For eight years, his father piloted helicopters for the U.S. Navy — sometimes in drug-infested Central America, other times in war-torn Iraq, and copious times in the pitch-perfect climate of San Diego, California.

He got to choose his location, of course. When you can command a chopper like Mike Keller, you best believe you can pick any destination you dang please. Keller, you see, smashed all the student records at Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla., and after forging a distinguished military career, became everything his son, Sean, aspired to be.

Well, now a senior at Heritage High School, Sean Keller has turned out more like his old man than he ever thought possible. Not because he plans on enlisting in the service, but because — like no else around him — the kid can make ... things ... fly.

"There is nothing more beautiful than watching the javelin release from his hand," Heritage track and field coach Russ Weaver said. "It's an exhilarating feeling. I can't describe it. It's just a very, very unusual experience."