Big Start to 2017 for NCAA Indoor Mile Champion

By Scott Bush, DyeStat Editor

Oklahoma State senior and reigning NCAA indoor mile champion Kaela Edwards broke the NCAA indoor 1,000-meter record Friday at the Holiday Inn Invitational hosted at the University of Nebraska.

Edwards ran alone from the start, pacing herself to a victory in 2:40.79, breaking the record of 2:40.82 set by Angel Piccirillo of Villanova in February 2016, while besting her next closest competitor by just over seven seconds.

Top Five Results - Women's 1000m

2:40.79 - Kaela Edwards (Oklahoma State)
2:48.00 - Chelsea Jarvis (Oklahoma State)
2:49.38 - Savannah Camacho (Oklahoma State)
2:58.48 - Haley Harsin (Nebraska)
2:58.59 - Katrina Santiago (Nebraska)