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    San Juan Hills' Connor Meech, right, battles Grant Bayr of Dana Hills during a preliminary heat of the boys 55-meter hurdles on Monday at the Indoor State Track Championships in Fresno. Meech and Bayr went 1-2 in this heat. Meech went on to place fifth in the finals. Bayr placed 11th.

  • Mission Viejo sophomore Jessica Lang awaits her high jump attempt...

    Mission Viejo sophomore Jessica Lang awaits her high jump attempt during Sunday night's session at the Indoor State Track Championships in Fresno. Lang jumped a personal best 5-feet, 6-inches for second place.

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FRESNO – The Indoor State Track Championships are an opportunity to see where they stand with their training heading into the opening of the CIF-Southern Section outdoor season at the end of this month.

For one, Mission Viejo’s Jessica Lang, appears at the top of her game.

Lang, a sophomore, took second in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 5-feet, 6-inches. Chianne Warner (Knight of Palmdale) also cleared 5-6 and was declared the winner based on fewer attempts.

“I was just happy to clear 5-4,” Lang said. “I was just happy to clear five (feet), our opening height.”

Lang said she competed in two varsity meets last season, with a best of 5 feet and just missed qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section prelims.

This was the sixth Indoor State meet, a two-day event held at the Save Mart Center on the Fresno State campus. Athletes qualified through all-comers meets held outdoors. More than 100 individuals, representing more than 25 Orange County schools, qualified to compete Sunday and Monday.

Among the top Orange County results:

• Luke Newman, a senior at Trabuco Hills, cleared 15-feet for second place in the boys pole vault. Teammate Nate Harper placed seventh with a best of 14-0.

Connor Meech, a senior from San Juan Hills, placed sixth in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.83 seconds. He went head-to-head with Grant Bayr, a senior at Dana Hills, in a preliminary, clocking 7.80 to Bayr’s 7.97.

Dakarai Barnett, a junior from Fountain Valley, placed fourth in the long jump with a best of 22 feet, 6.25 inches.

Silviu Bocancea, a junior at Corona del Mar, placed third in the weight throw with a mark of 62-5.50.

• Newport Harbor senior Hope Bender placed fifth in the 55 hurdles (8.38) and the 300 meters (42.67). Huntington Beach junior Cassie Durgy placed third in the 600-yard run (1:27.20.).