Jamie Springs and 6-Year Old Monster – 2025 Meeker Classic Champions

WE HAVE COMPLETED THE INITIAL DRAW FOR ACCEPTED ENTRIES

The committee  has completed the Initial Draw for the Meeker Classic Accepted Entries and Wait List for 2026.  You will  see the first 136 dogs on the ACCEPTED ENTRY LIST and the others are placed on the WAIT LIST in the ORDER DRAWN.

  • DRAW PROCESS – This is in compliance with USBCA guidelines
  • WAIT LIST – The Wait List will move between now and August. We encourage all handlers to let us know as soon as possible if you think you will be unable to attend. This will give handlers on the Wait List the time to make plans to attend.

Handler Information for the Trial – 2026

  • ALL HANDLERS MUST CHECK-IN AND SIGN A WAIVER BEFORE RUNNING THEIR DOGS – NO EXCEPTIONS
  • CHECK-IN &  WELCOME DINNER  – Tuesday evening, September 8, 2026 –   5-7  PM  at the Hospitality Tent on site.
  • ALL OTHER CHECK-INS LATER IN THE WEEK – at the Clerk Shed by the Announcer’s Stand – Handlers MUST check in in person
  • PRACTICE FIELD – We have some great people hosting the Practice Field – Located up behind the Green Cabins – Download FORM
  • HANDLER’S MEETINGS  – 6:45 every morning of the Preliminaries and the Semi-Finals, Finals – TBA
  • DRAW for SEMI FINAL RUN ORDER – we will do this at the Handler’s Dinner at 5:30 Friday Evening
  • HANDLER’S DINNER – Social Hour begins at 5:15 AT THE TRIAL SITE ON FRIDAY EVENING, draw for the Semi-Finals Running Order will be at 5:30, Dinner at 6:00 compliments of Mountain West Insurance.
  • DRAW FOR FINAL RUN ORDER – Saturday evening after the last Semi-Final Run – Announcer’s Stand
  • 3-2-1 ACTION Video will be filming a 5 days of the competition – you can make arrangements to purchase a video during the trial or visit their WEBSITE
  • CANINE SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHAB SERVICES – ONSITE – DR. ALICE BAKER MEUTEN – CLICK HERE –  will be located in at the EXHAUST

About the competition:

We will run 135 dogs in the 2026 Preliminaries – each dog gets one preliminary run.

Preliminary runs – Wednesday, September 9, 2026  thru Friday, September11, 2026. 135 Dogs will run in the preliminary runs – each dog gets one run.  There will be 30 dogs run on Saturday for the Semi-Finals, and the top 12 Semi-Final Scores will run on Sunday in the final round. QUALIFYING ENTRIES TO THE SEMI-FINALS . The top 8 scoring runs from each qualifying day will advance to the Semi-Final Round (8 dogs/day for Sept 9, 10 and 11, 2026).  Upon completion of all qualifying runs, the top 6 scoring dogs that have not already qualified (regardless of the day ran) will also advance to the Semi-Finals.

Preliminary Schedule:

 Wednesday, Thursday and  Friday:

  • Dogs 1 – 45    Wednesday  9/09/2026  (45 Dogs)
  • Dogs 46 – 90  Thursday 9/10/2026 (45 Dogs)
  • Dogs 91 – 135 Friday  9/11/2026 (45 Dogs)

HELP is available on the DogTrialEntry.com website or by contacting us!  Please call or email Maym with questions!  970-878-0111 or trials@meekersheepdog.com.

If you want to cancel an entry or make a substitution – please email Maym at trials@meekersheepdog.com

Directions to Practice Field (from Meeker Classic trial field).

1260 County Road 8, Meeker **Google Maps will take you to the wrong place
Follow the directions below:
• Head East on Hwy 13 out of Meeker via Market Street
• Go 1.4 miles – turn right on County Road 8
• Go 1.2 Miles on County Road 8 – TURN RIGHT AT THE GREEN CABINS & CROSS BRIDGE
• Follow the road to the right past the Green Cabins
• Past a tan log house on the right and then a stucco house on the left -don’t turn left towards that house
• There is a sign with the GOEDERT name and address just across from the shop
• Take a right down lane that goes through a hay field (you will be heading west – back towards town)
• Their house is a two story red house under 2 big willow trees – (their place is .8 of a mile from the bridge when you cross the river
• Terry or Dee Ann – 970-261-2855

HANDLER LODGING OPTIONS

Dry camping for handlers will be available on site.  Potable water and portajohns are available. We will arrange for septic and water delivery (fee basis) during the trial. Below are some other options available for Handlers:

2026 Meeker Classic Judge
Angie Coker-Sells, Tecumseh, OK

We are honored to introduce Angie Coker-Sells as the 2026 Meeker Classic Judge.  A familiar face at Meeker, Angie has been competing as a handler since 1998. In 2008 she became the first U.S. judge to judge the Meeker Classic.  She is the ideal person to serve as our  judge as the Meeker Classic celebrates our 40th anniversary.

