They'll all know come Saturday night at the naming of the queen during the final night of the four night rodeo in the 101 Ranch Rodeo arena.

The five include Krystal Burrows of Claremore, Tahnee Marie Harjo of Oklahoma City, Laura Sentel of Ponca City, Angela Adelle Tipton of Ponca City and Kristy Lynn Whetstone of Nardin.

Krystal Burrows is the daughter of Ron and Kathy Burrows and is a senior at Claremore High School The 17-year-old enjoys FFA, 4-H, horse showings, lambs, hogs and participation on the volleyball team.

She said she would like to be the "101 Wild West Rodeo Queen because representing a rodeo with such great history and tradition would be a great honor.
Rodeos such as the 101 Wild West, Rodeo keep the great heritage of rodeo alive. I would take this opportunity to represent this rodeo, the sport and be an advocate to promote the sport for the young and old alike

Tahnee Marie Harjo, the daughter of Amos and Sharron Harjo, is 23. She currently takes part in many interests, being a competitive professional dancer, competing at Powwows across North America, and enjoying soccer, roping and weightlifting. She is the designer and creator of her own fashions, many of which will be displayed during the 101 Wild West Rodeo Queen Pageant.

"As a child, I grew up listening to stories by my elders, talking about the old days of Ponca City and White Eagle. They are the children born to employees of the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch of the early 1900s. I would like to pay homage to our elders and the 101 Wild West Rodeo, honor them for keeping this lifestyle alive for someone like myself in the 21st Century," Harjo said.

Laura Sentel, the 17-year-old daughter of Lonnie and Jennifer Sentel, is a junior at Ponca City High School.

Sentel enjoys participating in barrel racing and pole bending along with showing and the training of horses.

"This is my home town. Since I was a little girl, I have always wanted to be a rodeo queen. It would be an honor to be the queen at my home town rodeo," Sentel said.

Angela Adelle Tipton, 17, is the daughter of Raymond and Patty Tipton of Ponca City. She is the granddaughter of Zella Branson of Tonkawa, and the late Orien and Thelma Tipton of Tonkawa. Angela is a senior at Tonkawa High School, and a senior in Automotive Technology, at Pioneer Technology Center. She is a three year member of the National Society, a member of the gifted students program for nine years, and is a past member of the Kay County Mounties 4-H Club.

Angela has been actively involved with horses her whole life. She has performed in many wild west shows, enjoys barrel racing, trick riding, horse shows, bull riding, and taking rides with her dad. Last fall she graduated from the Martha Jose Barrel Racing School in Kamack, Texas.

Kristy Lynn Whetstone is the daughter of Phillip and Joy Whetstone, Nardin, and is a sophomore at Northern Oklahoma College.

Whetstone enjoys "breaking colts, going to church, hanging out with friends and family, competing in horse shows, farming, fishing, and helping my parents on their ranch in southern Oklahoma competed in the Oklahoma High School Rodeo for three years in barrels, poles, breakaway, goat tying, and girls' cutting, and I qualified for Nationals in Girls' Cutting all three years. Now, I am competing in college rodeo for NOC in barrels, and I plan on trying goat tying and breakaway also.

Her answer to the question of why she wants to hold the title of 101 Wild West Rodeo Queen was "I love rodeos and being around farms and ranches. I want to meet new people all over the state of Oklahoma. I think of rodeo queens as being an ambassador to rodeo and it would be an honor for me to serve you as your 101 Wild West Rodeo Queen."