2008 UKC Youth Nationals – Bench Show
BSJ: Andi Elburn
Total Entries: 81


Overall Youth National Bench Show Winner: Autumn Beland (right), 12, of Bedford, Pennsylvania handled CH ‘PR’ Beland’s Shining Little Angel, TW, owned by Amelia Beland also of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Also shown are Andi Elburn and Amanda Beland.


Grand Champion Male: Corey Gruver (shown), 15, of Greenville, Pennsylvania handled GR CH ‘PR’ C’Ville Sulfur Creek Rush, PLT, owned by Kitty Gilliland of Greenville, Pennsylvania.


Grand Champion Female: Melinda Hicks (shown), 15, of Rome, Ohio, handled GR CH ‘PR’ Beechwood So. Fork River Cindy, TW, owned by Megan Rimel and Erik Fisher of Rome, Ohio.


Champion Male: Jeff Nemerovsky (second from right), 15, of Jefferson, Ohio, handled CH GR NITE CH ‘PR’ Mead’s Blue Jet 8, BLU, owned by John Teeters of Alexandria, Ohio. Also shown are Andi Elburn, Megan Rimel and Jarrod Ball.


Champion Female: Autumn Beland (center), 12, of Bedford, Pennsylvania handled CH ‘PR’ Beland’s Shining Little Angel, TW, owned by Amelia Beland also of Bedford, Pennsylvania. Also shown are Andi Elburn and Amanda Beland.


Best Female of Show: Amelia Beland (center),9, of Bedford, Pennysylvania handled her dog ‘PR’ Wills Mt. Puzzle co-owned with Autumn Beland. Also shown are Andi Elburn and Amanda Beland.


Best Male of Show: Roger Dyer, 16, of Glouster, Ohio handled ‘PR’ Moran’s Midnight Zoom Zoom Zoom owned by Fred Moran of Sutersville, Pennsylvania.

Grand Champion Breed Winners
Black & Tan Male: Paige Guinn of Xenia, Illinois handled GR CH ‘PR’ Messer’s Midnight Pallaton owned by Joshua or Cassidy Messer of Mount Washingon, Kentucky.


Black & Tan Female: Corey Gruver, 15, of Greenville, Pennsylvania handled GR CH ‘PR’ Misty Hill’s Small Town Penny owned by Kitty Gilliland of Greenville, Pennsylvania.

Bluetick Male: Seth Adkins of Quaker City, Ohio, handled GR CH ‘PR’ Clifts T-Ridge Thing, owned by Jason Clift of Caldwell, Ohio.


English Male: Austin Shettler (right), 14, of Union City, Pennsylvania handled GR CH ‘PR’ Milarken’s Rockin’ Jack Flash, owned by Connie Atwood of Bearlke, Pennsylvania. Also shown is Derek Novak.

Plott Male: Corey Grover, 15, of Greenville, Pennsylvania handled GR CH ‘PR’ C’Ville Sulfur Creek Rush, PLT, owned by Kitty Gilliland of Greenville, Pennsylvania.

Redbone Male: Justin Hogan of Windber, Pennsylvania handled GR CH ‘PR’ Midnight Vindicator’s Vengence, owned b y Scott Hogan of Windber, Pennsylvania.


Redbone Female: Alexa Heiser (left), 15, of Hartford City, Indiana handled GR CH ‘PR’ Black Knight’s Witchy Lil Ann, owned by Deb Crump (right) of Hartford City, Indiana.


Treeing Walker Male: Lauren Lester (center), 10, of Liberty, Indiana handled her dog GR CH ‘PR’ Shawnees Mr. Boregard. Also shown are Roxanne and Michael Lester.

Treeing Walker Female: Melinda Hicks, 15, of Rome, Ohio, handled GR CH ‘PR’ Beechwood So. Fork River Cindy, TW, owned by Megan Rimel and Erik Fisher of Rome, Ohio.

Champion Breed Winners

Black & Tan Female: Justin Hogan, 13, of Windber, Pennsylvania, handled his dog CH ‘PR’ Rocky Top Reba.

Bluetick Male: Jeff Nemerovsky, 15, of Jefferson, Ohio, handled CH GR NITE CH ‘PR’ Mead’s Blue Jet 8, BLU, owned by John Teeters of Alexandria, Ohio.


Bluetick Female: Jeff Nemerovsky (center), 15, of Jefferson, Ohio handled his dog, CH ‘PR’ Jeff’s Rock Hard Tree-N Jessie. Also shown are Jarrod Ball and Autumn Clements.


English Male: Brandon Loy, 17, of Sisterville, West Virginia, handled CH Underwood’s Blue Mtn. Diablo owned by Ethan Underwood of Friendly, West Virginia.


English Female: Taylor Willoughby, 8, of Watkinsville, Georgia handled NITE CH CH ‘PR’ Born’s Hackin’ Princess, owned by Chris Born also of Watkinsville, Georgia.


Plott Male: Austin Gray, 8, of Titusville, Pennsylvania handled CH ‘PR’ Gray’s North Country Bear, owned by William and Wendy Gray also of Titusville, Pennsylvnia.


