2023 NRC Qualifiers

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Qualification Requirements: A 1st place carrying five Championship points plus two additional Championship points in Open, Limited, Special, or Restricted All-Age Stakes in AKC Member or Licensed Trials in the current qualification year (within the year preceding the National Championship Stake). Winners of the previous National Championship, current year's Canadian National, current year's National Amateur, and the current year's Canadian National Amateur Championship Stake are automatic qualifiers – but the last two named must be handled by an Amateur in the National.

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Qualification period is November 20, 2022 - November 10, 2023

(Updated through Week 38, September 22-24, 2023)
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77 Qualified 

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1. FC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, LM, John & Amie Henninger, Jefferson, OR - 2022 NRC Winner
2. ​NFC-AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS PLAY IT AGAIN, LM, Alvin Hatcher, Huntingtown, MD - 2022 NRC Judge
3. NAFC-FC HOLLAND CLIFFS BLADE A FINE LINE, LM, Alvin Hatcher, Huntingtown, MD - 2022 NRC Judge
4. AFC MR. LEE'S MAGNIFICENT MISS MARGIE, LF, Wayne Stupka, Lumberton, TX - 2022 NRC Judge
5. FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS, LF, Andy Kahn, Roseburg, OR - 2022 NRC Judge
6. FC OUTBACK'S RISING STAR, LM, Robert Zylla and Steve Yozamp, Watkins, MN - Week 49 Tallokas RC of GA
7. FC AFC HIGH ROAD ABE, LM, Randi Johannis, Medford, OR - Week 3 Phoenix RC
8. FC SWEETIE’S LITTLE DASH-A-RUE QA2, LF, Justin Legere, Camarillo, CA - Week 6 Southern California RC
9. FC TYG'S YOURS TRULY HUCK FINN, LM, Titus Goare, Teton Village, WY - Week 6 Southern California RC
10. FC LOCKED AND LOADED MH26 MNR QA2, LM, Ernest D’Antoni, Montgomery, TX - Week 9 Bluebonnet RC
11. FC BLACK LAGER ELEVEN, LM, Jodi & Rich Charrier, Nampa, ID - Week 10 American Chesapeake Club, Inc.
12. FC-AFC SILVER STAR’S WATCH’EM LIKE A HAWK, LM, Christine & Scott Leonescu and Jamie and Bill Woodson, Lebanon, TN - Week 12 Jacksonville RC
13. FC PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER, LM, Anne Marshall, Addison, ME - Week 12 Carolina Piedmont RC
14. FC SEASIDE’S WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE, LM, Nannette Hegerty, Menomonee Falls, WI - Week 13 Snowbird RC of S GA
15. TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, LM, Sylvia McClure, Anderson, TX - Week 13 Piney Woods RC​
16. FC AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, LM, Robby Bickley, Gainesville, TX – Week 14 Lone Star RC
17. CANDLEWOOD’S TOM TOM, LM, Brad LaFave, Fred & Susan Kampo, Oshkosh, WI – Week 14 Professional Retriever Trainers Association 
18. FC MEADOW WOODS WHISPERING WILLOW, LF, John Larkin and Millie Kahla, Port Bolivar, TX – Week 15 Tejas Hunting RC
19. SNEAK ATTACK FOR A HOSTILE TAKEOVER QA2, LM, Dennis and Pam Long, Thornton, CO – Week 15 Tejas Hunting RC
