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Allison Thomas wins DBP Rookie of the Year

First woman to win title in 21-year history
Ursuline Academy 2017 graduate Allison Thomas took top honors in the Dewey Beach Patrol Rookie of the Year competition July 18-19. She is the first female to hold the title. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
July 21, 2017
Smyrna grad and Lynchburg College athletic training student Ed Kaiser wins the push-up competition with 83 successful push-ups.
Dewey Beach Patrol rookies for the 2017 season are (l-r) Eddy Shoop, Maddie McGreevy, Julia Gilley, Ellie Jogani, Korinne LeMaire, Elizabeth deBruin, Casey Nixon, Allison Thomas, Chris Colman and Jake Kaiser. Missing from the picture are Ed Kaiser and Luke Russillo.
Cape grad Eddy Shoop splashes down in the line charge competition.
Jake Kaiser, right, leads fellow guard Luke Rusillo to the finish of the soft sand sprint competition.
Ellie Jogani competes in the line charge competition.
Casey Nixon, right, gets her placement stick from older sister Josie after the 0.8-mile run.
Allison Thomas finishes the 0.8-mile run.
Chris Colman dragged the lifeguard stand 82 feet in 8 seconds.
Cape grad Korinne Lemaire drags the stand 82 feet in the soft sand.
Eddy Shoop competes in the stand drag competition.
Cape rising junior Maddie McGreevy rounds the mound in the buoy charge competition.
Ellie Jogani, bottom, is assessed by Elizabeth deBruin during the lifesaving drill.
Casey Nixon, left, is carried out of the surf by Allison Thomas during the lifesaving and assessment drill.
Cape Henlopen High School rookies are (l-r) Maddie McGreevy, Eddy Shoop and Korinne Lemaire.
Korrine LeMaire, top, assesses Eddy Shoop during the lifesaving and assessment drill.
Casey Nixon, left, carries Allison Thomas out of the surf for the assessment drill.
Jake Kaiser competes in the stand drag competition.
Eddy Shoop leads a group to the finish in the soft sand race.
The DBP rookies take off in the sprint swim competition.
DBP rookie Jake Kaiser wins the 0.8-mile run.
DBP Captain Todd Fritchman demonstrates the assessment technique.
Dewey Beach Patrol Rookie of the Year Allison Thomas finishes up the buoy charge competition during the July 19 event.

Allison Thomas of Wilmington took top honors in the Dewey Beach Patrol Rookie of the Year test July 19 on Dagsworthy Avenue. She is the first woman to garner that title in the 21 years of the award. Thomas, a 2017 Ursuline grad, will be attending Ursinus College in the fall.

“I wasn’t nervous at all going into the competition,” said Thomas. “All of the rookies were so supportive of each other and it gave us confidence.”

Thomas placed first in the mile swim and the sprint swim event. She placed in the top finishers in nearly every event.

“Allison is one of the grittiest, toughest and most determined female lifeguards we have ever had,” said DBP Senior Lt. and Asst. Director of EMS Chris Muscara. “No matter what the task, she always demands the best from herself to get it done.”

Events in the competition included the mile swim, sprint swim, line charges, buoy charges, 0.8-mile run, soft sand sprint, push-ups, 82-foot lifeguard stand drag, and the lifesaving assessment drill.

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