EMPORIA, Kan. – The Northwest Missouri State University put its final touches on the 2022 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Sunday at Fran Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track on the Emporia State University campus.
 
The Bearcat men finished seventh in the team standings, while the Northwest women placed ninth.
 
The Bearcats grabbed second and third place in the men's high jump from sophomore Blake Morgan (Kirksville, Mo.) and junior Jonathan Carter (Papillion, Neb.) Morgan nabbed second place with a jump of 2.09m (6'10.25"), while Carter took third with a personal-best of 2.03m (6'8").
 
Junior Dakota Schmidt (Platte City, Mo.) produced a school-record performance in the men's javelin. Schmidt broke his own Bearcat mark with a toss of 64.95m (213'1") to take third place in the competition. Schmidt's heave ranks No. 10 this season among NCAA Division II participants. The top 13 finishers in the men's javelin scored NCAA provisional marks on Sunday.
 
Northwest Men's Javelin All-Time Best List
Dakota Schmidt - 5/8/22 - 213-01
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
 
The Northwest women's 4x100 relay team of Chloe Saenz, Lexie Gilbert, Kyah Luhring and Ally Hammond placed fifth with a time of 46.98. The fifth-place finish gave Northwest four team points.
 
Sophomore Reece Smith (Garner, Iowa) placed seventh in the men's 1,500m race with a time of 3:53.65 for two team points.
 
Sophomore Sarah Prickett (Overland Park, Kan.) tallied a seventh-place finish in the women's 110m hurdles final with a time of 14.40. Prickett secured two team points.
 
Senior R.J. Williams (New Albany, Ind.) secured fifth place, while sophomore Prince Griffin (Independence, Mo.) notched seventh in the men's 400m final. Williams posted a time of 47.91 and Griffin scored a 48.26. The Bearcat duo added six team points.
 
Freshman Chloe Saenz (Kansas City, Mo.) earned a third-place finish in the women's 400m final with a personal-best time of 54.73. Her time ranks as the fourth-best in Northwest's outdoor program history. Saenz's time in the final ranks No. 13 in the nation this spring.
 
 
Northwest Women's 400M Dash All-Time Best List
Venus Harris - 1987 - 53.70
Hiba Mahgoub - 5/27/21 - 53.85
Ashton Nibert - 5/2/14 - 54.36
Chloe Saenz - 5/8/22 - 54.73
Alexis Boyd - 5/1/15 - 55.56
Chloe Wichmann - 5/8/16 - 55.97
Bridget Kleine - 4/11/09 - 56.25
Tiffany Hughey - 5/8/21 - 57.24
Lindsay Davis - 2018 - 57.3
Kaylee Harp - 5/16/21 - 57.36
 
Freshman Enrico Cavagna (, Italy) breezed to the third-fastest 100-meter time in program history with a time of 10.50 in the MIAA men's final. Cavagna placed fourth in the final with a time of 10.50. Cavagna claimed an NCAA provisional time with a time that ranks tied for No. 43 this spring.
 
Northwest Men's 100M Dash All-Time Best List
John Miles - 4/7/08 - 10.48
Gabriel Helms - 2003 - 10.49
Enrico Cavagna - 5/8/22 - 10.50
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
 
Sophomore Lexie Gilbert (Omaha, Neb.) and sophomore Ally Hammond (Parkville, Mo.) each posted top-eight finishes in the women's 100-meter final. Gilbert placed sixth with a time of 12.12. Hammond took eighth with a clocking of 12.26.
 
Sophomore Kaylee Harp (Harrisonville, Mo.) registered the second-fastest women's 800-meter time in Northwest outdoor history with a 2.09.81 in the final. Harp placed fourth overall in the race with an NCAA provisional qualifying time. Fellow sophomore teammate Bailey Blake (Indianola, Iowa) placed eighth in the final.
 
Northwest Women's 800M Run All-Time Best List
Quincy McSweeney - 5/29/21 - 2:08.76
Kaylee Harp - 5/8/22 - 2:09.81
Bailey Blake - 4/13/21 - 2:10.53
Delanie Dykes - 5/1/21 - 2:11.34
Haley Manning - 4/17/15 - 2:12.03
Chloe Wichmannn - 5/22/15 - 2:12.03
Caroline Cunningham - 3/26/22 - 2:13.82
Hedi Johnson - 5/10/12 - 2:15.89
Carrie Sindelar - 3/23/96 - 2:16.09
Rhonda Cheers - 5/6/01 - 2:16.09
 
Sophomore Lauryn Hill (Colo, Iowa) gained one-half of a team point with a tie for eighth-place in the women's high jump. Hill tallied a best jump of 1.57m (5'1.75").
 
Freshman Enrico Cavagna (Trento, Italy) secured a fifth-place finish in the men's 200-meter final. His time of 21.31 ranks as the seventh-best in Northwest's outdoor program history. It is also an NCAA provisional qualifying time.
 
Northwest Men's 200M Dash All-Time Best List
E.J. Falkner - 2005 - 20.95
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
Enrico Cavagna - 5/8/22 - 21.31
Sheldon Cook - 4/11/09 - 21.32
Tyler Shaw - 5/13/11 - 21.32
Bill Warner - 1970 - 21.34
Bill Clugston - 1970 - 21.34
 
Sophomore Quinn Weakley placed fifth in the women's shot put with a toss of 13.04m (42'9.5").
 
