ENID — For two-time defending Class 2A state pole vault champion Dillon Morgan, of Hennessey, Saturday’s Oklahoma Track Coaches Association indoor meet was a new experience.

Morgan, who won Class A-2A with a vault of 13 feet, never had competed indoors before. He competed the previous two years at Velma-Alma.

“It’s different,’’ he said. “Outdoors, you have to worry about the wind, but here it’s nothing but the humidity. The (wood) runway didn’t bother me any. You just have to get used to it.’’

Morgan, thanks to the weather, was able to get in only two practices before the meet.

“I felt like I did pretty good,’’ he said. “It’s hard to get your steps down. We’re doing this more for practice than anything. Right now 13 feet isn’t too bad.’’

Morgan ran the 400 meters for the first time Saturday. Only problem, his heat came right in the middle of pole vaulting.

“They blew the gun before I got out there,’’ he said. “They have a lot going on. You don’t have time to rest. I was a little tired on my last few jumps.’’

Morgan, who had vaults of 13 feet and 13 feet, 6 inches to win state his freshman and sophomore seasons, is shooting to break the state Class 2A record of 15 feet, 2 inches this season. Apache’s Mark McCuller set the mark in 1990.

Morgan has gone 15 feet, 6 inches in practice. That’s his goal for the state meet.

“You have to be a little fearless and relentless,’’ said Morgan about the key to pole vaulting. “You don’t have to be really fast as long as you have good technique.’’

Pole vaulting, he said, is 90 percent mental. One key for his success has been mental focus.

“I usually don’t talk to anybody when I’m competing,’’ he said. “I try to get focused and do my thing.’’

Morgan got interested in pole vaulting after watching his cousins, Lindsay and Lauren Dennis, compete. His father, Victor, is his coach.

“It’s not really hard,’’ said Morgan about competing for his dad. “He knows how to drive me.’’

The elder Morgan admits being hard on his son.

“I don’t cut him any slack,’’ he said. “He knows what to expect and knows when I’m not happy with him.’’

The 13 feet was “about two feet under’’ what coach Morgan would have liked.

“That’s OK,’’ said coach Morgan. “We have another meet next week (Trojan Indoor Relays). He had just finished running the 400 meters so he’s not in shape. None of them are in shape. This is February. We won’t worry about it until May gets here.’’

The younger Morgan has been battling a shoulder injury sustained in the football playoffs. That still is giving him some problems, his father said.

Dillon Morgan has enjoyed his stay in Hennessey. He got some pole vaulting tips from superintendent Joe Mc-Culley, who still helps with track.

“He’s forgotten more than I’ll ever know,’’ said coach Morgan.

Dillon Morgan was Velma-Alma’s lone pole vaulter. At Hennessey, he will get to work with Ben Aguirre and Caleb Weaver, who were state qualifiers last season.

Aguirre cleared 11 feet, 6 inches Saturday.

“They may push each other,’’ said coach Morgan. “I hope we can go 1-2-3 at state. We’ll see what happens.’’

Morgan said track has helped him learn to compete in other sports. He is looking forward to the challenge of trying to win a third state championship.