Next Generation Spotlight Series

Tentative Schedule

State Youth Championships and Youth Nationals are Double Point Events

Event	Month	Date	City	State
Event 2025
Event Louisiana State Youth Championship	Month March	Date 8	City Provencal	State LA
Event Texas State Youth Championship	Month March	Date 15	City McDade	State TX
Event North Carolina State Youth Championship	Month April	Date 26	City Albemarle	State NC
Event American Black & Tan Association Youth Championship	Month May	Date 2,3	City Flora	State IL
Event Georgia State Youth Championship	Month May	Date 10	City La Grange	State GA
Event Maryland State Youth Championship	Month May	Date 17	City Chesapeake City	State MD
Event Virginia State Youth Championship	Month May	Date 17	City Saltville	State VA
Event West Virginia State Youth Championship	Month May	Date 24	City Beverly	State WV
Event National Plott Hound Association Youth Championship	Month May	Date 31	City Glouster	State OH
Event Missouri CF State Youth Championship	Month May	Date 31	City TBD	State MO
Event United English Breeders & Fanciers Youth Championship	Month June	Date 7	City Flora	State IL
Event Treeing Walker Breeders & Fanciers Youth Championship	Month June	Date 7	City Parker	State PA
Event Wisconsin State Youth Championship	Month June	Date 14	City Brooklyn	State WI
Event Pennsylvania State Youth Championship	Month June	Date 21	City TBD	State PA
Event National Redbone CHA Youth Championship	Month June	Date 26	City Odon	State IN
Event Illinois State Youth Championship	Month July	Date 5	City Pocahontas	State IL
Event New Hampshire State Youth Championship	Month July	Date 5	City TBD	State NH
Event New York State Youth Championship	Month July	Date 5	City TBD	State NY
Event Indiana State Youth Championship	Month July	Date 12	City TBD	State IN
Event Michigan State Youth Championship	Month July	Date 12	City Battle Creek	State MI
Event UKC Youth Nationals	Month July	Date 18,19	City Milton	State IN
Event Ohio State Youth Championship	Month August	Date 9	City tbd	State OH
Event Iowa State Youth Championship	Month August	Date 8,9	City Bussey	State IA
Event Minnesota State Youth Championship	Month August	Date 23	City TBD	State MN
Event Kentucky State Youth Championship	Month September	Date 6	City TBD	State KY
Event Arkansas State Youth Championship	Month October	Date 4	City TBD	State AL
Event Kansas State Youth Championship	Month October	Date 11	City TBD	State KS
Event Tennessee State Youth Championship	Month October	Date 11	City TBD	State TN
Event Bluetick Breeders & Coonhunters Youth Championship	Month October	Date 16,17,18	City TBD
Event Nebraska State Youth Championship	Month October	Date 18	City TBD	State NE
Event Alabama State Youth Championship	Month November	Date 1	City TBD	State AL
Event Southeastern Treeing Walker Youth Championship	Month November	Date 8	City Union	State SC
Event Florida State Youth Championship	Month December	Date 6	City Crawfordville	State FL
Event Mississippi State Youth Championship	Month December	Date 6	City Lucedale	State MS
Event South Carolina State Youth Championship	Month December	Date 13	City Georgetown	State SC
Event Oklahoma State Youth Championship	Month TBD	Date TBD	City TBD	State OK
Event

