CHEYENNE, Wyo. ---July 28, 2010 --- It’s no surprise to Sherry Cervi fans to see her at the top of the leader board at any rodeo.
She is a talented horsewoman and exceptional barrel racer, proven by 13 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifications and two world championships. She may well be on the verge of her third gold buckle for being the best barrel racer in the world.
Cervi, from Marana, Ariz., rode her horse “A Man With Roses” that she calls George here to win the first round of competition. They stopped the clock in 17.62 seconds and earned over $5,000. She came back here at the fifth performance and bested her time by one full tenth of a second riding “Meter My Hay” or Stingray. The palomino mare has taken her to many wins including the championship at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last December.
With her time of 17.52 seconds at the fifth performance, she has a total of 35.14 seconds and is one-tenth of a second ahead of Lindsay Sears. Cervi plans to ride Stingray again here at Sunday’s finals. She won this rodeo in 1995 and again was riding two horses. She started out on “Sir Double Delight”, Troubles and then rode “Jet Royal Speed”, Hawk in the finals.
The horses she rode here this year are actually related to the ones that took her to the title 15 years ago. George is a nephew of Troubles and Stingray is a niece of Hawk.
“It’s very rewarding to have my horses perform,” Cervi said. “They all run a little different and have different personalities, but the thing they have in common is they all have a lot of speed and heart, and that’s why I’ve been successful.”
Trevor Brazile, from Decatur, Texas, is on pace to qualify for the finals in all three of his signature events. Steer roping saw him with a 17.9-second run. That isn’t placing in the round but is a solid time. He will need to speed it up be among the top 12 on two runs and qualify for the finals. He and team roping partner Patrick Smith are tied for sixth place in team roping. And, in the single event that Brazile is the reigning world champion, tie-down roping, he had a 14.1 second run and again is tied for sixth place.
Brazile has earned seven world champion all-around titles and is gunning for his eighth. Any money he wins here will help him accomplish that goal. Brazile won the steer roping title here in 2000 and 2001. He won the all-around title as well in 2001, but hasn’t earned a Cheyenne Frontier Days buckle since then. Not only would he like to have another of the prestigious buckles that go with the championships, the money will count towards points and his quest for more world titles.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. ---The following are current leaders from the 114th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, after the fifth performance,Tuesday, July 28, 2010.
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., 84 points on Barnes Rodeo’s Bow Tie. 2, Caleb Bennett, Bluffdale, Texas, 81. 3, Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 80. 4, (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., and Cody DeMers, Kimberley, Idaho, 79. 6, (tie) Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta; Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta; and Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 78. (second round) 1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 80 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Midnight Annie. 2, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 79. 3, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 79. 4, (tie) 2, D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., and Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 77. 6, (tie) Micky Downare, Hartsel, Colo., and Bennett, 76. (total on two) 1, Dent, 159. 2, Bennett, 157. 3, Havens, 155. 4, Mote, 150. 5, Fennell, 149. 6, (tie) Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta and Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 148. 8, Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas, 147.
Steer Roping: (first round) 1, Roy Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 13.9 seconds. 2, Chris Anderson, Merino, Colo., 14.5. 3, (tie) Dee Kyler Jr., Pawhuska, Okla., and Trent Mills, Gillette, Wyo., 14.6. 5, Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 14.7. 6, J.R. Magdeburg, III, Roland, Okla., 15.2. 7, Tim Abbott, Gardendale, Texas, 15.4. 8, Shandon Stalls, McClean, Texas, 15.8. (second round) 1, Kyler, 12.2. 2, Wade Shoemaker, DVM, Gill, Colo., 13.1. 3, Brady Garten, Pawhuska, Okla., 13.3. 4, Kelton, 13.5. 5, Chuck Thomson, Oklahoma City, 13.8. 6, Ty Herd, Irene, Texas, 13.9. 7, J.R. Olson, Greeley, Colo., 14.0. 8, Cody Garnett, Barnsdall, Okla., 15.6. (total on two) 1, Kyler, 26.8. 2, Kelton, 28.2. 3, Trent Mills, Gillette, Wyo., 33.3. 4, Will McBride, Ogallala, Neb., 35.3. 5, Ora Taton, Rapid City, S.D., 35.8. 6, Fred Brown, Colbert, Wash., 35.9. 7, Anderson, 36.6. 8, Paul Patton, Abilene, Texas, 37.3.
Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 12.7 seconds. 2, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 13.1. 3, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 13.2. 4, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 13.6. 5, Cheyenne Stanley, Wapanucka, Okla., 13.9. 6, (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Clay Cowan, Highmore, S.D., 14.1. 8, Britt Bath, Burns, Wyo., 14.7. (second round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 12.0. 2, Matt Kenney, Onawa, Iowa, 12.5. 3, Billy Hamilton, McAlester, Okla., 12.9. 4, (tie) Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., and Clay Cerny, Brazoria, Texas, 13.0. 5, Monty Eakin, Benbrook, Texas, 13.1. 7, (tie) Owen Fagerhaug, Plankinton, S.D., and Jason Hubbard, Wheatland, Wyo., 13.4. (total on two) 1, Boardman, 28.4. 2, Arave, 29.5. 3, Miller, 29.8. 4, Hopper, 30.0. 5, Tyler Faugerhaug, 31.2. 6, Cowan, 31.5. 7, Wes Lockard, Susanville, Calif., 33.1. 8, Jim Bob Fritz, Whitesboro, Texas, 33.8.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, 87 points on Vold Rodeo’s Fergie. 2, (tie) Tyrell Smith, Great Falls, Mont., and Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., 85. 4, Kaleb Asay, Powell, Wyo., 84. 5, (tie) Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., and Jake Hayworth, St. Anthony, Idaho, 83. 7, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 82. 8, Jake Griffin, Powell, Wyo., 81. (second round) 1, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 86 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Goin’ South. 2, Tyrel Larsen, Whitewood, S.D., 83. 3, (tie) Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D.; Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D.; and Sam Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 81. 6, (tie) Flundra, and Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo., 80. 8, Josh Reynolds, Ekalaka, Mont., 79. (total on two) 1, Harter, 165. 2, (tie) Ferley, and Spreadborough, 164. 4, Flundra, 162. 5, (tie) Brunson and Larsen, 158. 7, Raytom Meiers, Mills, Wyo., 155. 8, Kaleb Asay, Powell, Wyo., 154.
Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Brad McGilchrist, Marysville, Calif., 5.3. 2, T.J. Bohlender, Canyon, Texas, 6.4. 3, Seth Murphy, South Heart, N.D., 6.7. 4, Todd Woodward, Lethbridge, Alberta, 7.0. 5, (tie) Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., and Clay Schaack, Wall, S.D., 7.2. 7, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 7.3. 8, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 7.4. (second round) 1, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 8.5. 2, Leon Garrett, Pierre, S.D., 8.8. 3, Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., 9.6. 4, Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., 9.8. 5, Clay Cowan, Highmore, S.D., 10.1. 6, Jones, 10.3. 7, Jessie Heggie, Raymond, Alberta, 10.4. 8, Russell Smith, Fort Morgan, Colo., 10.7. (total on two) 1, McMillen, 17.8. 2, Jones, 17.9. 3, Jarrett, 18.2. 4, Mulligan, 19.4. 5, Johnny Asher, Speedwell, Tenn., 20.1. 6, Schaack, 20.3. 7, John Franzen, Riverton, Wyo., 20.6. 8, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 20.8.
Team Roping: (first round) 1, (tie) Delon Parker, Worden, Mont., and Justin Viles, Cody, Wyo.; and Brady and Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.; 8.2 seconds. 3, Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., and Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., 8.5. 4, Josh Fillmore, Florence, Colo., and Lance Fillmore, Pueblo, Colo., 8.8. 5, (tie) Joel Bach, Milsap, Texas, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; and Justin Copp, Justin, Texas, and David Motes, Tolar, Texas; 9.2. 7, (tie) Manny Eguisquiza, Jr., Madison, Ga., and Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn.; and Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 9.4. (second round) 1, Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, and Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, 7.6. 2, Jesse Echtler, Huntsville, Texas, and Pat Grieve, Baggs, Wyo., 8.0. 3, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade corkill, Fallon, Nev., 8.1. 4, Cole Cooper, Grand Junction, Colo., and T.J. Watts, Eads, Colo., 8.2. 5, John Robertson, Polson, Mont., and Cody Tew, Harlowton, Mont., 8.6. 6, Jay Wadhams and J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 8.7. 7, (tie) Edward Hawley, Jr., Hays, ont., and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo.; and Wade Hooker, Winchester, Calif., and Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan., 8.7. (total on two) 1, Echtler and Grieve, 18.1. 2, Bach and Skelton, 18.2. 3, (tie) Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, and Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, 18.8. 5, Bobby Harris, highmore, S.D., and Britt Williams, Hammond, Mont., 19.2. 6, Wadhams and Yates, 19.3. 7Trey Johnson, Midland, Texas, and Justin Parish, Mineral Wells, Texas, 19.5. 8, Egusquiza and Parchman, 19.9.
Women’s Barrel Race: (second round) 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.40. 2, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.52. 3, Angie Meadors, Blanchard, Okla., 17.60. 4, Kim Schulze, Elbert, Colo., 17.69. 5, Ashley Leifeste, Willow City, Texas, 17.74. 6, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.77. 7, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.80. 8, Rainy Graham, Gardendale, Texas, 17.81. (total on two) 1, Cervi, 35.14. 2, Sears, 35.24. 3, Smith, 35.50. 4, Meadors, 35.67. 5, (tie)Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., and Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 35.68. 7, Graham, 35.69. 8, Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 35.73.
Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo., 86 points on Triple V Rodeo’s 007. 2, (tie) Matt Pojanowski, Woodville, Wis., and Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 85. 4, (tie) Jake Buller, Thermopolis, Wyo., and Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho, 84. 6, (tie) Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, and Chad German, Groesbeck, Texas, 83. 8, (tie) Cameron Bland, Maben, Miss., and Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 81. (second round ) 1, Shane Proctor, Mooresville, N.C., 87 points on Southwick Rodeo’s 441. 2, Cody Gardner, Fort Lupton, Colo., 84. 3, Tyler Thomson, Black Diamond, Alberta, 83. 4, (tie), Travis Atkinson, Lehi, Utah; and J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas; and Souli Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas, 82. 8, (tie) Silcox, and Allen Helmuth, Ellensburg, Wash., 81. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 72. (total on two – two qualified) 1, Silcox, 166. 2, Pojanowski, 161.
Rookie Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., 69 points. 2, Jeremy Melancon, Bufflao, Texas, 68. 3, Dustin Moody, Visalia, Calif., 60. 4, Justin cCauley, Boulder, Mont., 58. (second round) 1, Brady Nicholes, hoytsville, Utah, 78. 2, Brazos Peacock, Fort Stockton, Texas, 63. 3, Brian Dawson, Wisdom, Mont., 61. 4, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 60. (total on two) 1, McCauley 113. 2, Peacock, 111. 3, Wright, 110.
Wild Horse Race: 1, Dan Kirk, $635. 2, John Long, $476. 3, Elery Laclaire, $317. 4, Justin Thin Elk, $159.
