The USASA Junior Committee would like to congratulate all our USASA Juniors on completing an amazing year in 2016! We are very proud of our juniors and all the success they achieved during the year. We also want to congratulate all our juniors who were able to make it to the 2017 USASA Nationals. All the juniors did a beautiful job showing and presenting their dogs. We look forward to following all your accomplishments during 2017 and sharing your success stories! Remember to share your wins and/or any memorable events you may participate in with your Aussies on our Facebook page! Very best wishes to you all in 2017!
Results from 2017 Nationals:
Best Junior Handler: Adrienne Ellison
Reserve Best Junior Handler: Hope Anzalone
~ 2016 Year End Statistics in Showmanship and Performance ~
2016 TOP USASA JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS
TOP SHOWMANSHIP JUNIOR: Erin Turman – 397
TOP JUNIOR: Bailey Crader – 129
TOP INTERMEDIATE: Skyelar Williams – 61
TOP SENIOR: Erin Turman – 397
TOP TEN JUNIOR:
Bailey Crader – 129
Nora Coddington – 59
TOP TEN INTERMEDIATE: Skyelar Williams – 61
TOP TEN SENIOR:
Erin Turman – 397
Josie Scoonover-Nelson – 312
Sarah Stong – 251
Riley Lautenschlager – 235
Michaela Matkins – 127
Megan Livingston – 111
Kaia Hrachovac – 53
Alexia Robles – 41
Hope Peavey – 40
Mackenzie Mobley – 30
Participating JUNIOR Class:
Bailey Crader – 129
Nora Coddington – 59
Participating INTERMEDIATE Class:
Skyelar Williams – 61
Courtney Lund – 8
Makya Jackson – 7
Ashley James – 4
Participating SENIOR Class:
Erin Turman – 397
Josie Scoonover-Nelson – 312
Sarah Stong – 251
Riley Lautenschlager – 235
Michaela Matkins – 127
Megan Livingston – 111
Kaia Hrachovac – 53
Alexia Robles – 41
Hope Peavey – 40
Mackenzie Mobley – 30
Adrienne Ellison – 17
Katie Kent – 9
Soren Smail – 3
Janelle Andrade – 1
Lillian Hall – 0
2016 TOP USASA JUNIOR PERFORMANCE WINNERS
Top Ten Agility Juniors
Soren Smail – 4214 + 225 Title points
Top Ten Herding Juniors
Soren Smail – 1099.5 Points + 40 Title Points
Top Ten Obedience Juniors
Miki Hodel – 717.5 Points + 10 Title Points
Top Ten Rally Juniors
Soren Smail – 2094 Points + 30 Title Points
Miki Hodel – 1819 Points + 20 Title Points
Sarah Stong – 522 Points + 15 Title Points
Courtney Lund – 285 Points + 5 Title Points
Kaia Hrachovec – 284 Points + 0 Title Points
Top Ten Tracking Junior
None
Top Agility Junior – Soren Smail
Top Herding Junior – Soren Smail
Top Obedience Junior – Miki Hodel
Top Rally Junior – Soren Smail
Top Performance Junior (Juniors with Titles in at least two Performance Events)
Soren Smail – 7407.5 Combined Points
(295 Junior Title Earner Points – Divisions of Agility, Herding, and Rally.)
USASA Top All Around Junior
(Juniors with Titles in Two Divisions of Performance and at Least 50 Showmanship Points)
There was no Top All Around Junior for 2016
OPTIMUM CLUB WINNERS:
Riley Lautenschlager
Josie Scoonover-Nelson
Erin Turman
Bailey Crader
Miki Hodel
Sarah Stong
Michaela Hope Matkins
Soren Smail
ABOVE & BEYOND WINNERS:
Soren Smail – earned 2 separate Above & Beyond Awards – MVA & PACH titles
Michaela Hope Matkins – earned 1 Above & Beyond Awards – Owner Best In Shows
Josie Scoonover-Nelson – earned 1 Above & Beyond Award – BJH @ Sunshine State Herding Grp During AKC National Championship PreShows