Standings

Nite Hunt & Bench Show

Name	State	Points
Name List updated on 4/3/2025
Name NAME	State STATE	Points POINTS
Name NITE HUNT SENIOR DIVISION
Name Libby Ann Lancaster	State NE	Points 70
Name Brooke Sneed	State NC	Points 60
Name Dane Blessing	State MO	Points 60
Name Regan Middlesworth	State IA	Points 60
Name Trenton Roark	State VA	Points 50
Name Kason Appel	State IA	Points 40
Name Ashlynn Hillis	State TN	Points 30
Name Ayden Mitchell	State KY	Points 30
Name Dixi Manns	State WV	Points 30
Name Hannah Cable	State OH	Points 30
Name Keagen Somers	State MI	Points 30
Name Lily Canouse	State PA	Points 30
Name Troy Smith	State PA	Points 30
Name Amanda Conaway	State OH	Points 20
Name Colton Lentner	State MN	Points 20
Name Easton Taylor	State TX	Points 20
Name Kaelynn White	State IA	Points 20
Name Kole Murphy	State MI	Points 20
Name Korwin Norton	State MO	Points 20
Name Nikolus Schellhorn	State MO	Points 20
Name Parker David Robbins	State NC	Points 20
Name Sydney Davis	State MO	Points 20
Name Baylie Smith	State VT	Points 10
Name Brayden Keen	State VA	Points 10
Name Brody Bailey	State NC	Points 10
Name Carson Klam	State TX	Points 10
Name Darby Walther	State IL	Points 10
Name Donovan Blake Shull	State WV	Points 10
Name Dylan Hurst	State WV	Points 10
Name Gavin Schaffner	State IA	Points 10
Name Grace Lawhorn	State OH	Points 10
Name Hunter Kisamore	State WV	Points 10
Name Hunter Smithson	State IN	Points 10
Name Jacob Black	State PA	Points 10
Name Jacob Brooks	State VA	Points 10
Name Jakob Whitelock	State IN	Points 10
Name Jayla Abel	State VA	Points 10
Name Josslyn Nicole Hunt	State KY	Points 10
Name Kyle Ashley	State KY	Points 10
Name Micah Kember	State ON	Points 10
Name Montana Wood	State MO	Points 10
Name Patrick Burton	State NC	Points 10
Name Tate Barfield	State OK	Points 10
Name Tyler Chastain	State GA	Points 10
Name William Alden Foust Jr	State NC	Points 10
Name NITE HUNT JUNIOR DIVISION
Name Jaxon Cable	State IN	Points 90
Name Braxton Reighard	State IA	Points 80
Name Easton Michael Kisamore	State WV	Points 60
Name Dominic Hall	State MI	Points 50
Name Lydia Jordyn Hayse	State IL	Points 50
Name Remi Eason	State OH	Points 40
Name Adalynn Hasseld	State MI	Points 20
Name Anna Belle Davis	State SC	Points 20
Name Cade Simmons	State NC	Points 20
Name Camron Morrison	State KY	Points 20
Name Ellison Chynoweth	State FL	Points 20
Name Jace Karl	State TX	Points 20
Name Jace Reed	State TX	Points 20
Name James Smith	State NC	Points 20
Name Jase Storey	State GA	Points 20
Name Jayce Woodward	State MI	Points 20
Name Jessica Lester	State VA	Points 20
Name John Hein Jr	State OH	Points 20
Name Kolton L Shockley	State OH	Points 20
Name Layla Ramey	State GA	Points 20
Name Maybre Falkenhain	State IL	Points 20
Name Naomi Bunting	State IL	Points 20
Name Ricky Barnes	State IA	Points 20
Name Will Downing	State GA	Points 20
Name Addisyn La Plant	State VT	Points 10
Name Alyanna Collins	State VA	Points 10
Name Anna Grace Mullins	State AL	Points 10
Name Anson Schultz	State MI	Points 10
Name Ashlynn Clement	State IA	Points 10
Name Caleb Black	State PA	Points 10
Name Camron Brice Lambert	State WV	Points 10
Name Caseyn Scruggs	State TN	Points 10
Name Clay Manns	State WV	Points 10
Name Colton Rorvik	State IN	Points 10
