hey guys and girls

I am wondering if I may pick your brains a bit

I can't seem to find a proper answer to this anywhere, and I am not sure if it's something that can be done

I will simplify it here:

# Rows: 500
Column 1: list of 10 names repeating in no order
Column 2: Descending order of a variable

I like to keep column 2 the way it is sorted now, but I like excel to find a certain sequence of names in column 1. For example, I'd like excel to highlight any instances where Jerry - Alex - Tom names are on top of each other in that order, like this:

Jeff
Alex
Mary
Jerry <--
Alex <--
Tom <--
Alison
Alan
Joe
Tom
Alex
Jerry
Peter
Josephine
Ronald
Jerry <--
Alex <--
Tom <--

is there anyway I can get excel to find these sequences? The find option only finds 1 name in 1 colum at a time, but I am interested in a sequence in 3 rows under 1 column

Thank you in advance

nik