Angie Coker-Sells lives on her family’s ranch in central Oklahoma with her husband Scott and daughter Kyann. They maintain a flock of 200 White Dorper ewes, a small herd of Kiko goats and Angus cross cows.

Angie Coker-Sells began competing at Meeker in 1998 winnings the Reserve Championship
with Sweep. She came back the next year to win the championship with Sweep in addition tying
for Reserve with Gunner. She was also a finalist in 2000 and won the international challenge
competition against a Great Britton competitor and New Zealander.

Angie & Link 2021

After 2000 Angie took a 10 year break from trialing to raise her family, but came back after that and was honored to be a finalist again at Meeker in 2017 and in 2021. She walked to the post in the 2021 Double Lift finals with Link and Soot, ending up 3rd with Link and 8th with Soot. A great year with an impressive show for the two as they enter the prime of their lives.

Angie trains about 15 dogs a year. These are mostly dogs for clients that want a trial dog.
Angie was in college and involved showing cutting horses when she got her first Border Collie pup at a cutting in 1991.

A self-taught trainer and trailer, she’s been doing so ever since. She read several books and watched some videos, but mostly learned from doing it herself. Her philosophy on working dogs and handling stock is centered around respect and being respectful.

That translates into stockmanship and understanding the stock and the dog and getting the job
done in the most efficient, least stressful manner for all parties involved. This mindset has been
successful for Angie on the trial field, her ranch and in her stockdog training business.

Angie – Judging 2008

Some of her accomplishments are:
* USBCHA Open Finals Champion (to date youngest person to win this title) Only 3 other women are currently Finals
Champions)
* Two Time Reserve USBCHA Finals Champion
* First handler to win Open and Reserve Champion at the same finals.
* Two Time USBCHA Nursery Champion and twice Reserve Nursery Champion
* Meeker Classic Champion
* Soldier Hollow Champion

Previous judging honors:
* USBCHA Finals – Three times and the first woman from North America to judge it.
* Bluegrass Classic
* Meeker Classic
* Canada National Finals
* Many other trials over the years across the country.

We congratulate Angie on her achievements and her dedication to stockmanship as she works and trains her dogs.

RESULTS & ARCHIVES

MEEKER CLASSIC CHAMPIONS 1987 – 2021

1987    Elvin Kopp & Jeff                     Canada

1988    Bill Berhow & Jen                    Montana

1989    Jack Knox & Maid                   Virginia

1990    Dodie Green & Roy                 Arizona

1991    Bill Berhow & Jen                    Florida

1992    Marv Brown & Samba             South Dakota

1993    Bill Berhow & Nick                  Montana

1994    Dorrance Eikamp & Blue        Wyoming

1995    Bruce Fogt & Molly                 Ohio

1996    Kathy Knox & Bob                   Missouri

1997    Alasdair Mac Rae & Nan         Virginia

1998    Alasdair Mac Rae & Nan         Virginia

1999    Angie Pickle & Sweep              Oklahoma

2000    Derek Fisher & Heidi               Idaho

2001    Alasdair Mac Rae & Sweep     Virginia

2002    Melinda Hanley & Meg           Kentucky

2003    Beverly Lambert & Pippa        Connecticut

2004    Beverly Lambert & Bill            Connecticut

2005    Scott Glen & Pleat                   Canada

2006    Tom Wilson & Sly                    Virginia

2007    Tom Wilson & Sly                    Virginia

2008    Dennis Gellings & Jake            Canada

2009    Amanda Milliken & Ethel        Canada

2010    Suzy Applegate & Buzz         California

2011    Amanda Milliken & Clive      Canada

2012    Faansie Basson & Don           South Africa

2013    Dennis Gellings & Tess          Canada

2014    Ron Enzeroth & Mick             Texas

2015    Amanda Milliken & Howell   Canada

2016    Amanda Milliken & Howell   Canada

2017    Dennis Edwards & Coup        Wyoming

2018    Derek Fisher & Nell     Idaho

2019     Scott Glen & Taff  Canada

2020 – No Trial – Covid

2021    Scott Glen & Alice  Canada

2022 – Faansie Basson & Jack   Texas

2023 – Tom Wilson & Bet

2024 – Scott Glen & Pip