Janae Dean

Photo by: Reily Rogers

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-5
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Hoffman Estates HS
Hometown:
Kansas City, KS

Dean's TFRRS Page

2024-25 Track Season: Set the program record in the 800m indoor (2:05.78 – Windy City Invitational) and outdoor (2:03.73 – Bryan Clay Invitational) … Competed in 11 meets between indoor and outdoor seasons including the NCAA Division I East First Round… Won the mile with a personal record of 5:01.22 and helped Tulane finish fourth in the 4x400m at the 2024 Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker… Ran a personal best in the 1000m (2:20.27) at the Vanderbilt Invitational… Finished third in the 800m (2:05.78) at the Windy City Invitational… Placed second in the 800m (2:07.39) and helped Tulane cross in second in the distance medley relay at the American Indoor Championships… Won the 800m (2:04.30) at the Raleigh Relays… Set the program record and a personal record in the 800m (2:03.73) at the 2025 Bryan Clay Invitational… Finished third in the 800m (2:05.80) at the Drake Relays… Placed second in the 800m (2:05.39) at the AAC Outdoor Championships.

2023-24 Track Season: Won Competed in six meets between indoor and outdoor seasons including the American Indoor Championships…Won 1000m (2:52.38) at the 2024 Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet… Placed third in the 800m (2:06.17) at the AAC Indoor Championships.

2022-23 Track Season: Won the 800m at the AAC Outdoors with a 2:06.76 to earn All-Conference honors…Competed in 11 meets between indoor and outdoor seasons…Won the 800m at Music City…Competed in the 800m (2:09.53 – 5th) and the 4x400m relay (3:44.32 – 4th) at AAC Indoors.

As a Sophomore (2021-22)
Indoor Track & Field

Competed in five regular season meets including the American Indoor Championships (Feb. 25).
Recorded three personal bests in the 400m (58.68), 600 (1:34.27), and 800m (2:12.20).
Had two podium finishes in the 600m and the 4x400m.

Outdoor Track & Field

Competed in seven regular season meets and the American Outdoor Championships.
Had three podium finishes in the 800m (2) and the 4x400m.
Recorded a personal best in the 800m (2:10.58) at the War Eagle Invitational (Apr. 15)

Before Tulane: Comes to Tulane from Northern Illinois University… Competed on the track team in 2020 and 2021 placing in various meets… Attended Hoffman Estates High School with all state appearances in 2016-2019… placed in four events at the state meet her junior year… fFrst in program history to earn four medals in one state appearance.

Personal: Daughter of Cynthia Love and Jeff Dean… Has older sisters, Anyae and Andrea… Studies exercise science and physical therapy at Tulane… writes songs in her free time.