On the heels of Steve Gilbert's success as a two-time Division III
champion in the javelin, Tom Reason joined the Albion "Circle of
Champions" by winning the decathlon in 1994. Reason's march towards
the title of "Division III's Greatest Athlete" started with a fifth
place finish in 1992. Reason passed the 7,000-point mark for the
first time while finishing second in 1993. A year later, Reason
became the first Albion NCAA champion in the decathlon. Also in
1994, Reason came within one place of being a two-time all-American
in the same meet, placing ninth in the javelin. A two-sport athlete
at Albion (track/football), Reason led the nation in kickoff
returns as a sophomore, averaging better than 30 yards per run
during the 1991 season.