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!