Rod Hanawalt wins the Heartland Classic!
6/28/2009 8:09:44 PM
Nashua, IA - Rod Hanawalt of Ionia, IA, handling Wapsie River Rufus, a six-year old Treeing Walker male co-owned by Brad "Gomer" Messersmith has won the 2009 AKC Heartland Classic "Four-Wheeler Hunt!"
Youth hunter Jacob Bingham, hunting Darrell Strugill's Potomac River Son finished second and is the 2009 AKC Heartland Classic Reserve Champion. Jacob took home the Reserve Champion award from Imperial Trophies and the Garmn Astro 220 GPS tracking system with the DC-30 collar.
Bob Burgart, who made his second Final Four appearance in as many years at the Heartland Classic with his English Coonhound Simba placed third. He was awarded the 3rd place award from Imperial Trophies and the Tri-tronics G2 Ultra 2-dog training system for his win.
Placing fourth was Al Dancer with Wapsie Bottom Bo Duke. Duk e earned the 4th place award from Imperial Trophies, a 100-dollar gift certificate from Browns Dog Supply and a Bark Collar from Tri-tronics, Inc.
Top photo: Rod Hanawalt and Rufus with the spoils. Rod won the Kawasaki ATV and the coveted 2009 AKC Heartland Champion trophy by posting the winning score in the Final Four runoff early Sunday morning at the AKC Heartland Classic in Nashua, Iowa.
Photo at left: The 2009 AKC Heartland Classic Final Four. Standing: L-R: Judge Tony Rottinghaus, Judge Brett Meyers
Kneeling: L-R: Jacob Bingham with Son, Bob Burgart with Simba, Rod Hanawalt with Rufus, Al Dancer with Duke.
The AKC Heartland Classic is produced by the Heartland Classic Federation in conjunction with the Nashua Coon Hunters Club and the AKC.
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