The phrase
"first rookie" refers to someone who is new at something or inexperienced, and is the first among a group of beginners.
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# 24 Travis Bell CENTENNIAL Won gold medal in four - man bobsled at 1999 America's Cup; won silver in two - man;
first rookie to place in top 10 at world snowmobiling championships.
The DTM title drew to a close at the season finale in Hockenheim and it was Audi's Rene Rast who took the championship to become
the first rookie to do so since Nicola Larini back in 1993.
The victories were a launching point to Elliott becoming
the first rookie to win a NASCAR national series championship.
At the end of the year he was voted the Golden Glove as the best defensive catcher in the league (
the first rookie to win it) and made the player - selected Sporting News national all - star team.
For what it's worth, Elliott would be
the first rookie to win the MVP Award since Jim Brown in 1957.
Carmelo Anthony became
the first rookie to be the leading scorer on a team that went to the playoffs since the Spurs» David Robinson in 1989 - 90.
Last year, Alexander Rossi became
the first rookie to win the Indianapolis 500 since 2001 thanks to a bold and risky fuel strategy.
Wentz just became
the first rookie quarterback to start a season opener for the Eagles since 1939.
2017 saw Rookie Lando Norris become the first driver to win the title driving for a team other than Prema since 2010, and
the first rookie to win the overall championship since the F3 Euro Series began in 2003.
He didn't return until 1966 when he managed to win the race in his Lola, making
him the first rookie winner since 1927 and the last until a certain Mr. Montoya won the race in the year 2000.
And that goes back to 1947, when Jackie Robinson was
the first Rookie of the Year.
Cooper is
the first rookie with three 100 - plus yard receiving games in the team's first six games since Ditka did it in 1961, according to ESPN Stats and Information on Twitter.
He's the first driver to win the title driving for a team other than Prema since 2010, and
the first rookie to win the overall championship since the F3 Euro Series first became a thing in 2003.
Griffin was his typical magnanimous self after
his first rookie camp, denying reports that he'd purchased a Bentley — the only big buy he's made was an iPhone 4S, he said — and saying he wouldn't be flamboyant in front of the veterans, but he would hook them up with shoes if they asked.
Donovan Mitchell is
the first rookie ever to score 55 points in the first two games of playoff basketball.
I like reading about older kids and about the challenges of
the first rookie year.
In «Cars,» Owen Wilson voices Lightning McQueen, a cocky red speedster hoping to be
the first rookie to win the coveted Piston Cup.
The penultimate speaker was Yvonne Camus, of the Canadian World Eco-Challenge team,
the first rookie team ever to finish the race.
Two years ago, we published
our first rookie series, where we followed three new salespeople over the course of eight months and recounted their successes — and also their woes — as they struggled to gain a foothold in the industry.