Ky Murphy, daughter of Dan & Michelle Murphy is a member of the Tri-County Rodeo Team with her hometown being Gunnison Colorado. While currently attending Gunnison High School for her senior year, she is a member of FFA and Honor Roll and has been involved with Speech and Debate.   While sustaining her academic honor roll she is planning on following her dreams to spread the need to preserve our agricultural lands and way of life.  She also has a passion to help raise awareness for a cure for Lyme disease which has affected her family.  

Ky has a love for the outdoors which includes her horses, barrel racing and big game hunting.   Outside of school, Ky is involved not only in High School Rodeo, a member of the Women’s Pro Rodeo Association, Colorado Pro Rodeo Association, and Young life.  

Throughout Ky’s life she has always had a gift which she calls her superpower – dyslexia.  She wears her cape proudly as she continues to face obstacles with reading and flipping numbers.   Her new cape is her Sash as she became Miss Colorado High School Rodeo Queen.

Ky’s has been taught family values of always “Riding for the Brand” meaning you give it you're all in everything you do, respect for others, being accountable, trustworthy and hardworking.