Kaysville hosts USDAA Rocky Mountain Regional as teams chase Cynosport spots
Kaysville’s packed-dirt arena became a Cynosport pressure test as USDAA crowned regional champions in Masters, Steeplechase and Grand Prix classes.
Bad Ass Agility turned the Davis County Agricultural Heritage Center in Kaysville, Utah, into a two-ring, indoor packed-dirt proving ground for the USDAA Rocky Mountain Regional Championship, a licensed regional held May 29-31, 2026. The entry deadline was Friday, May 15, with a secondary move-up deadline of Monday, May 25, and the officiating panel featured Roger Ly of San Jose, California, and Kari Massoth of Bend, Oregon. The setup was classic regional pressure: tight logistics, no room to coast, and a venue at 788 South 50 West built to reward clean lines and steady handling.
USDAA’s June winners roundup put the spotlight on the champions who rose through the weekend’s marquee classes, including Masters Challenge Biathlon, Masters 2 and 3 Dog Teams, Strategic Games, Steeplechase and Grand Prix. That matters because the Rocky Mountain Regional is not just a local title stop, it is a qualifier for Cynosport, the year-end dog agility world games where the season’s best chase bigger recognition. USDAA has said 2026 is its 40th anniversary year, and the road ends at the 2026 Cynosport Dog Agility World Games, scheduled for November 11-15 in Tucson, Arizona.
The weekend’s rhythm made the stakes feel even sharper. Friday and Saturday both opened with 7:00 a.m. check-in and measuring, 7:30 a.m. briefings and walk-throughs, and 8:00 a.m. first dogs on the line, while Sunday shifted to a Steeplechase finals briefing at 8:30 a.m., a 9:00 a.m. start, and Grand Prix walk-throughs after Steeplechase runs wrapped. Team and biathlon awards followed the team relay on Saturday, and class awards were set for the end of each class on Sunday, the kind of schedule that keeps handlers locked in from the first run to the final ribbon.
Kaysville has become a familiar waypoint in that chase. USDAA’s 2025 Rocky Mountain Regional was held at the same Davis County Agricultural Heritage Center, and the 2026 season spread regionals across the country, from Greenville, Texas, to Barto, Pennsylvania and Salem, Oregon. In a sport where one wobble can cost a qualifying weekend, the Rocky Mountain Regional again showed how the national title hunt is built on local weekends that demand speed, precision and nerve.
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