Tournament of Champions Qualifiers - By The Numbers
February 5, 2022
Source: Trevor Wade
Job Title: Coonhound Program Manager
Email: twade@ukcdogs.com
The figures are in and these are the 1,333 qualifiers for the 2022 UKC Tournament of Champions! Qualifiers may now submit their entries online and start getting ready for regional competition in early April!
The top 96 hounds from regionals will advance to the Tournament of Champions finals on April 22 & 23 in Greencastle, Indiana, where they will compete for a share of our $250,000 purse, with $50,000 going to the first place winner!
All told, the hounds represent 35 states and all seven UKC Coonhound breeds, as well as more than two-dozen X-Bred hounds. Below, check out the breakdowns of our qualifiers who have worked hard all through 2021 to get here!
You can find our top cast winners in the table below. Congratulations to all our qualifiers and we can't wait for regional competition to get underway!
| DOG | BREED | SEX | OWNER(S) | STATE | CAST WINS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOG Updated as of 2/4/22 |
|||||
| DOG GRCH GRNITECHHOF 'PR' Mtn Top All Rat's Need D-Con HTX |
BREED TW |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Bill Lester |
STATE VA |
CAST WINS 41 |
| DOG GRNTIECH(4) 'PR' Heatseeker Unleash the Kraken |
BREED ENG |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Grant Whitmer, Trevor Hack |
STATE UT |
CAST WINS 27 |
| DOG GRCH(2) GRNITECH(4) 'PR' Caldwells Southern Belle HTX |
BREED TW |
SEX F |
OWNER(S) J. Laith Reagin, Phil Roberts |
STATE GA |
CAST WINS 26 |
| DOG GRCH GRNITECH(3) "PR' Bond Swamp Slammin Gus |
BREED ENG |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Carl M. Brown, Steve Reeves |
STATE GA |
CAST WINS 22 |
| DOG GRNITECH(5) GRCH 'PR' Patricks Cold Water Creek Chief |
BREED TW |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Randal Patrick |
STATE KY |
CAST WINS 17 |
| DOG GRNITECH 'PR' Briar Creek Steel Drum |
BREED ENG |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Chris Gerth, Jim Ridge |
STATE IN |
CAST WINS 16 |
| DOG GRNITECH(4) 'PR' Bennett Springs Joe |
BREED TW |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Douglas Carver, Carol Carver |
STATE NC |
CAST WINS 16 |
| DOG GRNITECH(2) Bad Habits Preacher Man |
BREED XB |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Caleb Griffin |
STATE SC |
CAST WINS 16 |
| DOG GRNITECH 'PR' Briar Creek Shady Lady |
BREED ENG |
SEX F |
OWNER(S) Jim Ridge, Chris Gerth |
STATE IN |
CAST WINS 15 |
| DOG GRNITECH 'PR' Little Bit of Money |
BREED TW |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Kevin Cable Jr., Fred Thoennes |
STATE IN |
CAST WINS 15 |
| DOG GRNITECH HOF 'PR' Wichita Tree Slobern Stubby |
BREED TW |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Paul E. Nichols |
STATE KS |
CAST WINS 15 |
| DOG GRNITECH 'PR' Rock Em Willy |
BREED TW |
SEX M |
OWNER(S) Ellis Keen |
STATE KY |
CAST WINS 15 |
| DOG GRNITECH 'PR' Collins Annie |
BREED TW |
SEX F |
OWNER(S) Tim Collins |
STATE MO |
CAST WINS 15 |
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