Name Easton Ramey	State GA	Points 10
Name Elijah Isch	State IN	Points 10
Name Evan Talley	State AL	Points 10
Name Finley Kais Higgins	State TN	Points 10
Name Gracie Bigley	State MO	Points 10
Name James Garrison	State VT	Points 10
Name Jason Bigley Jr	State MO	Points 10
Name Josh Ashley	State KY	Points 10
Name Karson Barrett	State WI	Points 10
Name Koy Appel	State IA	Points 10
Name Matthew Shockley	State OH	Points 10
Name Owen Rorvik	State IN	Points 10
Name Skylar Crocker	State MI	Points 10
Name Talon Ard	State MS	Points 10
Name William Nance	State OK	Points 10
Name Zeke Mc Gowan	State KY	Points 10
Name Zelyah Anne Ealy	State PA	Points 10
Name BENCH SHOW SENIOR DIVISION
Name Hannah Cable	State OH	Points 220
Name Jordyn Brooks	State VA	Points 140
Name Libby Ann Lancaster	State NE	Points 140
Name Brody Bailey	State NC	Points 120
Name Halee Lewis	State TN	Points 110
Name Dakota Blanchett	State VA	Points 90
Name Montana Wood	State MO	Points 80
Name Abby Weber	State OH	Points 60
Name Aubrey Servello	State MI	Points 60
Name Aubrie Olinger	State OH	Points 60
Name Ayden Mitchell	State KY	Points 50
Name Blake Roberts	State FL	Points 40
Name Kendyl Akers	State OH	Points 40
Name Lailah Schuett	State WI	Points 40
Name Scarlett Welsh	State WI	Points 40
Name Alexis Paine	State MI	Points 30
Name Jenny Carmack	State IN	Points 30
Name Lily Canouse	State PA	Points 30
Name Ashton Brooks	State FL	Points 20
Name Baylie Smith	State VT	Points 20
Name Bethany Paine	State MO	Points 20
Name Chase Holthaus	State IA	Points 20
Name Cole Loveland	State OK	Points 20
Name Elia Faith Martinez	State TX	Points 20
Name Emma Hall	State TX	Points 20
Name Halee Timmons	State OH	Points 20
Name Josslyn Nicole Hunt	State KY	Points 20
Name Kason Appel	State IA	Points 20
Name Leah Penny	State NC	Points 20
Name Mikayla Tremblay	State AL	Points 20
Name Trenton Roark	State VA	Points 20
Name Alexis Mc Cane	State OH	Points 10
Name Amanda Conaway	State OH	Points 10
Name Caden Bunting	State IL	Points 10
Name Chase Chesser	State KY	Points 10
Name Damaris Kember	State ON	Points 10
Name Darby Walther	State IL	Points 10
Name Eli Runyon	State WV	Points 10
Name Emma Beede	State VT	Points 10
Name Gavin Schaffner	State IA	Points 10
Name Gesnan Mejia	State VA	Points 10
Name Isaac Parker Ramey	State GA	Points 10
Name Jett Hutcheson	State TN	Points 10
Name Mahalie Hill	State NC	Points 10
Name Noah Stephen Foust	State NC	Points 10
Name Oliver Walker	State MI	Points 10
Name Rayven Eye	State WV	Points 10
Name Reilly Eubanks	State TX	Points 10
Name Rhett Patterson	State IL	Points 10
Name Steven "isaac" White	State WV	Points 10
Name BENCH SHOW JUNIOR DIVISION
Name Lane Bally	State WI	Points 220
Name Jaxon Cable	State IN	Points 130
Name Jacelyn Davis	State AL	Points 100
Name Paisley Warner	State WV	Points 80
Name Ashlynn Clement	State IA	Points 60
Name Aubrey Neher	State MO	Points 60
Name Colton Rorvik	State IN	Points 60
Name Ethan Faith	State MI	Points 60
Name Mathias Hoover	State SC	Points 60
Name Addisyn La Plant	State VT	Points 50
Name Eva Lancaster	State NE	Points 50
Name Fallon Mc Candless	State PA	Points 50
Name Gracie Bigley	State MO	Points 50
Name Owen Rorvik	State IN	Points 50
Name Sophia Edwards	State IL	Points 50
