Meet the Winners of the 2025 AKC Agility Premier Cup
- Melanie Haid
- Jul 6
- 2 min read
Originally published here at AKC.org on July 6, 2025 by Melanie Haid
The sixth annual AKC Agility Premier Cup has crowned its winners! Some of the fastest agility dogs gathered in Georgia on May 2 as part of the AKC Salutes the Troops event with ESPN to determine who could get the fastest times and cleanest runs. The event aired on ESPN2 on July 5.
Winners were declared in each height division: 8″, 12″, 16″, 20″, and 24″. Each height division crowned an overall winner as well as second-, third-, and fourth-place teams.
8″ Height Division Winners
Overall 8″ Winner
Call Name: Lark
Breed: Papillon
Handler: Betsey Lynch
Owner: Betsey Lynch
Time: 37.990 seconds
8″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Harley Quinn
Breed: Papillon
Handler: Dresden Graff
Owner: Dresden Graff
Time: 42.803 seconds
8″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Chelsea
Breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Handler: Janelle Brooks
Owner: Janelle Brooks
Time: 43.400 seconds
8″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Kiwi
Breed: Papillon
Handler: Michael Fitch
Owner: Karena Kosco
Time: 44.561 seconds
12″ Height Division Winners
Overall 12″ Winner
Call Name: Nimble
Breed: All-American Dog
Handler: Cynthia Horner
Time: 29.780 seconds
12″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Maui
Breed: Poodle
Handler: Tammie Gigstad
Owner: Tammie Gigstad
Time: 32.621 seconds
12″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Swindle
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Abbey Beasley
Owner: Abigail Beasley
Time: 33.703 seconds
12″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Style
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Erin Rakosky
Owner: Erin Rakosky
Time: 37.327 seconds
16″ Height Division Winners
Overall 16″ Winner
Call Name: Zula
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Jada Sawhney
Time: 30.296 seconds
16″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Surprise
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Jennifer Crank
Owner: Jennifer Crank
Time: 33.989 seconds
16″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: SeaYa
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Anne Marie Hopkins
Owner: Anne Marie Hopkins
Time: 34.682 seconds
16″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Rey
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Anne Duff
Owner: Anne Duff
Time: 39.354 seconds
20″ Height Division Winners
Overall 20″ Winner
Call Name: Xcel
Breed: Working Kelpie
Handler: Erin Stumler
Owner: Erin Stumler
Time: 31.987 seconds
20″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Rose
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Jeremy Schultz
Owner: Jeremy Schultz
Time: 33.995 seconds
20″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Cricket
Breed: All-American Dog
Handler: Flora Steffan
Owner: Flora Steffan
Time: 44.422 seconds
20″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Feather
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Kaylee Cundiff
Owner: Nida Guensri
Time: 37.049 seconds
24″ Height Division Winners
Overall 24″ Winner
Call Name: Genuine
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Perry DeWitt
Owner: Perry DeWitt
Time: 30.552 seconds
24″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Howie
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Amber McCune
Owner: Celeste Maurer
Time: 35.561 seconds
24″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Frogg
Breed: All-American Dog
Handler: Lisa Phillips
Owner: Lisa Phillips
Time: 43.662 seconds
24″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Blade
Breed: Belgian Sheepdog
Handler: Bob Nash
Owner: Bob Nash
Time: 40.090 seconds
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