Renee Erickson attained a still unprecedented level of success in 1996. That’s when Erickson completed an NCAA three-peat in the javelin and became the first – and only – woman in NCAA DIII history to accomplish that feat (Erickson is just one of three in NCAA history to do so as of 2025). Erickson nearly made it four in a row in 1997, but lost by a mere two inches in the final collegiate meet of her career. The former Concordia-Moorhead star also went undefeated against fellow MIAC competitors and captured four consecutive conference titles in the process.