Meet the Winners of the 2024 AKC Agility Premier Cup

The fifth annual AKC Agility Premier Cup, sponsored by Tractor Supply Co., has crowned its winners! Some of the fastest agility dogs gathered at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 29, to determine the fastest times and cleanest runs, and winners 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: Gabby

Breed: Papillon

Handler: Andrea Samuels

Time: 34.798 seconds

8″ Second Place Winner

Call Name: Flint

Breed: Papillon

Handler: Daneka Hedges

Time: 35.611 seconds

8″ Third Place Winner

Call Name: Cinder

Breed: Papillon

Handler: Julie Currier

Time: 41.066 seconds

8″ Fourth Place Winner

Call Name: Kermit

Breed: Miniature Schnauzer

Handler: Stacy Bols

Time: 41.067 seconds

12″ Height Division Winners

Overall 12″ Winner

Call Name: Nimble

Breed: All-American Dog

Handler: Cynthia Horner

Time: 29.432 seconds

12″ Second Place Winner

Call Name: Swindle

Breed: Shetland Sheepdog

Handler: Abigail Beasley

Time: 31.414 seconds

12″ Third Place Winner

Call Name: Tinker Bell

Breed: English Cocker Spaniel

Handler: Tim Pinneri

Time: 41.999 seconds

12″ Fourth Place Winner

Call Name: Aksel

Breed: Miniature Schnauzer

Handler: Ava Rawlings

Time: 43.562 seconds

16″ Height Division Winners

Overall 16″ Winner

Call Name: Zula

Breed: Border Collie

Handler: Jada Sawhney

Time: 29.698 seconds

16″ Second Place Winner

Call Name: Bee

Breed: Shetland Sheepdog

Handler: Jennifer Crank

Time: 30.931 seconds

16″ Third Place Winner

Call Name: D’Artagnan

Breed: Pyrenean Shepherd

Handler: Ela Zalo

Time: 37.032 seconds

16″ Fourth Place Winner

Call Name: Edward

Breed: Shetland Sheepdog

Handler: Bonnie Opal

Time: 37.812 seconds

20″ Height Division Winners

Overall 20″ Winner

Call Name: Fusion

Breed: Border Collie

Handler: JuliAnna Munden

Time: 29.186 seconds

20″ Second Place Winner

Call Name: Hallelujah

Breed: Border Collie

Handler: Jessica Ajoux

Time: 39.388 seconds

20″ Third Place Winner

Call Name: Wit

Breed: Border Collie

Handler: Perry DeWitt

Time: 30.330 seconds

20″ Fourth Place Winner

Call Name: Optimus Prime

Breed: Border Collie

Handler: Jessica Ajoux

Time: 30.565 seconds

24″ Height Division Winners

Overall 24″ Winner

Call Name: Gator

Breed: Labrador Retriever

Handler: Rachel Evers

Time: 37.128 seconds

24″ Second Place Winner

Call Name: Granite

Breed: Flat-Coated Retriever

Handler: Amber McCune

Time: 39.312 seconds

24″ Third Place Winner

Call Name: Link

Breed: Golden Retriever

Handler: Rosemary Strasser

Time: 39.815 seconds

24″ Fourth Place Winner

Call Name: Xenia

Breed: German Shepherd Dog

Handler: Sonja Davis

Time: 42.718 seconds