Six to be inducted into the Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame

OLIVET, Mich. – Olivet College will induct six new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame during a dinner Saturday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. The inductees are Benjamin Bernoudy ’58, Jessica (Davenport) Creager ’00, Joseph Iauch ’58, Robert Kintz ’85, Virginia “Ginny” McLean ’79 and Roy “Spike” Schreck ’56. The group will also be recognized during halftime at Olivet’s home football game versus Wisconsin Lutheran College at the Cutler Athletic Complex. Kickoff is at noon.

Bernoudy starred on the Comet basketball and track and field teams. In basketball, he was a 1957-58 second-team All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and in track, he set the school record in the long jump. Bernoudy earned a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in July 1961. He has served as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, prinicpal, area assistant superintendent and area superintendent in the Detroit Public Schools for 39 years.

Creager is one of the best softball players in school history, earning first-team All-MIAA honors in 1999 and 2000 and All-Region honors in 2000. In 2000, she became the first woman in school history to earn Most Valuable Player honors from the MIAA. Creager holds the Olivet career (445) and single-season (206) records for strikeouts. From 2000-07, she taught at Lansing Everett High School and from 2004-07, she was the head varsity softball coach for the Vikings.

Iauch was a three-sport standout at Olivet, playing football in the fall, basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring. He earned 10 varsity letters. After graduating from Olivet, he taught and coached various sports at Gull Lake, Yale, Bangor, Holland West Ottawa and Shelby high schools. Iauch has also officiated football, basketball, baseball and track at the high school level along with basketball and baseball at the collegiate level for 32 years.

Kintz finished his four-year wrestling career with a 100-28 record. He was a two-time qualifier to the NCAA Division III National Championships and a two-time Scholar All-American. Kintz is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Ada.

McLean was a captain of the field hockey and basketball teams during her senior season. She was also a member of the softball and track teams. Since graduating from Olivet, McLean has been a correctional officer for the Eaton County Sheriff’s Department, owner of Touch of Health Massage Therapy, account executive at Adams Outdoor Advertising and sales manager at Magic Media, Inc. Most recently, she graduated from Life Purpose Institute of San Diego as a professional certified coach.

Schreck played on the Olivet football team. He was an offensive and defensive lineman, leading his team in tackles during his senior season. During his time at Olivet, Schreck was innovative with the initiation of the weight training program. After graduating from Olivet, he was a successful teacher and coach at Fremont High School for almost 40 years.