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Doswell pops a 2:08 800 at US Nationals MileSplit Staff Feb 26, 2005

Only one of two preps in the entire nation competing against the nation\'s best professional adults as the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Massachussetts, St. Catherine\'s junior Katie Doswell had a very excellent showing as she got pulled through into a huge personal best for 800 meters. Doswell hit a time of 2:08.86 in the 800 meter preliminaries on Saturday. The top six from the two heats on Saturday advanced to the next round as Doswell was 10th overall out of 12 runners with her time. Doswell had a previous best in the 800 meter run of 2:15.64, which she set last spring outdoors. Her time is the third fastest in the nation this season.