The Field is Stacked

Posted on September 27, 2004 by SuperRetrieverSeries.com 

It should come as no surprise to anyone that J. Paul Jackson and Achilles are the top seeded team for the first event of the 2005 Mack's Super Retriever Series event held at El Campo, Texas. But even being fresh off a gold medal in the 2005 ESPN Great Outdoor Games, it won't be easy going.

Close on their tail are the formidable teams of Jerry Day and Nike (2nd Place - 2003 SportDOG Team of the Year), Stacey West and Rankin (3rd Place - 2003 SportDOG Team of the Year), defending SportDOG Team of the Year Scott Greer and Liza, and 2003 Great Outdoor Games Gold Medalist Chris Akin and Boomer.

While the seeds give an indication of which teams will perform the best day-in and day-out, that's not always the case for an SRS event. Consider the first stop on the 2004 series in Middleburg, Va. 16th seed David Opseth and Windy survived gale force winds to best many of this year's top seeds.

It's a long road to the SRS Championship; but the first stop is El Campo, Texas. These 58 teams will do their best to strike first and take the lead in the 2005 SportDOG Team of the Year race.

1. Achilles / J. Paul Jackson
2. Nike / Jerry Day
3. Rankin / Stacey West
4. Liza / Scott Greer
5. Boomer / Chris Akin
6. Stella / Derek Randle
7. Windy / Dana Giovannello
8. Spur / Richard McDonald
9. Jesse / Cade Gentry
10. Abby / Keith Allison
11. Dallas / Chris Akin
12. Savannah / Clint Johnson
13. Wind / Mark Lanier
14. Cosmo / Keith Allison
15. Ice / Jimmy McMahon
16. Slide / Chris Akin
17. Horton / Clint Johnson
18. Dory / Steve Earick
19. Sam / Richard McDonald
20. Chief / J. Paul Jackson
21. Babe / Ed Watson
22. Karma / David Witt
23. Rosie / Scott Baldwin
24. Boss / Steve Riggins
25. Bear / Bryan Grantom
26. Cajun Roux / Bill Autrey
27. Atom / J. Paul Jackson
28. Addie / Scott Greer
29. Dixie / Clint Johnson
30. Indy / Johnny Kinzey
31. Lady / Ed Watson
32. Roux / Bill Autrey
33. Tag / Bob Graham
34. Independence / Scott Baldwin
35. Chaser / Bobby Wills
36. Boo / Andy French
37. Jetta / J. Paul Jackson
38. Cotton / Crispin Crippen
39. Gold / Shari Miller
40. Brown / Bryan Grantom
41. Mischief / Richard McDonald
42. Win / Cokie Waggener
43. Jack / Crispin Crippen
44. Diamond / Scott Greer
45. Whiskey / Bo Brewer
46. Gal / Derek Randle
47. Lexi / Bryan Grantom
48. Big Boy / Ed Watson
49. Ruby / Fred Brown
50. Bess / Bobby Wills
51. James / Scott Baldwin
52. Jazz / Rody Best
53. Mandingo / Steve Riggins
54. Hannah / Fred Brown
55. Gauge / Bill Autrey
56. Slim / Bobby Wills
57. Babe / Shari Miller
58. Lady / Mickey Kendrick