It was a tough set of ropers in the Final Four in Houston with Williams, 2025 NFBR Average Champion Rylee George, reigning world champion Taylor Munsell and three-time NFBR qualifier Macy Young. Williams was the first gunner, setting the bar high with a 2.6 second run. George would take her shot next stopping the clock in 4.4 seconds. Reigning world champion and RodeoHouston champion Munsell was the next to back into the box but came up short stopping the clock in 3.8 seconds.
Williams just had to sweat out one more in Young, who had already picked up the guitar for winning her Super Series. In the Shootout round, she stopped the clock in 2.4 seconds but then got the dreaded news she had broken the barrier to end with a 12.4.
“I knew with Taylor being behind me, Rylee has been on a heater, and you never want Macy Young behind you in Houston because you know she is rank, that I had to take the shot,” noted Williams. “It was a very ugly loop but knew if I didn’t throw and put the pressure on the ladies behind me, I wouldn’t have a chance. We had a great group of girls in the Finals, and it was really fun as we were down there supporting each other. It was cool to experience it with these girls.”
For Mowry this was her third RODEOHOUSTON title having won her first in 2017. It was a little déjà vu for two former WPRA world champions – Mowry and Hailey Kinsel. A year ago, both made it to the Final Four and just like in 2025 Kinsel and Sister set the bar in the shootout round as the first one out this time stopping the clock in 14.22 seconds. Mowry and Jarvis took to the cloverleaf pattern next laying down a 14.19-second run to once again bump Kinsel and Sister to second place. Summer Kosel and LaTricia Duke would try to best these two champions but would fall short in their quest.
“Jarvis is pretty consistent and has been pretty good on his second run with these back-to-back championship rounds,” noted Mowry in the winner’s circle. “I knew with the tough set I had to cut some corners, or I wasn’t going to be fast enough. Every time I think that horse can’t get any better, he continues to wow me. He is incredible.”
Winning RODEOHOUSTON has proven very beneficial for Mowry, who splits her time between the professional rodeo circuit and the barrel futurity circuit where she also excels at a high level. Winning over $71,000 in March makes it easier for Mowry to focus on her futurity colts in the coming months before heading out for the summer run of rodeos in a quest for world title No. 3.
“This is huge,” Mowry said. “This really helps me as I can’t spend a lot of time on the road with all my futurity colts, so this big win makes a huge difference for me. It is good to win this big chunk of money without having to burn up the road as much. I am so thankful.”
