Sequim distance runner Morgan Bingham had an amazing track meet at Klahowya on April 27th and she surely slept well thatnight. She ran a total of 6,000 meters (19,680 feet, nearly four miles) — the 800-meter run, the 1,600-meter run, the 3,200-meter run and the anchor leg of the Wolves’ 400-meter relay. Not only did she run in all four events, she came in first in allfour events.
Bingham has won a total of nine races so far this track season. Her and her brother Murray Bingham have combined for 19first-place finishes this season, mostly in distance events. Morgan also ran cross country for the Wolves, coming in first in twoOlympic League 2A meets and finishing 34th in the state.
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