As of Oct. 28, 2024, Florida’s Lexi Andrews has continued to lead the USTRC Cinch Ladies headers with a total of 58 points. In the heeling, Colorado’s Jimmi Jo Montera’s 56 points also keep her in first, but Whitney DeSalvo is continuing to chip away at the gap between them.
The Leaders
Lexi Andrews
Lexi Andrews, who turns 17 before the New Year, keeps her position at No. 1 in the Cinch Ladies headers standings with 58 points and a 20-point lead over Shawnee Murphy in the No. 2 spot.
Jimmi Jo Montera
Greeley, Colorado’s Jimmi Jo Montera, 56, maintains her 56 points since the last report, but her lead has decreased by 9 points because of an October check won by Whitney DeSalvo.
The Top 5
Headers
This month’s Top 5 standings for the Cinch Ladies header remains unchanged.
Heelers
Whitney DeSalvo of Springfield, Arkansas, arrived in the No. 2 position behind Montera after heeling at July’s mega-jackpot, The Daddy, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In October, DeSalvo, 29, added to her points earnings when she entered up in the #14.5 USTRC at the Integrity Team Roping Finals in Fort Smith, Arkansas, produced by Integrity Team Roping. There, she took second place to add 9 points to the 15 she’d earned in July, for a net of 24 points, again worth the No. 2 position for the month.
Behind DeSalvo is Tillie Winters, who hails from Stephenville, Texas, and earned her 17 points for the No. 3 position at July’s Stephenville Qualifier when she took fourth place for 7 points in the #9.5 USTRC and followed that up by winning #7.5 USTRC for a full 10 points.
Winters is staying ahead of a four-way tie for the No. 4 spot by 7 points. While Alma, Nebraska’s Sage Dieter and Westminster, South Carolina’s Maddie Smith maintain that tie from last reporting, newcomers Shelly Holliday of Choteau, Oklahoma, and Nicole Juaregui from Seminole, Texas, join the 10-point party after scoring first-place wins.
2024-2025 USTRC Cinch Ladies Leaderboard
(as of 10/28/24. Go to USTRC.com for current standings.)
USTRC Cinch Ladies Standings: Headers
| Rank | Name | Points | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Andrews | 58 | Live Oak, Florida |
| 2 | Shawnee L Murphy | 38 | Melrose, Iowa |
| 3 | Holly Childers | 34 | Fairmount, Georgia |
| 4 | TyAnn Clements | 29 | Stephenville, Texas |
| 5 | Tia Danker | 27 | Glencoe, Oklahoma |
| 6 | Kenzie Gordon | 26 | Florence, Colorado |
| 7 | Maddie Gomez | 25 | Belton, Texas |
| 8 | Lucy Lawson | 23 | Dalhart, Texas |
| 9 | Kay Stevens | 18 | Bethany, Missouri |
| 9 | Amy Swanson | 18 | Lathrop, Missouri |
| 9 | Lainey McDaniel | 18 | Canyon, Texas |
USTRC Cinch Ladies Standings: Heelers
| Rank | Name | Points | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmi Jo Montera | 56 | Greeley, Colorado |
| 2 | Whitney DeSalvo | 24 | Springfield, Arkansas |
| 3 | Tillie Winters | 17 | Stephenville, Texas |
| 4 | Shelly Holliday | 10 | Chouteau, Oklahoma |
| 4 | Sage Dieter | 10 | Alma, Nebraska |
| 4 | Maddie Smith | 10 | Westminster, South Carolina |
| 4 | Nicole Jauregui | 10 | Seminole, Texas |
| 8 | Tamie Massey | 9 | Cassville, Missouri |
| 9 | Janelle Gomez | 8 | Belton, Texas |
| 9 | Laurie Baggett | 8 | Tupelo, Mississippi |
| 9 | Danielle Roper | 8 | Viola, Arkansas |
| 9 | Morgan Robson | 8 | Rolla, Kansas |
| 9 | Kyra Hendren | 8 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9 | Tonia Locke | 8 | Anderson, South Carolina |
Current USTRC or Key Card/Key Card Max membership is required to participate in the Cinch Ladies Year-End Award program. Earned points begin counting at time of membership purchase thru the NFTR’s last shootout event. The season begins the Monday after the last USTRC Cinch NFTR event and ends the last day of the next USTRC Cinch NFTR event.
Ropers must enter at least one Shootout division in the USTRC NFTR to be eligible. The award will be announced at the end of the USTRC Cinch National Finals of Team Roping event.
The points breakdown is as follows: Starting with At Home Challenge Events, ropers will earn 10 points if they win the Challenge. No other points will be awarded. At Signature Events, points will be awarded to those winning an aggregate check. It starts at First Place with 10 points, Second = 9 points, and so on as far down as the roping is paid. During the Cinch NFTR, the placing points are simply doubled. First Place is worth 20 points, second = 18, and so on. For complete rules, please visit USTRC.com.
—TRJ—
