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 Three-time
and reigning world champion Sherry Cervi has her eyes
set on back-to-back RodeoHouston titles.
Cervi of Marana, Ariz., dominated
Super Series II winning all three rounds and the average
to bank $10,000 in earnings and easily advance to the
semifinal round.
Cervi, aboard her standout mare
Stingray, picked up where she left off last year in
Houston winning the first round in a time of 14.31 seconds.
The pattern in Houston is a shorter pattern than it
was in 2010 when Cervi set a new arena record with a
14.59-second run. Jane Melby, who competed in the first
Super Series, has the fastest time of the 2011 competition
with a 14.03-second run, which she made on opening night.
Two-time Wrangler NFR average champion Jill Moody finished
second to Cervi in the first round of Super Series II
in a time of 14.57 seconds.
Cervi and Stingray - a product of
PESI stallion PC Frenchmans Hayday "Dinero"
owned by Cervi's father Mel Potter and out of Miss Meter
Jet, sister to Hawk - sped things up in the second round
finishing in a time of 14.30 seconds. 2009 WPRA Rookie
of the Year Kelli Tolbert was second in the round with
a time of 14.44 seconds.
On Sunday afternoon (March 6) Cervi went three for three
stopping the clock in a time of 14.45 seconds to win
the third round followed by Moody with a 14.57-second
run. Cervi would easily win the average in a time of
43.06 seconds with Moody second in 43.83 seconds. All
totaled Cervi added $10,000 to her 2011 earnings and
will be looking to add more when she returns to Reliant
Stadium on March 16 for the first semifinal round.
The other three ladies advancing to the semifinals from
Super Series II include Moody with $4,250, Jana Kent-Isaac
with $1,500 and Tolbert with $1,000. They join the following
four from Super Series I - Melby with $7,000, Kassie
Mowry with $2,750, Brittany Pozzi with $2,500 and Kenna
Squires with $2,000 in earnings thus far.
Super Series III begins on March 7 and runs through
March 9. To watch live streaming video each night visit
www.foxsportshouston.com.
RodeoHouston
March 1-19
Super Series I:
First round: 1. Jane Melby, 14.03 seconds, $2,000; 2.
Brittany Pozzi, 14.04, $1,000; 3. Sabrina Ketcham, 14.71,
$500. Second round: 1. Kenna Squires, 14.30 seconds,
$2,000; 2. Brittany Pozzi, 14.42, $1,000; 3. Sabrina
Ketcham, 14.49, $500. Third round: 1. Tammy Whyte, 14.66
seconds, $2,000; 2. Jane Melby, 14.76, $1,000; 3. Kassie
Mowry, 14.83, $500. Average: 1. Jane Melby, 43.92 seconds
on three runs, $4,000; 2. Kassie Mowry, 45.71, $2,250;
3. Brittany Pozzi, 48.01, $500. Total earnings and semifinalists:
1. Jane Melby, $7,000; 2. Kassie Mowry, $2,750; 3. Brittany
Pozzi, $2,500; 4. Kenna Squires, $2,000.
Super Series II:
First round: 1. Sherry Cervi, 14.31 seconds, $2,000;
2. Jill Moody, 14.57 seconds, $1,000; 3. Jean Winters,
14.59, $500. Second round: 1. Sherry Cervi, 14.30 seconds,
$2,000; 2. Kelli Tolbert, 14.44, $1,000; 3. Jana Kent-Isaac,
14.47, $500. Third round: 1. Sherry Cervi, 14.45 seconds,
$2,000; 2. Jill Moody, 14.57, $1,000; 3. Trula Churchill,
14.59, $500. Average: 1. Sherry Cervi, 43.06 seconds
on three runs, $4,000; 2. Jill Moody, 43.83, $2,250;
3. Jana Kent-Isaac, 44.10, $1,000. Total earnings and
semifinalists: 1.Sherry Cervi, $10,000; 2. Jill Moody,
$4,250; 3. Jana Kent-Isaac, $1,500; 4. Kelli Tolbert,
$1,000.
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