McKendree University Athletics

Ringhausen served as McKendree's head women's basketball coach for 18 seasons (1997-2015), and spent the final 11 years of her career (2010-20) in administration.

Over her 18 seasons leading the Bearcats, Ringhausen guided McKendree to 316 victories, and is the program's all-time leader in wins. She coached the Bearcats to 11 20-win seasons, including a school-record 26 victories during the 2004-05 campaign. Under Ringhausen's leadership, McKendree reached the NAIA Division I National Championship nine times.

Ringhausen was an eight-time IBCA-NAIA Coach of the Year honoree, as well as a two-time recipient of the AMC Coach of the Year award. She coached 24 first-team All-Conference players, five NAIA All-Americans, four AMC Freshman of the Year recipients and one AMC Player of the Year honoree.
 
In the classroom, Ringhausen's teams was recognized among the NAIA's top 25 academic teams on six different occasions by the WBCA. Ringhausen coached 176 Academic All-Conference performers and 44 NAIA Scholar-Athlete honorees, and McKendree also boasted a 100 percent graduation rate among those who completed their four years within the program.

Ringhausen began her administrative career at McKendree in July 2010 when she was named as assistant director of athletics and senior woman administrator. She was part of the administrative team that helped guide the department and the University through the three-year transition process from NAIA to full NCAA Division II membership that concluded in July 2013. Ringhausen served as the interim director of athletics in 2012, and then in 2013 was promoted to associate director of athletics.

Ringhausen and her husband, Lance, have one daughter Lindy. Lance spent 24 years as the head athletic trainer at McKendree.