DALLAS (SMU) - SMU and SMU Athletics, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, have announced the newest class of the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame. The inductees are three-time javelin NCAA champion Windy Dean; two-time Olympic swimmer Gitta Jensen; soccer All-American and SMU's all-time leading scorer Kamal Khalilian; Olympic gold medalist and 16-time All-American swimmer Rich Saeger; and three-time Southwest Conference men's basketball champion Charles Beasley, who earns the honor posthumously. The inductees will be recognized at the annual Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony presented by Westdale Asset Management on Friday, October 16 in Armstrong Fieldhouse.
 
Windy Dean – Track & Field 1995-98
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.
 
Gitta Jensen – Women's Swimming 1991-95
Gitta Jensen was a national champion, 14-time conference champion and 26-time All-American from 1992-95. In 1995, she helped the Mustangs win the NCAA title in the 800 free relay. She also claimed seven individual conference titles (100 free 4x, 200 free 2x, 200 IM) and seven relay titles to go with 10 individual All-America honors (50 free 2x, 100 free 4x, 200 free 4x) and 16 relay honors. The Mustangs finished fourth in the team standings at the NCAA Championships in each of her four seasons. She won three individual races to help SMU claim university team crown at the 1993 U.S. Open swimming championships. Jensen represented Denmark at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul (four events) and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona (four events), helping her 4x100 freestyle relay to a sixth-place finish in 1992. She also claimed three relay titles in 1991 at the World and European Championships.
 
Kamal Khalilian – Men's Soccer 1980-82
Kamal Khalilian was an All-American forward for the Mustangs from 1980-82, and still holds the program's records for goals and points in a season and career. In 1980, he led SMU to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and was a first-team All-American. He also set SMU season records of 27 goals and 65 points and single-game program marks of five goals and 13 points. He is 19th all-time in the NCAA with 2.83 points per game in his career, and his 65 points still ranks 20th in NCAA history for a single season. He led the Mustangs in goals and points in each of his three seasons, led assists in 1981 and 1982, finishing with records of 58 goals and 153 points. His 37 career assists still rank second in SMU history.

Rich Saeger – Men's Swimming 1982-86
Rich Saeger was an Olympic gold medalist, a 16-time All-American and 3-time Southwest Conference individual champion swimmer from 1982-86. Following his sophomore season, he made the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team and helped the 4 x 200 free Relay win a Gold Medal at the Los Angeles Games. In 1983, he won a Gold Medal in the 4 x 200 Relay at The Pan American Games and in 1982 won a Gold Medal in the 4 x 200 Relay at The World Championships in Ecuador. The Mustangs finished in the top 7 in the team standings at the NCAA championships each of his 4 years including a Runner-up finish in 1983. His collegiate career included 3 individual Southwest Conference Titles and a runner-up finish in the 200 free at NCAA's his freshman year. He claimed 6 individual All-American awards and collected 10 more Relay honors throughout his career at SMU.
 
Charles Beasley – Men's Basketball 1964-67
Charles Beasley was a two-time first-team All-Southwest Conference honoree that helped the Mustangs to three SWC titles during his career from 1964-67. SMU made the NCAA Tournament all three seasons, reaching the 1967 regional final when he earned the Lank Majors Award as team MVP. He finished with 1,204 career points, averaging 15.4 as a Mustang. His 83.9% free-throw shooting was the all-time best when he graduated and still ranks fourth in program history. He was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the seventh round of the 1967 NBA Draft before playing four seasons in the ABA with the Dallas Chaparrals and The Floridians.

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