With two throws to go in the finals flight of the Class 6A javelin on Friday, Derby senior Trent Allen motioned to the announcer that he was passing on his attempt.

It was a move of supreme confidence, but why not? No one was going to challenge him.

His throw of 210 feet on his second attempt was 18 feet better than the current second-place competitor. And of his three throws, the shortest was 202-1.

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