20. FC-AFC GIDDY UP GO II, LF, Randy Whittaker, Lincolnton, GA – Week 16 Ohio Valley RC
21. FC-AFC TIPPECANOE'S SHEAMUS, LM, George Wamsley and Jennifer Shea, Culver, IN – Week 16 Green River RC
22. SEASIDE'S ISSHEIT, LF, Hank McNeil, Philadelphia, PA – Week 16 Shrewsbury River RC
23. FC-AFC BUCK N FIRE FLY, LF, L. Gary Ahlgren, Mary Williams Ahlgren, Monroe, OR – Week 16 Tacoma RC
24. FC BEAVER CREEK'S MAGIC WHITE LIGHTNING, LF, Sol & Mary Jo Semmler, Chancellor, SD – Week 16 Kansas City RC
25. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, LM, Jamie and Bill Woodson, Lebanon, TN – Week 16 Mobile Amateur RC 
26. AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN QA2, LF, Mark Huffman, Tupelo, MS – Week 16 Green River RC
27. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION – FLEX, LM, Johnny & Kathy Armstrong, Elberton, GA – Week 17 Old Dominion RC
28. FC-AFC BOO'S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, LM, Joel Earls, Owatonna, MN – Week 17 Nebraska RC
29. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, LF, Mark Medford, Memphis, TN – Week 18 Lincoln Trail RC
30. AFC COOLWATER’S THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN – LM, Alex Washburn, Bruce, MS – Week 18 Lincoln Trail RC
31. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, LM, Dale Willard, David Harter, Bennington, NE – Week 19 West Nebraska RC
32. FC H FORD 11, LM, Jackie Gonia, McKenna, WA – Week 19 North Utah RC
33. PIRATE'S SCALLYWAG, LM, Karen Zellner, Scio, OR – Week 19 Oregon RTC
34. NAFC-FC BRISTOL'S NORTH SLOPE PTARMIGAN, LM, Doreen Comrie-Bristol, Garrison, ND – Week 20 Minnesota Field Trial Association
35. FC-AFC WIGHT'S THE DARK SIDE, LM, Tracy Wight, Gainesville, TX – Week 20 Mid-Illinois RC 
36. FC QUACKADDICT'S HEAVY HITTER, LM, James Street, Wake Forest, NC – Week 20 Blue Ridge RC 
37. FC-AFC KID'S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, LM, Ashley & Ralph Overland, Breck & Cynthia Howard, St. Ignatius, MT – Week 21 Western Montana RC
38. FC-AFC JIMAVICHE'S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, LM, Bobby Lee, Diboll, TX – Week 21 Centennial RC
39. FC-AFC TUCQUAN’S BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS, LF, Leon Stepanian, Manakin-Sabot, VA – Week 21 Central New York RC
40. J.S.'S GAME ON, LM, Penny Youngblood, Millsap, TX – Week 21 Centennial RC
41. FC-AFC GUNSTOCK'S WIN CHESTER, LM, Yvonne Hays, Pavo, GA - Week 22 West Central Minnesota RC
42. FC-CALIE'S ARCHIBALD, LM, David Aul, Arlington Heights, Il - Week 22 West Central Minnesota RC
43. DAYS END BOY NAME SUE QA2, LM, Jerry Day, College Park, GA - Week 22 Watopa RC
44. FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S AMERICAN SNIPER, LM, Justin Aimone & Sammie Thompson, Stroudsburg, PA - Week 22 Fort Pitt RC
45. FC-AFC SEASIDE'S SMARTY JONES, LF, Derek Smith, LaSalle, CO - Week 22 Cheyenne RC
46. FC BAYOU-STAR SNOW MOON, LF, Lance Flowers, Derby, KS – Week 23 North Dakota RC 
47. FC SEASIDE'S GOT THAT ITCH AGAIN, LF, Kevin & Raina Cauley, Thomasville, GA – Week 23 Blackhawk RC 
48. NAFC-FC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, LM, Bert & Leigh Windham, Leesburg, GA – Week 24 NARC  
