ASHTON EATON
Event: Decathlon
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
PRs: 8,261 points (2009)
Born: January 21, 1988
Current Residence: Eugene, Ore.
High School: Mountain View (Ore.) HS ‘06
College: Oregon ‘10
Coach: Gabriel LeMay

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; Two-time NCAA champion ('08, '09); 2008 Pac 10 champion; 5th at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

Eaton won his second consecutive NCAA decathlon title in 2009 in setting a new personal best of 8,216 points. During his sophomore season at the University of Oregon in 2008, Eaton jumped on to the national stage with his decathlon victories at the NCAA Championships and Pac-10 championships. Considered one of the rising stars in the sport, Eaton just missed Oregon’s decathlon record at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, where he was the top collegian with his personal best tally of 8,122 points, which ranks second all-time at Oregon, just 45 points behind the record of 8,167 set by Pedro da Silva in 1992. In addition to his prowess in the decathlon, Eaton is a productive member of Oregon’s sprint, relay and long jump corps. He demonstrated his versatility at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships by scoring in five events: decathlon (first, 10 points), 200 meters (sixth, 3 points), long jump (seventh, 2 points) 4x100 meter relay (seventh, 2 points) and the 4x400 meter relay (second, 8 points) to play a role in 25 of the Ducks’ 144.5 total points in winning the team crown for the fourth time in the last six years. One of only four Ducks to ever break 8,000 points in the decathlon, as a prep star in Mountain View, Ore., he won 2006 Oregon 4A state titles as a senior in 400 meters (48.69) and long jump (24-0 1/4w), and was runner-up in the 200 meters (22.10) to land athlete of the meet honors. As a junior he posted a second-place state finish in the long jump with a then-personal best (23-2 1/4). Led the state long jump rankings in 2006 (24-1) and also ranked top-three in the state in the 100 meters (third, 10.84), 200 meters (second, 21.69) and 400 meters (second, 48.69). Also lettered in football as a halfback and wrestled. His grandfather, James Eaton, was a Michigan State halfback.

2009: NCAA champion (8,261PR)...runner-up at USA Outdoors (8,075)...
2008: 1st at NCAA Outdoors (8,055 points)…5th at U.S. Olympic Trials (8,122 points)…1st at Pac 10 Champs (7,604 points)…6th at NCAA Indoor Heptathlon (5,676 points)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,122 points.
2007: 3rd at USA Junior Champs (7,155 points)…2nd at Pac 10 Champs (7,123)…2nd at USA Juniors LJ (7.32m/24-0.25)…11th at Pan Am Juniors LJ…bests of 7,155 points & 7.47m/24-6.25.
2006: Best of 7.34m/24-1.