Swim and dive: Rice Lake’s Becker 7th, Kopp 8th at state meet

Bristene Becker elevates off the board during the opening dive at the state championships Friday at Waukesha. Photo by Travis Nyhus WAUKESHA — Bristene Becker placed seventh in diving and Alana Kopp took eighth for the 50-yard freestyle in leading the Rice Lake Warriors girls swim and dive team at Friday’s Division 2 state championships at Waukesha South High School Natatorium.“They put the whole year together and came down and performed,” said coach Bob Burdorf. “Bristene, one or two dives made the difference between getting on the podium and not getting on the podium. She dove really well all year long.”“In the 50 and 100 freestyle, it’s who gets off the blocks first and who does their foot turns good. [Alana] did it all today.”Becker just missed out on the state podium by less than four points in the sophomore’s first trip to the state meet.

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