Evie Pfeifer: “I Didn’t Really Know What to Expect, We Lifted Monday”

^{Reported by Lauren Neidigh.}

WOMEN’S 1650 FREE:

• Big 12 Meet Record: 16:00.70, Maureen McLaine (Texas A&M), 2012
• NCAA ‘A’ Cut: 15:53.50
• 2017 NCAA Invite Time: 16:16.41

1. GOLD: Evie Pfeifer, Texas, 16:05.07
2. SILVER: Jenny Nusbaum, Kansas, 16:43.33
3. BRONZE: Nika Fellows, Kansas, 16:48.13

Texas’ Pfeifer completed the distance sweep, winning her 3rd event of the meet as she lapped the field. That took 8 seconds off her former lifetime best. Kansas rounded out the top 3 with Nusbaum and Fellows. Teammate Crissie Blomquist (16:49.38) held off a late charge from TCU’s Katie Woods (16:49.63) for 4th place.