The Bearcat men's 4x400 relay team of R.J. Williams, Federico Crisci, Gavyn Monday and Prince Griffin put up the seventh-best time in Northwest's outdoor history with a time of 3:12.25. The quartet earned an NCAA provisional qualifying time with their effort on Sunday. The Bearcats placed fifth in the race and earned four team points.
 
Northwest Men's 4x400 M Relay All-Time Best List
Mike Harris, James Robinson, Tom Lester K.P. Nelson-1984 - 3:06.37
Caelon Harkey, Federico Crisci, Prince Griffin, Tyrell Maddox - 5/29/21 - 3:10.13
Tony Philip, Stan Morrow, Rodney Grayson, Robert Lawrence-1987 - 3:10.59
James Robinson, Eugene Stillman, Willie Law, Larry Stillman-1983 - 3:10.94
Caelon Harkey, Federico Crisci, Omar Austin, Tyrell Maddox - 4/24/21 - 3:11.02
Tony Philip, Rodney Grayson, Stan Morrow, Robert Lawrence-1987 - 3:11.70
R.J. Williams, Federico Crisci, Gavyn Monday, Prince Griffin - 5/8/22 - 3:12.25
Caelon Harkey, Kevin Schultz, Dallas Steiner, Omar Austin - 5/5/19 - 3:12.89
James Robinson, Eugene Stillman, Paul White, Keith Youngblood-1982 - 3:12.91
Caelon Harkey, Kevin Schultz, Marcus Klein, Omar Austin - 2019 - 3:13.0
 
The Northwest women finished the meet in style as the 4x400 relay squad of Bailey Blake, Haley Luna, Chloe Saenz and Kaylee Harp posted the second-best time (3:44.69) in Bearcat outdoor history. The Bearcat quartet placed second in the event as Lincoln's 4x400 relay set the stadium record with a time of 3:38.77. Northwest's squad earned an NCAA provisional qualifying time.
 
Northwest Women's 4x400M Relay All-Time Best List
Tiffany Hughey, Quincy McSweeney, Randi Overkamp, Hiba Mahgoub - 5/15/21 - 3:43.74
Bailey Blake, Haley Luna, Chloe Saenz, Kaylee Harp - 5/8/22 - 3:44.69
Mercedes Isaacson-Cover, Moe Bianchi, Hiba Mahgoub, Jordan Hammond - 5/11/19 - 3:44.76
Alexis Boyd, Audrey Bolinger, Haley Manning, Ashton Nibert - 5/2/14 - 3:45.32
Audrey Bolinger, Haley Manning, Chloe Wichmann, Alexis Boyd - 4/17/15 - 3:45.47
Gretchen Kroese, Haley Manning, Chloe Wichmann, Alexis Boyd - 4/18/15 - 3:45.47
Jordan Hammond, Audrey Wichmann, Hiba Mahgoub, Zenova Harris - 5/5/17 - 3:47.31
Jordan Hammond, Emma Taylor, Hiba Mahgoub, Zenova Harris - 5/12/17 - 3:47.87
Jordan Hammond, Audrey Wichmann, Hiba Mahgoub, Zenova Harris - 4/29/17 - 3:50.93
Emma Taylor, Haley Manning, Kaley Hauschild, Chloe Wichmann - 5/7/16 - 3:51.08
Tiffany Hughey, Kaylee Harp, Olivia Sattlefield, Randi Overkamp - 4/24/21 - 3:51.24
 
 
FINAL TEAM SCORING
 
MEN
1. Pittsburg State         169
2. Missouri Southern  135
3. Lincoln                      96
4. Central Missouri      92
5. Fort Hays State       73
6. Nebraska-Kearney  62.5
7. Northwest Mo. St.  60
8. Washburn                56.5
9. Emporia State          43
10. Missouri Western 30


WOMEN
1. Pittsburg State        141
2. Central Missouri      116.5
3. Lincoln                     83
4. Fort Hays State        77
5. Nebraska-Kearney  72
6. Missouri Southern  61
7. Washburn                59
8. Missouri Western   58
9. Northwest Mo. St.  57.5
10. Emporia State       33
11. Central Oklahoma 20
12. Rogers State          9

Northwest's Men's Point Scorers (60 Points)
Reece Smith – 12 points (3,000m Steeplechase, 1,500m)
Enrico Cavagna – 9 points (100m, 200m)
Blake Morgan – 8 points (High Jump)
Jonathan Carter – 6 points (High Jump)
Dakota Schmidt – 6 points (Javelin)
Jake Norris – 5 points (3,000m Steeplechase)
R.J. Williams – 4 points (400m)
4x400 Relay – 4 points
Ian Richmond – 2 points (Pole Vault)
Jacob Nkamasiai – 2 points (10,000m)
Prince Griffin – 2 points (400m)

Northwest's Women's Point Scorers (57.5)
Caroline Cunningham – 8 points (3,000m Steeplechase)
4x400 Relay – 8 points
Randi Overkamp – 6 points (Long Jump)
Chloe Saenz – 6 points (400m)
Kaylee Harp – 5 points (800m)
4x100 Relay – 4 points
Quinn Weakley – 4 points (Shot Put)
Anna Gladstone – 3 points (Heptathlon)
Lexie Gilbert – 3 points (100m)
Shelby Butterfield – 2 points (Heptathlon)
Kyah Luhring – 2 points (Long Jump)
Amber Owens – 2 points (10,000m)
Sarah Prickett – 2 points (110m Hurdles)
Ally Hammond – 1 point (100m)
Bailey Blake – 1 point (800m)
Lauryn Hill – 0.5 points (High Jump)