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 10, March 10-12, 2023)
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94 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. ​AFC GET BACK, CBRF, Bill Burks, Baldwin City, KS - Week 37 Mid-Iowa RC
23. FC-AFC J & C’S ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, LM, Cathy & Joseph Couey, Bloomer, WI - Week 37 Wisconsin Amateur FTC
24. AFC LAGUNA CREEK’S FIRST MATE, LM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson, Junction City, OR - Week 37 Willamette Valley RC
25. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S OSKAR, LM, Bente Kongsore, Chehalis, WA - Week 37 Willamette Valley RC
26. CNFC-CAFC BAYPOINT THANKSGIVING DREAM, LM, Bernard Landry – Week 37 2022 CNRC Winner
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. SCANDIA VALLEYS FIELD OF DREAMS, LM, Ray Amundson, Zimmerman, MN - Week 40 Colorado River LRC of TX
41. AFC RIVERWOOD’S WINDY BLU, LF, Loran Marmes IV,Mark Giese, Fredonia, WI     - Week 40 Ozaukee RC
42. FC-AFC DOC’S MESA BOOGIE, LF, William Smith, Niskayuna, NY - Week 41 Maryland RC
43. COPPERTOP REPEAT AFTER ME, LF, Josie Ottman & Katharine Simonds, Morrisville, VT - Week 41 Greater Atlanta RC
44. HOT LIPS HOULIHAN QA2, LF, Delana Potter-Meiers, Redfield, AR - Week 41 Acadiana RC
45. RP’S HEART OF DIXIE, LF, Randy Price, Valley Grande, AL - Week 41 Montgomery RC
46. ​AFC BAYOU TECHE PERFECT GAME, LM, Lauren Hays, Round Rock, TX - Week 42 South Texas RC
47. FC-AFC COOLWATER’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, LM, Alex Washburn, Bruce, MS     - Week 42 Black Warrior RC
48. FC FLYWAY’S THE SAY HEY KID, LM, Don Graves, Ronan, MT - Week 42 Kansas City RC
49. FC-AFC HIGH MILEAGE PRAIRIE SOCIETY, LF, David & Martha Kress, Demopolis, AL - Week 42 Black Warrior RC
50. AFC SALTY PAWS WILLIE MAKE IT, LM, Carol & Loren Morehouse, Warrensburg, Mo - Week 42 Kansas City RC
51. FC-AFC RIMFIRES ONCE INNA BLUE MOON, LM, Mike Crow, Mathews, AL - Week 42 American Amateur RC
52. GOOSE LANE’S MR. MISUNDERSTOOD, LM, Orrin Jones, Clear Lake, IA - Week 42 Michiana RC
53. ROCK HILLS MISS AMERICAN PIE, LF, Steven Bonner, Blakely, GA - Week 42 North Florida Amateur RC
54. AFC OLLIE OOP, LF, John and Mary Stracka, Verona, WI - Week 42 Lincoln Trail RC
55. AFC WIGHT’S BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL, LF, Tracy Wight, Gainesville, TX - Week 42 Sooner RC
56. BENTWATER’S PERFECT STORM, LF, Steve Helgoth, Anderson, TX - Week 43 Colorado River Labrador RC
57. FC-AFC SILVER STAR’S WATCH’EM LIKE A HAWK, LM, Scott & Christine Leonescu, Jamie & Bill Woodson, Lebanon, TN - Week 43 Jacksonville RC
58. FC-AFC SILVERTIP SECRET WEAPON, LM, Jean Grammer, Tom Hartl, Polson, MT - Week 43 Cajun Riviera FTC
59. FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER, LM, James Street, Wake Forest, NC - Week 43 Carolina Piedmont RC
60. AFC BEAVER RUNS COOL HAND LUKE, LM, Bert & Leigh Windham, Tom Strickland, Leesburg, GA – Week 44 Southwest Georgia RC
61. LONEWILLOW'S SOME BEACH, LM, Janet Reid, Richards, TX – Week 44 Piney Woods RC
62. FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY'S BLACK BETTY, LF, Leon Stepanian, Manakin Sabot, VA – Week 44 Old Dominion RC
63. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, LM, Jamie and Bill Woodson, Lebanon, TN - Week 48 Snowbird RC of South Georgia
64. AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, LF, Mark Huffman, Tupelo, MS - Week 48 South Louisiana RC
65. FC-AFC JIMAVICHE’S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, LM, Bobby Lee, Diboll, TX - Week 48 Four States RC of Texarkana
66. AFC POWELL’S ANTHONY DINOZZO, LM, Sholar Powell, Jr., Wilmington, NC - Week 49 Cape Fear RC
67. FC-AFC DELPOND’S PINK TO MAKE THE BOYS WINK, LF, Mark and Sussie Menzies, Charlotte, NC - Week 49 Cape Fear RC
68. HOORAY FOR HENRY, LM, Marion Carey, Lacey, WA - Week 49 Phoenix RC
69. FC-AFC HIGH ROAD ABE, LM, Randi Johannis, Medford, OR - Week 3 Phoenix RC
70. BLUE OYSTER RUSH QA2, LM, Pamela King, Central Point, OR - Week 3 San Jose RC
71. FC-AFC PINTAILS RED BARON, LM, Corinne & Frank O'Brien, Kenai, AK - Week 4 Southern Arizona RC
72. FC-AFC SEASIDE'S CRADLE ROBBER - OMG, LM, Mike Griffin, San Diego, CA - Week 4 Southern Arizona RC
73. TECHE'S BAYOU KAT, LF, Wayne Stupka, Lumberton, TX - Week 6 Acadiana RC
74. CITORI'S AGENT SLOANE, LF, Michael and Lynn Moore, Elkton, OR - Week 6 Southern California RC
75. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX, LM, Johnny and Kathy Armstrong, Elberton, GA - Week 8 Palmetto RC
76. WHITEWATER LAST FRONTOER - WYATT, LM, Bill and Patricia Barstow, Smithville, GA - Week 8 Pinetree RC of South GA
77. FC-AFC FINE LINES SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, LM, Cory Markling, David Pichotta and Kurt Markling, Mound, MN - Week 9 PRTA N. TX
78. FC-AFC LOUISIANA BLACK MAGIC SPELL, LM, Brian Rolling, Oklahoma City, OK - Week 9 PRTA N. TX
79. FC-AFC WHITEWATER'S SUSITNA SUSIE, LF, Bill & Patricia Barstow, Smithville, GA - Week 9 Southwest Georgia RC
80. FC-AFC TIPPECANOE'S SHEAMUS, LM, George Wamsley and Jennifer Shea, Culver, IN - Week 9 Southwest Georgia RC
81. ​AFC BEAVER RUNS COOLHAND LUKE, LM, Bert & Leigh Windham and Tom Strickland, Leesburg, GA - Week 9 Southwest Georgia RC
82. ANGELS ENVY, LF, Rich Pingatore, Chico, CA - Week 9 Sacramento Valley RC
83. BAYPOINT'S MIGHTY TARNATION, LM, Larry Baker, St. Andrews, MB - Week 9 San Diego RFTC
84. ​NAFC-FC BRISTOL’S NORTH SLOPE PTARMIGAN, LM, Doreen Comrie-Bristol, Garrison, ND - Week 10 Wichita Falls RC
85. FC-AFC WAGZU’S SUNSUITE STANDING OVATION MH, GM, Debbie Tandoc, San Jose, CA     - Week 10 American Chesapeake Club, Inc.
86. FC-AFC LUNATIK FRINGE, LF, Kyle Broussard, Collierville, TN - Week 10 Cajun Riviera FTC
87. AFC COLONIAL’S WE WILL ROCK YOU, LM, Michael Coutu, Harrisville, RI - Week 10 Tallokas RC
88. FC-AFC BULLET’S ORDAINED DEVIL DODGER, LM, Dan Hurst, Rachael and Trent Goree, Fate, TX - Week 10 Rose Country RC of E TX
89. TIME WILL TELL, LM, John Lash, Elizabeth, PA - Week 10 Wichita Falls RC
90. FC-AFC STONEY KNOLLS RATTLE THE SABER, LM, Grayson Kelley, Pittsboro, NC- Week 10 Tar Heel RC
91. FC-AFC SKYWATCH SHERIFF, LM, Lou and Ray Vreeland, Conklin, MI - Week 10 Northwest Missouri RC
92. AFC BUCK N FIRE FLY, LF, L. Gary Ahlgren and Mary Williams Ahlgren, Monroe, OR - Week 10    American Chesapeake Club, Inc.
93. FC-AFC WOOD RIVER’S PERFECT PASS, LM, Bill and Gay Fruehling, Ketchum, ID - Week 10    American Chesapeake Club, Inc.
94. TROUBLESOME FOWL DELIVERY, LM, Dale Nevitt, Lafayette, LA - Week 10 Cajun Riviera FTC