Sherry Cervi

Sherry Cervi (née Potter; born September 17, 1975) is an American professional rodeo cowgirl who has won four world championships in barrel racing. She won the barrel racing title at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 1995, 1999, 2010, and 2013. She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2018.

Early life Sherry Cervi was born on September 17, 1975, in Tucson, Arizona. She is the younger daughter of Mel and Wendy Potter. She was raised in Marana, Arizona. Her parents were both members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), and encouraged Cervi and her older sister Jo Lynn to learn to ride. Cervi began competing in local rodeos at age six.

Cervi continued to compete in rodeo as she grew up, and in high school she also played on the basketball team. Her height – – worked to her advantage. She was named an all-conference pick. She won her first world title. The same year, she married Mike Cervi, a rodeo stock contractor.

Cervi won her third world title in 2010. That same year, a woman named Susan Rowan was convicted of impersonating Cervi from 2008–2010. The woman defrauded several companies and attempted to meet men.

During the 2013 season, Cervi competed at more than 45 rodeos, including a win at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

By 2016, Cervi reduced her professional rodeo involvement, competing in about one-third of the rodeos that her peers did. She hosts Sherry Cervi Youth Championships for young barrel racers, and she works in the family business, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., in Wisconsin.

Horses Cervi's important horses include the following: PC Frenchmans Hayday, nicknamed Dinero; Sir Double Delight nicknamed Troubles; Tinman; Jet Royal Speed, nicknamed Hawk; and MP Meter My Hay, nicknamed Stingray.

Honors In 2018, the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inducted Cervi. In 2022, Arizona journalist David Leighton honored Cervi by naming two streets for her, in her hometown of Marana, Arizona, Sherry Cervi Way and Barrel Racer Road. These may be the only street names in the United States named in honor of a barrel racer.