Track and field: Taft’s Morgan is national champion twice

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Taft junior-to-be D.J. Morgan won the 110 highs and 400 intermediate hurdles Sunday in the intermediate boys’ division at the U.S. national junior Olympic track and field championships in Omaha.

Morgan ran a career-best 14.01 in the 110 highs and 53.37 in the 400. He’s also an outstanding running back for the football team.

Los Angeles Loyola sophomore Elias Gedyon won the intermediate boys’ 800 in 1:51.91.

-- Eric Sondheimer