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Windy Dean's SMU throwing career remains among the most decorated in program history as a three-time NCAA Champion and seven-time All-American from 1995-98. Dean is the only woman in Division I history to win three consecutive NCAA javelin titles, a distinction she earned in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Her success extended across two disciplines: four All-American honors in the javelin and three in the hammer throw, making her the first woman to score at the NCAA Championships in both events across multiple seasons. She won eight conference titles, sweeping the javelin and hammer throw in each of her four seasons at SMU. Dean was also among the earliest pioneers of women's hammer throw in the U.S., competing in the event's inaugural NCAA championship in 1996. Her success on the national stage began with a U.S. Junior javelin championship in 1995, and culminated in a place on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team following a second-place finish at the U.S. Olympic Trials.