Name William Nance	State OK	Points 50
Name Brier Welsh	State WI	Points 40
Name John Hein Jr	State OH	Points 40
Name Kiera Clement	State IA	Points 40
Name Payton Emory	State NC	Points 40
Name William Keith Blackburn	State TX	Points 40
Name Ashlynn Millwood	State GA	Points 30
Name Audra Maxine Blackburn	State TX	Points 30
Name Aylah Phillips	State IN	Points 30
Name Bentlee Rogers	State WV	Points 30
Name Hunter Mitchell	State WV	Points 30
Name Jason Bigley Jr	State MO	Points 30
Name Layla Ramey	State GA	Points 30
Name Quincy Appel	State IA	Points 30
Name Abby Jacobsen	State OK	Points 20
Name Abigail Earnest	State FL	Points 20
Name Anna Belle Davis	State SC	Points 20
Name Brady Clark	State PA	Points 20
Name Brody James Spence	State FL	Points 20
Name Caleb Black	State PA	Points 20
Name Camron Morrison	State KY	Points 20
Name Cody Mc Pherson	State AR	Points 20
Name Easton Ramey	State GA	Points 20
Name Emilie Olinger	State OH	Points 20
Name Gage Lambert	State WV	Points 20
Name Gracie Clark	State PA	Points 20
Name Kailyn Warner	State WV	Points 20
Name Kolt Sullins	State MO	Points 20
Name Kyle Blanchett	State VA	Points 20
Name Lane Caudle	State NC	Points 20
Name Lea Schlegel	State IN	Points 20
Name Luke Musgrave	State WV	Points 20
Name Lynlee Neher	State MO	Points 20
Name Maybre Falkenhain	State IL	Points 20
Name Nathan Eberle	State IN	Points 20
Name Page Seip	State VT	Points 20
Name Parker David Robbins	State NC	Points 20
Name Raelyn Peacock	State GA	Points 20
Name Rowan Williston	State MI	Points 20
Name Rylee Muntz	State TX	Points 20
Name Rylee Puckett	State OH	Points 20
Name Scotty Garrison	State VT	Points 20
Name Talon Ard	State MS	Points 20
Name Wyatt Olin Jayroe	State SC	Points 20
Name Zack Fackler	State MI	Points 20
Name Zoey Fackler	State MI	Points 20
Name Abby Burdue	State OH	Points 10
Name Abigail Kember	State ON	Points 10
Name Alidnnah Ware	State IL	Points 10
Name Andrew Lingo	State IN	Points 10
Name Anna Grace Mullins	State AL	Points 10
Name Anson Schultz	State MI	Points 10
Name Aubree Chesser	State KY	Points 10
Name Aubrie Olinger	State OH	Points 10
Name Ava Marion	State IN	Points 10
Name Ava Shrum	State TN	Points 10
Name Braelyn Murphy	State TX	Points 10
Name Brantley Sweeton	State TN	Points 10
Name Brasstin Austin	State VT	Points 10
Name Braxtin Shinn	State WV	Points 10
Name Bristol Oulds	State ON	Points 10
Name Bryson Rhodes	State WV	Points 10
Name Caseyn Scruggs	State TN	Points 10
Name Colton Case	State MI	Points 10
Name Ellody Burgett	State OH	Points 10
Name Ely Conaway	State OH	Points 10
Name Grace Bolin	State IL	Points 10
Name Hadlie Smith	State GA	Points 10
Name Hunter Brown	State ME	Points 10
Name Hunter Mitchell	State KY	Points 10
Name Isaiah Georg	State MD	Points 10
Name Jack Wikle	State WV	Points 10
Name Javyn Scruggs	State TN	Points 10
Name Kaden Molina	State IN	Points 10
Name Kailee J Morrison	State NC	Points 10
Name Katee Lewis	State TN	Points 10
Name Kinsley Smith	State WV	Points 10
Name Koy Appel	State IA	Points 10
Name Lane Brinkley	State IL	Points 10
Name Lincoln Ayala	State OK	Points 10
Name Ryan Davis Collins	State GA	Points 10
Name Saydee Young	State TN	Points 10
Name Tristen Livingston	State OH	Points 10
Name Waylon Shrum	State TN	Points 10

