Royalty Court
2024/2025
Queen
Karissa McComb is the 17-year-old daughter of Cody and Tasha McComb. She makes her home in Madera, California, and she’ll soon be a senior at Minarets High School, where she is an extremely active member of the FFA. She’ll serve her chapter as the 2024-2025 Treasurer, as well as takes part in a variety of community service activities, and competes in many competitions such as Horse Judging, Cotton Judging, Job Interview, and Impromptu Speaking. Karissa finds herself in many types of barns, from beef cattle to boer goats, and of course, is always found in the horse barn. She hopes to represent the MRA to advocate for the community and give the small-town rodeo the recognition it deserves.
Princess
Kaliegh Riddle is 16 years old and attends online school. The daughter of Travis and Robin Riddle, Kaliegh grew up in the foothills of Central California. She spends her days with her dog
Nash and riding her horses Rose and Hope. When out of high school, she plans to attend a four-year college where she will study Large Animal Veterinary Science specializing in equine sports medicine.
Little Miss
Audrene Uhlik is a 12-year-old cowgirl from Miramonte, California and is in 6th grade at Dunlap school. She is the daughter of Beef cattle ranchers Joseph and Jenifer Uhlik. When she grows up, she wants to keep the ranch going by continuing to run cattle. When she grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian or a Marine Biologist. She loves to ride her horse Ike around the ranch in the Meadow and loves riding with her mom and her friends. Also, she loves to compete and make new friends in gymkhanas and cattle sortings. She also loves to go fishing, ride quads and go surfing whenever she goes to the beach with her family. Audrene is very kind and outgoing and has always wanted to compete for royalty for the Mountain Rodeo Association.
Tiny Princess
Remington Keavy Surrounded by every animal she can convince her dad she needs, Remington Keavy, the 7-year-old daughter of Quentin and Joeanne Keavy. Proudly calls her little piece of land in Bakersfield, California home. Remington is homeschooled and enthusiastically attends an outdoor learning program, Outsiders Adventure, where twice a week, she embraces the wonders of a classroom without walls. She has been raised to love and tend to her animals. From the time she could hold her head up on her own, Remington has been in the saddle with her mom, nurturing her love for horses. At the tender age of 4, she fearlessly entered the bucking chute for her first mutton bustin exhibition. Hearing the crowd cheer as she dusts off her jeans, Remington's passion for the vibrant world of rodeo flourished, and has since been a common theme in her daily routine. When she's not practicing for her next rodeo, she is an active member of Final Drive 4-H, where she learns about and shows her various farm animals and participates in community services. Remington has big dreams of being a full-time cowgirl and owning her own ranch. With a sparkle in her eye and determination in her heart, this cowgirl eagerly anticipates the opportunity to represent the Mountain Rodeo Association!