iFly Utah, Indoor Skydiving

Tonight some of the Miss Rodeo Utah contestants, Miss Rodeo America Kellie Jackson, the Washington State High School Queen Jonnie Crossland, and Miss Rodeo Utah committee member Jeff Haney went indoor skydiving at iFly in Ogden, Utah. It was so fun! We took a 20 minute safety class and practiced our skydiving position and then we each got in the tunnel and took turns flying. Our instructor, Deven was awesome and he showed us some of his many tricks. Thank you to Peggi Neilson for making arrangements to allow us all to come. Some of the divers that work at iFly are the same divers that you see at many rodeos throughout the summer that drop into the arena carrying the American flag, including the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo so I encourage everyone to go experience the fun at iFly.

The Miss Rodeo Utah Contestants that came were Tammy Jo Bardwell, Jamie Udell, Martina Wardle, KariAnne Berry, and Jackie McMullin. We also had a lot of spectators to watch our flight including some of our mothers and Ogden Pionner Days Secretary Jackie Belnap and her family.

Rodeo Queen Bootcamp

I have been to the Utah Rodeo Queen Boot Camp every year for the last 12 years in some capacity or another, and every year I have watched as Miss Rodeo Utah has taken an active role on its amazing staff. This year was almost surreal to me as I was able to stand in the boots of the women I have admired for such a long time. It was an amazing experience to actually be Miss Rodeo Utah and talk to girls about how to be the best they can be. It was an event to which I was looking forward since I won the crown last July. This year we had Miss Rodeo America, Kelly Jackson at the clinic and the girls learned everything about rodeo events, interviewing, public speaking, appearance, personality, horsemanship, and many other aspects of a pageant. There is also a judging clinic that is ran in conjunction with the rodeo queen clinic and there was a great turn out this year. I’d like to thank Mesia Murphy and Jennifer Flint for inviting me to be a part of their event.