The Dirt Destroyers

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In cooperation with the Delaware Trail Spinners, the Destroyers have built logovers that challenge riders on the trail; filled in trenches; created ramps for bridges and re-channeled stormwater. Kaplan graduates from Kennett High School this year and plans to join the mountain biking team at Middlebury College in Vermont, where she plans to study political science.

This summer, she might coach the Dirt Destroyers, a group that she appreciates for its small size and tight relationships. “It inspired me to try more things and be out there,” she said – even after she had a concussion early on. Leadership and other skills developed through the Dirt Destroyers “have improved me for the better.”

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