The United Kennel Club is pleased to announce the Next Generation Spotlight Series. This series has been established to ensure, promote, highlight, and recognize the future of the sport. With several hundred UKC licensed youth events around the country each year, the opportunities for youth today are endless. The Spotlight Series has been a long time coming and will now shed a light on the Next Generation of our sport.

A special thanks to Ray Conrad, owner of Bright Eyes Light Company and presenting sponsor of the Next Generation Spotlight Series, for his continued support of UKCs youth programs.

How to Participate

Any interested youth competitor can fill out the Junior Participant Enrollment Form (PDF) to get started.

Eligibility

Any youth between the ages of 5 and 17 years of age may compete and earn Spotlight Points. Any youth less than 5 years of age or any youth who has reached his or her 18th birthday is not eligible to participate in a UKC Licensed Youth Event and will not be eligible to earn Spotlight Points.

Junior and Senior Divisions

Youth from the age of 5 to 12 will have their points tabulated in the Junior Division. Youth from the age of 13 to 17 will have their points tabulated in the Senior Division. The age of the youth on June 1 of the series year will determine the division the youth will accrue points for during that entire year. This means that any youth reaching their 13th birthday AFTER June 1 will still have their points applied for the Junior Division standings, even though they will be competing in Senior Division casts on and after their 13th birthday. Any youth reaching their 18th birthday, although no longer eligible to compete and earn points, will retain any points earned previously and be eligible for year-end honors.

Points Awarded

Points will be calculated starting on June 1 of each year, and end on May 31 of the following year. Ten points will be awarded to each youth handler who picks up a plus-point cast win at any UKC Licensed Youth Only Nite Hunt.

Ten points will be awarded to each youth handler winning one of the six categories at any UKC Licensed Youth Only Bench Show. Those categories include Best of Show Male, Best of Show Female, Champion Male, Champion Female, Grand Champion Male, and Grand Champion Female. Points are not awarded for Class or Best of Breed wins, except for UKC Youth Nationals where points are awarded in each age class. Effective June 1, 2018, a youth may be credited Spotlight Series points for no more than two category wins at the same show; however, there is no limit to the number of dogs that may be entered and shown by a youth in the same show. A youth may earn Spotlight Points in any UKC Licensed Youth Only event and in any state.

Bonus Points Events

Points will be doubled (20) at any UKC Licensed State Youth Championship. There will not be more than one Youth State Championship per state that is a Double Points Event. In the event there is more than one event in any given state advertised as a Youth State Championship, the Upcoming Event listing will denote the State Youth Championship that is approved as a Double Points Event.

Additionally, the UKC Youth Nationals, held in July each year, will be a Double Points Event. No other events such as Breed Association, YEP Events, or otherwise will be Double Points Events. Bonus Points Events were established to encourage youth to support their state youth program. A tentative list of Double Points Events are listed on the UKC website.

Recording Spotlight Series Points

There will be a separate form included in each Youth Event Packet. Club officials shall record the name and age of each youth that earned points at the event. That form will include information for both the Bench Show and Nite Hunt winners.

Notice to Youth Handlers - Any youth that earned points at the event shall make it their responsibility to give the Bench Show Judge or the Master of Hounds their information before they leave the club that day. Otherwise, UKC or the club is not responsible, and any points earned may not be awarded. This is part of being a responsible youth if you want your points to count in the standings.

Spotlight Series Standings

A list of the current standings will be posted monthly on the UKC website and Coonhound Bloodlines. Monthly standings are based on event reports processed on or before the date of the update. Points will be tabulated separately for Nite Hunts and Bench Shows and by Junior and Senior Divisions.

Spotlight Series Winners

Each year the winners of each division will be recognized on Saturday at the UKC Youth Nationals. In addition to the recognition, award, and prestige of being a winner in the Spotlight Series, Bright Eyes will present the winner with a special signature Spotlight Series hunting light denoting the winner's honorable achievement.

Tie-Breakers

Any ties will be broken as follows:

1. Most First Place Nite Hunt Event Wins. / Most Category Wins.
2. Most events where points were earned.
3. The youth who earned their total amount of points first.