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...and Hope Sanders (3rd, 2:04.35) also advanced to Sunday's final. |
Kinsey Coles finished fourth in 2:06.45 and missed advancing by less than half a second. |
Runners get ready for the second 800m prelim. Katie Doswell does a backbend! |
Former University of Florida runner Kristina Bratton. |
Mishael Bertrand. |
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Katie Doswell, a high school runner who wasn't all that well known until this season... |
...qualified to compete here by running a spectacular 1,000m race (2:47.21). |
Natasha Lothery of the Indiana Invaders gets ready to race. |
Doswell is a junior at St. Catherine's School in Richmond, Virginia. |
Doswell had played basketball in past winters, but she quit this year to focus on track. |
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Two-time U.S. Olympian ('00 and '04) Hazel Clark moves to the lead on the first lap. |
With some of the U.S.'s other top 800m runner missing, Clark was the heavy favorite to win here. |
Frances Santin (left) and Kristina Bratton run in second and third. |
We were unable to attend Sunday's competition, so we missed the 800m final. |
R-L: Bratton, Santin, Natasha Lothery, and Mishael Bertrand. |
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Lothery leads Bertrand, with Doswell running with them on the pole. |
Just making it here was an impressive accomplishment for the high school junior. She was the only high school runner to compete in a middle distance or distance race here. |
On the second lap, Hazel Clark continues to set the pace. |
Santa Monica Track Club's Frances Santin follows Clark on the outside. |
Santin was a 400m hurdle specialist for Cal State-Northridge. |
