KEARNEY, Neb. – Dakota Schmidt and Enrico Cavagna made the most of their last chances Saturday at the Twilight Open hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney by etching their names at the top of the Northwest Missouri State University track and field record book.
 
Schmidt blew away the field with yet another school record in the men's javelin. Schmidt threw a monster mark of 216'2" in his first throw of the day to win the competition by more than 21 feet. Schmidt's toss ranks as the 10th-best throw in the nation this spring.
 
Northwest Men's Javelin All-Time Best List
Dakota Schmidt - 5/14/22 - 216-2
Ken Oguaguluchi - 1991 - 208-2
Charles Lusso - 1968 - 201-1
Russ Lusso - 1970 - 200-4
Jack Hack - 1965 - 198-0
Greg Pretz - 1976 - 197-0
Scott Krinninger - 1987 - 196-4
Marion Search - 1930 - 195-8
Curtis Irwin - 1985 - 195-2
Kevin Schultz - 2018 - 193-11
 
Cavagna equaled the Northwest men's school record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.48. Cavagna drew even with John Miles in the Northwest record book. Miles set the mark on April 7, 2008. Cavagna's time ranks as the No. 42-ranked time in the country this spring.
 
Northwest Men's 100M Dash All-Time Best List
John Miles - 4/7/08 - 10.48
Enrico Cavagna - 5/14/22 - 10.48
Gabriel Helms - 2003 - 10.49
E.J. Falkner - 2005 - 10.53
Lethel Dunlap - 1978 - 10.54
Ron Nared - 1981 - 10.60
Jevaughn Stanley - 5/8/21 - 10.62
Marcus Klein - 5/7/22 - 10.64
Aaron Brewster - 4/23/22 - 10.65
Caelon Harkey - 3/23/19 - 10.66
 
Cavagna also blazed to the second-best time in Northwest's outdoor history in the men's 200-meter dash. Cavagna took second place with a time of 21.11. Cavagna's time ranks No. 29 in the nation this spring.
 
Northwest Men's 200M Dash All-Time List
E.J. Falkner - 2005 - 20.95
Enrico Cavagna - 5/14/22 - 21.11
Varick Dabney - 1999 - 21.13
Herschel Neil - 1937 - 21.14
Omar Austin - 4/20/19 - 21.22
Gabriel Helms - 2003 - 21.23
Peter Hager - 1967 - 21.24
Sheldon Cook - 4/11/09 - 21.32
Tyler Shaw - 5/13/11 - 21.32
Bill Warner - 1970 - 21.34
Bill Clugston - 1970 - 21.34
 
Kyah Luhring posted a career-best in the women's long jump with a leap of 5.81m (19'0.75"). The mark is just shy of the NCAA provisional mark of 5.82m. Luhring's jump is tied for the seventh-best jump in Northwest's outdoor history.
 
Northwest Women's Long Jump All-Time Best List
Emily Churchman - 5/2-3/10 - 19-7.5
April House - 5/11/00 - 19-7
Diana Hughes - 4/11/98 - 19-6
Chloe Wichmann - 4/3/15 - 19-5.5
Mercedes Isaacson-Cover - 3/22/19 - 19'2.75"
Sandy Nelson - 4/22/89 - 19-1.5
Randi Overkamp - 5/7/22 - 19'0.75"
Kyah Luhring - 5/14/22 - 19'0.75"
Jill Fisher - 5/4-5/02 - 18-10.5
Jen Griffin - 5/2-3/98 - 18-6
 
Blake Morgan placed second in the men's high jump with a leap of 2.05m (6'8.75"). Jonathan Carter took fourth with a mark of 1.95m (6'4.75").
 
Marcus Klein placed third in the men's long jump with a season-best mark of 7.29m (23'11").
 
The men's 4x100 relay squad of Enrico Cavagna, Joel Dos Santos, R.J. Williams and Marcus Klein placed third with a time of 41.25 on Saturday.
 
Williams earned a third-place finish in the men's 400-meter race with a time of 47.87.
 
Sarah Prickett took fourth place in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.10.
 
The Northwest women's 4x400 relay team of Bailey Blake, Chloe Saenz, Haley Luna and Kaylee Harp took fourth place with a time of 3:45.80.
 
Northwest will await the reveal on Tuesday at 5 p.m. (CT) for the participants selected to the 2022 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships set for May 26-28 in Allendale, Mich.