Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Good to see her back

Two years ago, Wisconsin Rapids' freshman Becca Weiland burst on to the Wisconsin swimming scene with two 3rd-place finishes at the Div. 1 state meet in the 50 and 100 frees. She seemed destined to some day win a state title in at least one of the sprints.

But last year proved to be a disappointment, as Weiland's sophomore season was derailed by a shoulder injury that prevented her from competing at the sectional qualifying meet.

Weiland is now back, and joins a team that in her absence established a presence at the state meet -- its 200 medley relay finished 19th with three underclassmen, including Becca's youngster sister Racheal. Weiland will certainly be aiming for a return trip to state in two individual events, and also joining her state-meet veteran teammates on potentially two relays with the hopes of another visit to the D1 meet.

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