'13 AZ WR Devon Allen (Oregon Verbal)

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IrishMoore1 said:
Tonight at the Arcadia Invitational in California, Devin is a 5 time champion in all 5 events he competed in. He had a HUGE weekend!

1. His team won the invitational hurdle shuttle relay. He was anchor and by the time he took off for our last leg, we were DEAD last in the race. He caught everyone. Not only that, but he fell after hitting the last hurdle badly. He did a roll and STILL finished in first.

2. His team also won the 4x100 meter invitational with a time of 41.15. It is 5th fastest in the nation.

3. He won the invitational 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 13.52 breaking his own Arizona state record, and he ran the race tentatively because there was a chance of tail wind pushing him too close to the hurdles. He stands as the #2 hurdler in the nation still but could easily run 13.20s-30s.

4. He won the invitational 300 meter intermediate hurdles with a Arizona state record time of 36.39

and you guys are going to LOVE this:
5. He raced in the invitational 200 meter dash. He was in lane 7 and in lane 6 was none other than RONALD DARBY. 45 minutes after blasting a 300 hurdle race, Devin went all out and won the race! He ran a 21.10, beating Darby! This kid is legit fast. You can't question his speed anymore for sure. I'm going to dinner. Peace.
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Great report, Coach! Thanks
 
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Devon Allen hurdles over, sprints past Arcadia Invitational field - MaxPreps News

ARCADIA, Calif. - Those high schools like Serra (Gardena, Calif.) that wear a big "S" on their track singlets like Superman are imposters.

Devon Allen of Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) is Superman.

What else can you call the junior who dazzled the standing room only crowd at the 45th Arcadia Invitational after he won a total of five gold medals — four in a four-hour span Saturday night?

All he did was set state records in winning the 110-meter high hurdles in 13.52 seconds and the 300-meter intermediates in 36.39, capture the 200 dash by the slimmest of margins at 21.10 — all this after warming up by running a leg on the Broncos' 4x100 relay team that clocked a glittering 41.15.

Oh yes, on Friday night he ran a leg on the Brophy gold medal shuttle hurdle relay team.

Even if you discount that race, the overall performance was other-worldly as very few athletes have ever won three events at the prestigious meet that attracts the nation's top athletes and this year was run under ideal conditions.

Don't think that's Superman material? How about the fact that 20 colleges have offered him a full-ride scholarship — for football where he is a prized recruit at wide receiver?

Oh yes, he's humble and thanks all the right people, too. Just don't let that façade fool you because behind the kind words is a competitor who never believes he is out of contention no matter how far behind.

"I just tried to run a clean race, not hit any hurdles," understated the 17-year-old after the high hurdles who only took up flying over barriers just last year when his coaches asked him so Brophy Prep might have a better chance to win a state title.

Trailing midway through the race at Arcadia, Allen charged at the finish as he always does to beat Dondre Echols (Potomac, Md.) by .19, improving his own standing with the No. 2 mark in the nation this year.

"I didn't want to hit any hurdles because these aren't as forgiving as the ones at our high school, so I played it safe," he explained. Hmmm. That's 13.52 ‘playing it safe.'

When he duplicated the feat in the 300 hurdles, lowering his national No. 2 time to 36.39, again making Echols (37.11) his victim, he looked like he may have had a problem with his legs after the race. Few would have blamed him if he didn't run the 200.

"Once the adrenalin wears off, you feel your legs but there wasn't a problem," he explained.

Those people also don't know that even a tired Allen likes the 200 and given a chance to run against 100-meter titlist Raymond Bozmans of Fort Collins (Colo.) and 400-meter gold medalist Champ Page of Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.), he wasn't going to let tired legs slow him.

This time he came off the turn well behind but hit another gear with 80 meters to go, catching Bozmans at the tape to win at 21.10 to the Coloradoan's 20.11.

"I thought he beat me," said Allen. "When you look out of the corner of your eye, though, it's hard to tell."

OK, so he can fly and leap 10 hurdles or so in a single bound, what about football?

Consider these numbers: 44 receptions, 844 yards (19.18 a catch) with 14 TDs receiving. He also had 22 punt returns averaging 13.5 yards and another three TDs. Played a little defense, too.

"Actually, jumping up to catch the ball in football helps me with track," said the 6-1, 188-pound Allen who lost seven pounds after leading the Broncos to an 11-1 record. "I'm a football player who runs track but I'd really like to do both in college."

Who wouldn't give Superman a chance?

Certainly not Michigan and Ohio State in the Big 10 or Stanford and the Arizona schools in the Pac-12or how about Oklahoma?

They'd all like the real Superman.
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STLDomer said:
Now that we hae established we want Devon Allen, can someone post a summary to this?
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Was gonna come for BG game, but won't be able to make it now. Will try to visit over the summer. Was told we're taking 3 receivers - the first 3 to commit - and he doesn't want to miss out because he was unable to visit early enough, but understands that's how it works. Been talking to Elliot since his offer.
 
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ThePiombino said:
Was gonna come for BG game, but won't be able to make it now. Will try to visit over the summer. Was told we're taking 3 receivers - the first 3 to commit - and he doesn't want to miss out because he was unable to visit early enough, but understands that's how it works. Been talking to Elliot since his offer.
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Darby who????
 
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Pretty sure we'd take him regardless of how many receivers we have committed. Kid is way too fast to say no to.
 
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Coach will just toss him under the "athlete" category and take him. lol. No way we would let this kid slip away.
 
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Excuse my ignorance but does he have a favorite? Also where does ND stand in this recruitment?
 
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What's with the receivers liking Nebraska and their general lack of passing prowess? First Westerkamp and now Allen?
 
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ChiRish said:
What's with the receivers liking Nebraska and their general lack of passing prowess? First Westerkamp and now Allen?
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I don't get it either. However, I think if we had offered Westerkamp earlier in the process he'd be Irish now.
 
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