The 5-foot-4 junior raced to the Class AAA individual state championship this past season with a time of 18:08.4. The 2013 Tennessean All-Midstate Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Dean was the fastest Tennessee competitor at the 2013 Foot Locker So
Dean has maintained a 3.71 GPA in the classroom.
A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Health Occupations Students of America, she has volunteered locally at an area nursing home and as a junior ambassador at her school's Academy of Health Management.
