Eastern Washington University Athletics

Reed was selected as the Outstanding Wrestler at the 1977 NAIA Championships as he helped lead Eastern to the team title in front of a home crowd at the EWU Special Events Pavilion. With a pin in the second period of his title match, Reed successfully defended his 158-pound title. The 1977 wrestling team was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007. He helped lead Eastern to a runner-up finish in 1976 when he won the individual award for most falls en route to his first individual title. His career as a wrestler started as a 78-pound high school freshman, but he finished as a state champion as a senior at West Valley High School in Spokane. He won the 1971 State AAA title at 129 pounds before graduating that spring from WV, and went on to compete two seasons at North Idaho College. During his sophomore season in college, he finished third in the 163-pound weight class as an American at-large participant at the Canadian National Championships in Vancouver, B.C.