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The Tie-Down Breakdown: 2025 NFR Round 1 Winner Shad Mayfield - The Breakdown

The Tie-Down Breakdown: 2025 NFR Round 1 Winner Shad Mayfield - The Breakdown

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Shad Mayfield lit up the Thomas & Mack on Thursday, taking home his first NFR Round 1 win.

The seven-time NFR qualifier stopped the clock at 6.8 seconds, winning the round and pocketing $36,667.95. The win kept him at No. 2 in the world with $292,97.95 won, just $30,783.74 behind world No. 1, Riley Webb. The round marks Mayfield's fourth career NFR round win, and he joins The Tie-Down Breakdown to talk about it.

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