10 clean runs later and Rylee George is the 2025 NFBR Average Champion
In the sport of breakaway roping, it is often defined by fast times. Rylee George proved at the 2025 National Finals Breakaway Roping that consistency still carries its own kind of power.
When the dust settled inside Cowtown Coliseum, the cowgirl originally from Oakdale, California stood at the top the average race, winning the title with a record setting run on 10 head. In just her third ProRodeo season, George delivered a performance that showed growth, maturity, and a evolution in her approach to the sport.
The average title is impressive, especially in an event where every tenth of a second counts. While round wins highlight speed, the average measures ten runs, ten chances to make a mistake, and no room for them either. Only two women in NFBR history had previously caught all 10 calves clean, showing how difficult the feat truly is.
The average paid 8 holes. Rylee was the only one to get a time on all 10 and did so in record-breaking style.
1 Rylee George 29.0 s on 10 $16,914
2 Aspen Miller 26.1 s on 9 $13,722
3 Shelby Boisjoli-Meged 33.7 s on 9 $10,850
4 Macy Young 34.7 s on 9 $7,978
5 Kinlie Brennise 35.6 s on 9 $5,744
6 Bradi Good 28.4 s on 8 $4,149
7 Josie Conner 29.0 s on 8 $2,872
8 Cheyanne McCartney 58.9 s on 8 $1,596
Title Within Reach
George entered the finals ranked fourth in the world, not in contention for the gold buckle. Inside Cowtown Coliseum, she was a nearly perfect 29.0 seconds on 10 head set a new record. She also won money in six of the ten rounds, finishing the NFBR with $25,744 earned in Ft. Worth.
Early in her career, George earned a reputation as a gun slinger. She was fearless at the barrier, aggressive with her rope, and willing to risk it all for fast times. At the 2024 NFBR, her first finals appearance, she claimed the Betty Gayle Cooper Fast-Time Award with a 1.7-second run. Rylee won several rounds and made her presence well known.
This year, she showed her ability and talent in another way. There was no safety up for her either as her Round 10 2.2-second run proved. There was control though. George balanced speed with precision, and let the average come to her rather than chasing it. She made smart runs all ten rounds.
George split her runs between fellow Professional Breakaway Roper Jill Tanner’s gelding Bob and her own, Deputy, a 21-year-old veteran who previously made trips to the National Finals Rodeo with Trevor Brazile. The combination of experience in horses mirrored George’s own journey through the week. Both of them came in handy in Cowtown depending on the calf she had drawn that round.
The average title added nearly $17,000 to her total and helped her to a fourth-place finish in the world standings, closing the season with $162,323 earned.
At this years NFBR, world titles, records, and careers were on the line. Rylee George’s stood out. She is among the best, and only at the beginning of her career.