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Kristie Dean-Nedved, originally of Minneapolis, Minn., was a five-time All-American and one of the standouts at South Dakota from 1987-92. Now of Sioux City, Iowa, she was a member of the 1990 NCC outdoor team champions, which was the first women’s team to win an outdoor conference crown at USD. She was also a member of the 1989 and 1990 indoor NCC championship teams. Dean-Nedved also was part of the 1990 team that finished 10th and the 1991 squad that was seventh at the indoor Division II nationals. Dean-Nedved also was part of the outdoor squad that finished eighth in the nation in 1990. She was a member of USD’s 4x400-meter relay team that placed third in 1990, clocking a then-school-record of 3:42.71 at the outdoor Division II national championships. Dean-Nedved was a member of the 4x400-meter relay teams that captured NCC indoor titles in 1990 and in 1991. She helped lead USD’s 4x400-meter relay squad to a fourth-place finish in 1990 and a third-place finish in 1991 at the indoor nationals. Dean-Nedved placed eighth in the 400 hurdles at the 1990 outdoor nationals. She also qualified for the indoor nationals in the 55-meter hurdles (1991, 1992) and the triple jump (1992). Dean-Nedved still owns a school record in the 100-meter hurdles. A team captain in 1992, she was named the Sioux City Relays Women’s Outstanding Athlete Award and set the 100-meter hurdles record at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 1992. Dean-Nedved received a B.S. degree in physical education and health in 1992 before earning a M.A. degree in physical education and athletic administration in 1995. She is now a professional healthcare sales representative with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
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