2023 NARC QUALIFIERS​

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Qualification Requirements: A 1st place carrying five Championship points plus two additional Championship points in Amateur and Owner-Handler All Age Stakes and in Open, Limited, Restricted, and Special All-Age Stakes when handled by an Amateur in AKC Member or Licensed Trials. Winners of the previous year’s National Amateur Championship Stake and the Canadian National Amateur Stake are automatic qualifiers. The winners of the National Championship Stake and Canadian National Championship earn automatic qualification when handled solely by an Amateur in said Nationals.

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Qualification period is June 26, 2021 - June 16, 2023

(Updated through Week 43, October 28-30, 2022)
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58 Qualifiers

1. NAFC​-FC HOLLAND CLIFFS BLADE A FINE LINE, LM, Alvin Hatcher, Huntingtown, MD - 2022 NARC Winner
2. FC YIPPY KAI YAY, LF, John and Mary Stracka, Verona, WI - Qualified in 2022 - Judge 2022 NARC​
3. FC-AFC WINDY CITY’S LONE RANGER, LM, Charles Hines, Hinsdale, IL - Week 28 Michiana RC
4. OKOBOJI GUNNER, LF, Russ Hardy, North Pole, AK - Week 28 Fairbanks RC
5. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK’S SWITCH HITTER, LM, Robby Bickley, Gainesville, TX - Week 29 Colorado Women’s RC
6. AFC-CFC-CAFC DUCKWATERS WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS, LF, Chris Brandl, Minnetrista, MN - Week 29 West Central Minnesota RC
7. FC-AFC WHITEWATER’S SUNDAY SERMON, LM, Harold & Marianne Strahle, Anchorage, Ak - Week 31 Retriever Club of Alaska
8. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, LM, Dale Willard, David Harter, Bennington, NE - Week 32 Centennial RC
9. FC-AFC TAMARACK’S LONG RIDER, LM, David & Virginia Furin, Hibbing, MN - Week 33 Duluth RC
10. MAGGIE J’S ONE IN A MILLION, LF, Jennifer & Paul Panichi, Chisholm, MN - Week 33 Duluth RC
11. AFC STEP ON IT MARGARET, LF, Mark Jenson, Alexandria, MN - Week 34 North Dakota RC
12. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, LF, Bente Kongsore, Creswell, OR - Week 34 Shasta Cascade RC
13. FC-AFC FIREWEED’S THE KING OF COOL, CBRM, Linda Harger, Tom Ivey, Kenmore, WA - Week 35 American Chesapeake Club, Inc.
14. FC SEASIDES SMOKIN JOE, LM, Monte French, Montpelier, VA - Week 35 The Labrador RC
15. AFC BOWMANS I HAVE A DREAM, LM, Gary McIlwain, Lowell Schwab, Corcoran, MN - Week 35 Duluth RC
16. FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, LM, Johnny & Kathy Armstrong, Elberton, GA - Week 35 Duluth RC
17. PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER, LM, Anne Marshall, Addison, ME - Week 35 Central New York RC
18. FC 3R’S MISTER T’S TOMMY, LM, Brad LaFave, Fred Kampo, Oshkosh, WI - Week 35 Tri State Labrador RC
19. FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS, LF, Andy Kahn, Roseburg, OR - Week 36 PRTA
20. AFC BLUE MOON’S SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, LM, Charlene Lang, George Rogers, Meridian, ID - Week 36 Idaho RC
21. RIPPLING RUN ABRACADABRA SHAZAM, GF, Caroline (Kine) Torinus, West Bend, WI - Week 36 Golden RC of America
22. FC BDS BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE, LF, David Gaul, Granville, OH - Week 37 Shoreline RC
23. GET BACK, CBRF, Bill Burks, Baldwin City, KS - Week 37 Mid-Iowa RC
24. FC-AFC J & C’S ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, LM, Cathy & Joseph Couey, Bloomer, WI - Week 37 Wisconsin Amateur FTC
25. AFC LAGUNA CREEK’S FIRST MATE, LM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson, Junction City, OR - Week 37 Willamette Valley RC
26. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S OSKAR, LM, Bente Kongsore, Chehalis, WA - Week 37 Willamette Valley RC
27. FC-AFC GREENWOOD CREEK’S RANGER DANGER, LM, Alie & Douglas Haymans, Sudlersville, MD - Week 38 The Labrador RC
28. FC-AFC BAYOU-STAR ROYAL BABY, LF, Suzan Caire, Anderson, TX - Week 38 Western Montana RC
29. FC-AFC INDIGO REV IT UP AT SHORELINE, LM, Linda Berkeley-Weiss, Mamaroneck, NY - Week 38 Maine RTC
30. AFC IZZY GITTIN’ BIZZY, LF, James Horneck, Oconomowoc, WI - Week 39 Middle Tennessee Amateur RC
31. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, LM, Mark Medford, Memphis, TN- Week 39 Middle Tennessee Amateur RC
32. FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S SWEET GEORGIA PEACH, LF, Julie Kobach, Mequon, WI - Week 39 Chippewa Valley RC
33. NDC MAPLEPOND GREAT EXPECTATION, LM, Charles Bearden, Wichita Falls, TX - Week 39 Central Savannah River Area RC
34. FC-AFC HUNTER’S CHOICE XX, LM, L. William MD & Sara Goldstein, Florence, SC - Week 39 Central Savannah River Area RC
35. FC-AFC BLACK LABS MATTER II, LM, John Schneider, Sheboygan Falls, WI - Week 40 Ozaukee RC
36. FC-AFC BD NORTH SHORE’S INSTANT RAIN GEAR, LM, Barbara & Malcolm Haith, Boxford, MA - Week 40 Long Island RFTC
37. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, LM, Bert & Leigh Windham,Tom Strickland, Leesburg, GA - Week 40 Tall Pines RC
38. AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER, LF, Rip Shively, Columbia, MO - Week 40 Topeka RC
39. FC-AFC TALL OAKS RAGS TO RUFUS, LM, Phil & Mary Heye, LaGrange, KY     - Week 40 Bluegrass RC
40. AFC RIVERWOOD’S WINDY BLU, LF, Loran Marmes IV,Mark Giese, Fredonia, WI     - Week 40 Ozaukee RC
41. FC-AFC DOC’S MESA BOOGIE, LF, William Smith, Niskayuna, NY - Week 41 Maryland RC
42. COPPERTOP REPEAT AFTER ME, LF, Josie Ottman & Katharine Simonds, Morrisville, VT - Week 41 Greater Atlanta RC
43. HOT LIPS HOULIHAN QA2, LF, Delana Potter-Meiers, Redfield, AR - Week 41 Acadiana RC
44. RP’S HEART OF DIXIE, LF, Randy Price, Valley Grande, AL - Week 41 Montgomery RC
45. ​AFC BAYOU TECHE PERFECT GAME, LM, Lauren Hays, Round Rock, TX - Week 42 South Texas RC
46. FC-AFC COOLWATER’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, LM, Alex Washburn, Bruce, MS     - Week 42 Black Warrior RC
47. FC FLYWAY’S THE SAY HEY KID, LM, Don Graves, Ronan, MT - Week 42 Kansas City RC
48. FC-AFC HIGH MILEAGE PRAIRIE SOCIETY, LF, David & Martha Kress, Demopolis, AL - Week 42 Black Warrior RC
49. AFC SALTY PAWS WILLIE MAKE IT, LM, Carol & Loren Morehouse, Warrensburg, Mo - Week 42 Kansas City RC
50. FC-AFC RIMFIRES ONCE INNA BLUE MOON, LM, Mike Crow, Mathews, AL - Week 42 American Amateur RC
51. GOOSE LANE’S MR. MISUNDERSTOOD, LM, Orrin Jones, CLEAR LAKE, IA - Week 42 Michiana RC
52. ROCK HILLS MISS AMERICAN PIE, LF, Steven Bonner, Blakely, GA - Week 42 North Florida Amateur RC
53. AFC OLLIE OOP, LF, John and Mary Stracka, Verona, WI - Week 42 Lincoln Trail RC
54. AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, LF, Tracy Wight, Gainesville, TX - Week 42 Sooner RC
55. BENTWATER’S PERFECT STORM, LF, Steve Helgoth, Anderson, TX - Week 43 Colorado River Labrador RC
56. FC-AFC SILVER STAR’S WATCH’EM LIKE A HAWK, LM, Scott & Christine Leonescu, Jamie & Bill Woodson, Lebanon, TN - Week 43 Jacksonville RC
57. FC-AFC SILVERTIP SECRET WEAPON, LM, Jean Grammer, Tom Hartl, Polson, MT - Week 43 Cajun Riviera FTC
58. FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER, LM, James Street, Wake forest, NC - Week 43 Carolina Piedmont RC