2026 AKC Agility Premier Cup Winners
The seventh annual AKC Agility Premier Cup has crowned its winners! This year, 100 of the nation’s fastest agility dog-handler teams gathered to compete at the Philadelphia Naval Yard on June 6. See the 2026 AKC Agility Premier Cup winners below!
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: Opportunity
Breed: Poodle
Handler: Han Yu
Owner: Han Yu
Time: 39.661 seconds
Score: 100
8″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Fortune
Breed: Papillon
Handler: Andrea Samuels
Owner: Andrea Samuels
Time: 45.440 seconds
Score: 100
8″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Sundae
Breed: Papillon
Handler: J Elizabeth Abate
Owner: J Elizabeth Abate
Time: 51.016 seconds
Score: 100
8″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Piper
Breed: Yorkshire Terrier
Handler: Ashley Bisca
Owner: Ashley Bisca
Time: 58.027 seconds
Score: 100
12″ Height Division Winners
Overall 12″ Winner
Call Name: Maui
Breed: Poodle
Handler: Tammie Gigstad
Owner: Tammie Gigstad
Time: 38.980 seconds
Score: 100
12″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Rio
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Jennifer Crank
Owner: Jennifer Crank
Time: 40.034 seconds
Score: 100
12″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Minute
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Susan Bintliff
Owner: Susan Bintliff
Time: 44.955 seconds
Score: 100
12″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Maple
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Viveka Rosenberger
Owner: Viveka Rosenberger
Time: 54.497 seconds
Score: 100
16″ Height Division Winners
Overall 16″ Winner
Call Name: Bee
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Jennifer Crank
Owner: Jean Lavalley
Time: 36.654 seconds
Score: 100
16″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Monty
Breed: Shetland Sheepdog
Handler: Viveka Rosenberger
Owner: Viveka Rosenberger
Time: 39.398 seconds
Score: 100
16″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: Raven
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Mari Jo Reese
Owner: Mari Jo Reese
Time: 39.550 seconds
Score: 100
16″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Zasu
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Miki Shannon
Owner: Miki Shannon
Time: 43.401 seconds
Score: 100
20″ Height Division Winners
Overall 20″ Winner
Call Name: Zoom-Zoom
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Andy Winther
Owner: Andy Winther
Time: 37.487 seconds
Score: 100
20″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Xcel
Breed: Working Kelpie
Handler: Erin Stumler
Owner: Erin Stumler
Time: 37.726 seconds
Score: 100
20″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: TYPO
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Amber McCune
Owner: Amber McCune
Time: 38.418 seconds
Score: 100
20″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Arai
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Nanette Nance
Owner: Nanette Nance
Time: 39.071 seconds
Score: 100
24″ Height Division Winners
Overall 24″ Winner
Call Name: Kit
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Sally Connell
Owner: Sally Connell
Time: 38.567 seconds
Score: 100
24″ Second Place Winner
Call Name: Howie
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Amber McCune
Owner: Celeste Maurer
Time: 40.448 seconds
Score: 100
24″ Third Place Winner
Call Name: James
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Brenda Kelly
Owner: Brenda Kelly
Time: 40.897
Score: 100
24″ Fourth Place Winner
Call Name: Cola
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Suzanne Brehm
Owner: Suzanne Brehm
Time: 41.737 seconds
Score: 100
The AKC Agility Premier Cup will premiere Sunday, June 28, at 3pm ET on ESPN. You won’t want to miss a single, jump, tunnel or weave!