Education
Windes played on the water polo team at Beaverton High School. She was the 2003 Oregon State Most Valuable Player and led her team to the 2003 state championship. She also earned all-league honors three times.
Windes started her college career at the University of California in 2004.
As a freshman, she scored 33 goals to rank second on the team
She led the Bears in scoring the following year, with 51 goals, and was a third team All-American. In 2006, Windes led the team again, with 40 goals.
She was named to the All-American second team She scored 23 goals as a senior in 2007.
She has the eighth-most goals in school history.
Career
After playing for the University of California, she joined the United States national team in 2006. High school College International Windes joined the United States. senior national team in 2006. In 2007, she scored five goals in the FINA World League Super Final and four goals in the Pan American Games, helping the United States. to first place finishes in both tournaments.
In 2008, Windes had five goals in the FINA World League Super Final, as the United States. finished second.
She then scored five goals apiece during gold medal runs at the 2010 FINA World League Super Final and 2010 FINA World Cup. In 2011, Windes scored three goals in the FINA World League Super Final and four goals in the Pan American Games to help the United States. earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Windes was born in Portland, Oregon. She resides in Huntington Beach, California.
She is 5 feet, 11 inches tall.