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame was established to honor “those individuals who have gained recognition and fame for themselves and Ottawa University,” OU said in a release.