49. SEASIDE'S DOUBLE BARREL BOURBON ON THE ROCKS, LM, James Machado, Ludlow, MA - Week 27 West Allis Training Kennel Club
50. FC-AFC MOONSHINE'S WHITEWATER RIVER, LM, Mary Bixby, Soldotna, AK - Week 28 Fairbanks RC 
51. SADDLEPOND'S GOING ROGUE QA2, LM, Steven Bray, Dassel, MN - Week 29 West Central MN RC
52. FC DIXON'S BRICKHOUSE BURKE, LM, Kip Dixon, Brainerd, MN - Week 30 Vikingland RC
53. FC BLACKFOOT'S SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY, LM, Thierry Mahon, Cheyenne, WY - Week 29 Northern Utah RC
54. FC STILL WATER’S TRUTH OR DARA, LF, Chad Griffin, Leesburg, GA – Week 31 Central Minnesota RC
55. FC-AFC HIGH DESERT MORNING, LF, Ed & Laurie Neilson, Fruita, CO – Week 31 Great Salt Lake RC
56. FC RENO HIGHTOWER, LM, Tyler Young, Meridian, ID – Week 31 Great Salt Lake RC
57. WHITEWATER WONDER WOMAN, LF, Cindie Little & Lauren Little, Fairbanks, AK – Week 31 RC of Alaska
58. SEASIDES TROUBLESOME FOWL PURSUITS, LM, John Broucek, Kingston, TN – Week 32 Minot RC
59. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, LF, Donald Fregelette, Naomi Evans, Altario, AB – Week 33 Fort Collins RC
60. FC FLYWAY'S THE SAY HEY KID QA2, LM, Don Graves, Ronan, MT – Week 33 PRTA
61. FC 3R'S DRIVE ME TO THE BLUE RIBBON ROAD, LM, Steven Kurlansky, Lyme, CT – Week 34 North Dakota RC
62. FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN'S MIDNIGHT RIDER, LM, Greg Seddon, Clarkston, MI – Week 34 Empire RC
63. FC-AFC A RIVERS BREEZE BRINGS US FAITH, LF, Debi Carey, Alta Loma, CA – Week 34 Shasta Cascade RC
64. FC-AFC RAZOR'S PRICELESS CUTTING EDGE, LF, Lynn and Robert Kimball, Willow, AK – Week 34 Empire RC
65. FC LIVE OAKS QUEEN OF THE HIVE, LF, Stephen Brenner, Palm Beach Gardens, FL – Week 36 Minnesota FTA
66. FC-AFC DOCTOR CABERNET JUST IN CASE, LM, Erin, Nancy and Tom O’Brien, Sorrento, FL – Week 36 South Jersey RC
67. BENCALIE'S ULTRA VIOLET, LF, Madison and Randy Curnow, Liberty, MO – Week 36 Minnesota FTA
68. FC TEMPY'S OLIVE JUICE, LF, Mark Medford, Memphis, TN – Week 36 Maumee Valley RC 
69. FC-AFC LABRADOR SPRINGS BLACK TIE AFFAIR, LM, Jack Gwaltney III, Jack Gwaltney, Jr, and Joshua Williams, Free Union, VA – Week 36 South Jersey RC 
70. FC PVS FRANK THE TANK, LM, Lydia Fekula, Delafield, WI - Week 37 WI Amateur FTC
71. AFC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, LF, Mark and Sussie Menzies, Charlotte, NC – Week 37 Shoreline RC 
72. FC-AFC INDIGO REV IT UP AT SHORELINE, LM, Linda Berkeley-Weiss, Mamaroneck, NY – Week 37 Shoreline RC
73. FC BOURGEOIS' OUISIE, NOW I'M GETTING MY TURN AT BAT, LM, Chris Bourgeois, David Hare, Johnstown, CO – Week 37 Wood River RC 
74. FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, LM, Bill Arthur, Harry Holloway, Ruther Glen, VA – Week 37 Back Bay Knotts Island RC 
75. NFC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, LM, Lauren Hays, Round Rock, TX – Week 38 River King RC
76. FC-AFC SUSITNA'S SUMMER SOLSTICE QA2 MH, LM, Michael Black, Anchorage, AK – Week 38 Maine RTC
77. FC-AFC RMR'S WON'T BE STUMPED, LM, Joel Harris, Sarah Love, Yampa, CO – Week 38 Snake River RTC