When it comes to the name Eaton, it will now forever be Athletic Royalty. Oregon’s Native Son has taken the Decathalon not just twice, but four times over the last four years, if you include the Olympic Trials in the equation. In this case, I do since the body has about a month to prepare before doing the ten events again.
The icing on the cake however may not be with Ashton, but with is wife Brianne Thiesen-Eaton. She pushed her way through a tough first day to earn a Bronze in the Heptathalon last week.