Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo Names 2024 Utah Cowgirl Collective Members
After a successful inaugural year of the Utah Cowgirl Collective, the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo is excited to announce the 2024 class.
The Utah Cowgirl Collective believes in creating opportunities for building relationships, evolving the natural true grit in every woman while maintaining a foundation of compassion and kindness for all. Through charitable work in the community, social gatherings, workshops, and training sessions, this program is building new leaders within the Western lifestyle.
Six young ladies were selected from a group of 23 applicants from across the State of Utah. Each cowgirl will commit to a yearlong service to help the community, educate the youth on the western lifestyle, promote connection, kinship and cowgirl grit to all women and serve as the official ambassadors and flag girls of the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo in July.
“I continue to be extremely impressed with the deep level of talented cowgirls that we have had the honor to interview over the last two years for the Utah Cowgirl Collective and feel that we have another strong group of women that bring an array of backgrounds and interest to truly make this a Cowgirl Collective,” said Tommy Joe Lucia, Executive Director of the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo. “We had a very successful first year and I am excited to continue to expand our footprint and see the impact it has on our young ladies and community members.”
The six selected for as 2024 Utah Cowgirl Collective Ambassadors are:
· Mikyla Bagley – currently lives in Bluffdale, Utah, with her husband Kaden Olsen. She currently works for Intermountain Farmers Association (IFA) as a content writer utilizing her Ag business and communication degree from Southern Utah University. She was a Daniels Scholarship recipient.
· Paige Clem – resides in Ogden, Utah and is currently attending Utah State University getting a pre-vet degree. She is working with South Valley Equine in their rehab program. She and her sister run a goat breeding business where they lease out and sell goats for goat tying.
· Bailey Holmes – calls Cedar City, Utah home with her husband Hadley Holmes. Received a biology degree from Southern Utah University and recently accepted to Utah State University’s vet program for the Fall semester. Currently working as a vet tech in southern Utah and she also gives horseback riding lessons. She wants to be a rural vet when she completes her degree. Grew up 45 minutes North of Las Vegas, Nevada, but spent her summers on the family cattle ranch in Beaver, Utah.
· Madison McQuivey – from Highland, Utah with her husband Jarrod McQuivey. Attended BYU (Idaho) and received a degree as a physical therapist assistant. Currently going to graduate school at Utah Valley University to be a physician assistant. Plans to attend medical school to become a Physician. Volunteers with Strides Pediatric therapy and she also works with disabled veterans using hippotherapy.
· Falynn Mackey-Slack – lives in Hurricane, Utah, with her husband Harrison Slack. Her first name is pronounced Fallon. Her twin sister Bailee Mackey is currently serving as Miss Rodeo Wyoming. Pursuing her degree to be a Doctor of Chiropractic and interested in working on both humans and animals. Plans to attend Parker University to finish her chiropractic degree.
· Jaid Stowell – from Parowan, Utah. Attended Snow College and competed on the rodeo team. Currently attending Southern Utah University and getting a degree in Ag business and marketing. Recently won the WPRA permit barrel race at the Western Region event held in Salina, Utah. Family runs cattle and sheep on their ranch. Competed at the Junior NFR in Las Vegas.
Each member of the Utah Cowgirl Collective, upon completing a year of service and fulfilling all obligations, will receive a $10,000 scholarship for continuing education.
For more information on this program please visit www.utahcowgirlcollective.com.