Plott Female: Austin Gray, 8, of Titusville, Pennsylvania handled CH ‘PR’ Gray’s North Country Minnie, owned by William and Wendy Gray also of Titusville, Pennsylvania.


Redbone Male: Corey Gruver, 15, of Greenville, Pennsylvania handled his dog CH ‘PR’ Tree RIzin’s Rocky Road.


Treeing Walker Male: Bridgette Clary of Brodnax, Virginia handled her dog CH ‘PR’ Clary’s HiSpeed This Buds 4U.

Treeing Walker Female: Autumn Beland, 12, of Bedford, Pennsylvania handled CH ‘PR’ Beland’s Shining Little Angel, TW, owned by Amelia Beland also of Bedford, Pennsylvania.


Black & Tan Coonhound

Junior Male and Best Male of Breed: Kayla Leadingham (center), 11, of Greenup, Kentucky handled ‘PR’ Evans Laurel Creek TJ owned by Clifton Evans of Greenup, Kentucky. Also shown are Allen Leadingham and James Evans.


Senior Male: Maverick Whitehead, 17, (shown) of Brodhead, Kentucky handled ‘PR’ Dixieland Buzz, owned by Nathan Robertson of Kentwood, Louisiana.


Senior Female and Best Female of Breed: Tonya Smith, 6, (right) of Louisville, Illinois handled her dog ‘PR’ Bad to the Bones Little Sally. Also shown are Patty, Timothy and Lyndon Smith.

Bluetick Coonhound

Junior Male: Kyle Ehrhart, 10, (center) of Windsor, Ohio handled ‘PR’ Blue Diamond Grave Digger owned by Tom Sole (left) and Dustin Ehrhart (right) of Garretsville, Ohio.

Senior Male and Best Male of Breed: Adam Rogers of Stumps, Arkansas handled his dog NITE CH ‘PR’ Rogers Blue Guss.

Female Puppy and Best Female of Breed: Zach Murphy of Rome, Ohio handled ‘PR’ She’s My Kinda Rain, owned by Megan Rimel or Erik Fisher of Rome, Ohio.

Junior Female: Reed Barto of Indiana, Pennsylvania handled ‘PR’ May’s Blue Precious owned by Greg May or Greensboro, Pennsylvania.

English Coonhound

Male Puppy and Best Male of Breed: Austin Shettler (right), 14, of Union City, Pennsylvania handled his dog ‘PR’ Rosco Redneck Coletrain.


Junior Male: Nick Kirkland (right) handled ‘PR’ Thunderwood Big Ceder, owned by Brenda or Mark Kirkland (left) of Blairsville, Pennsylvania.

Senior Male: Austin Daniel of Watkinsville, Georgia handled NITE CH ‘PR’ Broad River Slamin Slim, owned by Danny Colquitt of Carlton, Georgia.


Junior Female and Best Female of Breed: Autumn Beland (center), 12, of Bedford, Pennsylvania handled her dog Will’s Mt. Gooseberry. Also shown are Andi Elburn and Amanda Beland.

Senior Female: Ryan Ellsworth of Binghamton, Kentucky handled his dog ‘PR’ Elsworth’s Banshee Brandy.

Plott Hound

Male Puppy and Best Male of Breed: Austin Gray, 8, of Titusville, Pennsylvania handled ‘PR’ Gray’s North Country Scout, owned by Bill or Wendy Gray of Titusville, Pennsylvania.


Female Puppy and Best Female of Breed: Savanna Brooks (right) of Cascade, Wisconsin handled her dog Brooks Black Betty. Also shown is Nicole Bergbauer.

Redbone Coonhound

Junior Male: Allie Harvey, 10, of West Newton, Pennsylvania handled ‘PR’ Harvey’s Redneck Ruger, owned by Art Harvey of West Newton, Pennsylvania.


Senior Male and Best Male of Breed: Roger Dyer, 16, of Glouster, Ohio handled ‘PR’ Moran’s Midnight Zoom Zoom Zoom owned by Fred Moran of Sutersville, Pennsylvania.

Treeing Walker Coonhound
Junior Male: Tanner Wheeler of Mill Hall, Pennsylvania handled Wheeler’s Big Mountain Skeeter, owned by Mark and Ethan Wheeler of Mill Hall, Pennsylvania.


Senior Male and Best Male of Breed: Cole Clark (third from right) handled his dog ‘PR’ Hardwood Blitz Attack co-owned with Kenny Clark of Carrollton, Ohio.

Junior Female and Best Female of Breed: Amelia Beland, 9, of Bedford, Pennysylvania handled her dog ‘PR’ Wills Mt. Puzzle co-owned with Autumn Beland.


Senior Female: Breona Hallen, 9, of Ashville, Pennsylvania, handled ‘PR’ RIngo Cherokee Sleepy Jean, owned by Jonathan Rich of Ashville, Pennsylvania.

Treeing Contest

Maverick Whitehead handled Dix River Hammering Molly. 128 barks per minute.

Water Race

1st: Grant Hardesty handled Spud.


2nd: Ryan Ellsworth handled Brandy.


3rd: Maverick Whitehead handled Dix River Hammering Molly


4th: Jeff Nemerovsky handled Thunder.