Rookie of the Year

2024 Rookie of the Year

 Cole Jennings

All first year guards are required to complete a rigorous 6-week training course. Training consists of beach and water workouts as well as cognitive assessments that test CPR and First Aid knowledge. Each workout lasts between 1.5 hrs to 3 hrs per day, Monday through Friday. All rookies must pass the traditional Rookie Test to officially become a member of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol. The Rookie Test is a 2-day, 10 event competition in which the winner is declared the patrol’s Rookie-of-the-Year.

Congratulations to Cole Jennings for being selected this year’s Rookie-of-the-Year.

Past Rookies

        2024 – Cole Jennings

        2023 – Santiago Ludwig

        2022 – Colin Fuchsluger

         2021 – Bryon Rimmer

         2020 – Not Taken

         2019 – Josh Walker

         2018 – Augie Carlozzi

         2017 – Xander Geiersbach

         2016 – Andrew Boyle

         2015 – Tommy Yoviene

         2014 – Rob Walker

2013 – Connor Lingo

2012 – Mitch Nielsen

2011 – Justin Anderson

2010 – Jordan Lingo

2009 – Sofiya Zlatkova

2008 – Ryan MacLeish

2007 – Wayde Marsh

2006 – Caleb Marsh

2005 – Stuart Barr

2004 – Dan MacLeish

2003 – Patrick Boyle

2002 – Dave Dillehay

2001 – Tim Whitehead

2000 – Dave Sweeney

1999 – Jeb Boehner

1998 – Troy Pusateri

1997 – Jim Heller

1996 – Dan Haines

1995 – Troy Bockius

1994 – Steve Petit

1993 – Mike Ricetteli

1992 – Jason Green

1991 – Jeremy Bushweller and Chris Kelleher (tie)

1990 – Ben Russell

1989 – Tate Gary

1988 – Dan Manier

1987 – Kent Buckson

1986 – Pete Sargent

1985 – Tom Boyle

1984 – James Hutton

1983 – Tom Boetcher

1982 – Bruce Craig/Mark Williams (tie)

1981 – Jeff Giles

1980 – Greg Wilson

1979 – Chris Brown

1978 – Paul Schweizer

1977 – Marty Clifford

1976 – Jeff Conrad

1975 – Leon Ryan