“American Ninja Warrior” 6/10/24

1st Qualifier Rundown: PV/Ring Chaser/Spinning Bridge/Heavy Metal (NEW)/ Cubes/WW

Men:
#1: Levi Enright- 1:11.75
#2: Kaden- 1:20.3
#3: Chris Behrends- 1:28.68
#4: Ben Behrends- 2:08.51
#5: Cam Baumgartner- 2:11.63
#6: Max Feinberg- 2:13.12
#7: Nathan Green- 2:40.85
#8: Scott Behrends- CUBES (1:00.84)
#9: Glenn Albright- CUBES (1:16.85)
#10: Eric Middleton- CUBES (1:19.7)
#11: Marquez Green- CUBES (1:27.22)
#12: Seth Lambert (Franktown, CO)- HM (27.61)
#13: Tyler Yamauchi- HM (31.97)

Women:
#1: Emily Keener (Arvada, CO)- CUBES
#2: Mady- CUBES
#3: Annabella Heinrichs- HM
Had to do runoff: Rysann Clark (Air Force Academy from St. George, UT who fell on the SB) & Violet

Runoffs Rundown: HR/FS/WN/Sideways
Seth v. Tyler- TYLER
Rysann v. Violet- VIOLET

2nd Qualifier Rundown: PV/RtR/SB/HM/Jawbreakers/WW

Men:
#1: Matt Bradley- 1:00.16
#2: Noah Meunier- 1:04.81
#3: Jay Lewis- 1:05.22
#4: Sean Bryan- 1:07.36
#5: Ramcis Valdez- 1:23.48
#6: Jacob Arnstein- 1:31.26
#7: Najee (who said this would be his last season)- 1:34.83
#8: Noah Buschur- 1:50.25
#9: Brandon Singletary- 2:06.17
#10: David Campbell- JAWBREAKERS (50.61)
#11: John Uga- JAWBREAKERS (1:07.95)
#12: Ben Kooper (knife salesman & marathoner in El Segundo)- JAWBREAKERS (1:28.45)
#13: Guang- JAWBREAKERS (1:50.05)

Women:
#1: Casey- HM
#2: Taylor Johnson- HM
#3: Addy- HM
Had to do runoff: Elly Hart (physician assistant & former gymnast in Chestnut Hill, MA who fell on the SB) & Jojo Grubesic (PHX)

Runoffs:
Elly v. Jojo- JOJO
Ben v. Guang- GUANG

“American Ninja Warrior”- 16TH S.P.

1st Qualifier Rundown: Pole Vault/Reel to Reel (NEW)/Dangerous Waters (NEW)/Duck Duck Goose (NEW)/Jawbreakers (NEW)/WW

This season getting up the Mega Wall would be worth $20K.

Top 13 Men:
#1: Jonah Brown (welder in Murfreesboro, TN)- 1:15.16
#2: Daniel Gil- 1:17.16
#3: Isaiah Thomas- 1:19.6
#4: Jody Avila- 1:34.14
#5: Grant Kiningham- 1:48.13
#6: Kyle Schulze- 1:55.97
#7: Jonah Maningo (16)(Chino Hills)- JAWBREAKERS (1:04.21)
#8: Anthony Porter- JAWBREAKERS (1:11.29)
#9: Jesus Capote (tree trimmer in Marrero, LA)- JAWBREAKERS (1:22.22)
#10: Dillon Ruble (aerospace engineer in St. Charles, MO who holds a Guinness World Record for the longest paper airplane flight)- JAWBREAKERS (1:30.84)
#11: Sam Folsom- DUCK DUCK GOOSE (15.02)
#12: Caiden Madzelan- DUCK DUCK GOOSE (18.99)
#13: Jonas Harmer- DUCK DUCK GOOSE (48.05)

Top 5 Women:
#1: Isabella- CLEAR
#2: Madelyn Madaras- JAWBREAKERS
#3: Karen Wiltin- DUCK DUCK GOOSE
#4: Liv Hackmann (former college basketball player)- DUCK DUCK GOOSE
#5: Ixtel Valentino (college student studying nuclear engineering at the Univ. of New Mexico)- DANGEROUS WATERS 

1st Runoffs Rundown: HR/SF/Wingnuts/Hopscotch
Caiden v. Jonas- JONAS
Liv v. Ixtel- IXTEL

2nd Qualifier Rundown: PV/Double Twister (NEW)/DW/DDG/Ring the Bells/WW

Top 13 Men:
#1: Caleb Bergstrom- 1:05.17 + MW
#2: Nacssa- 1:15.12
#3: Flip- 1:18.14
#4: Owen Dyer- 1:25.8
#5: Alex Nye- 1:56.3
#6: Benjamin Drake- 2:07.16
#7: Lance- RtB (1:03.7)
#8: Kyle McCreight- RtB (1:06.83)
#9: Branden McWilliams- RtB (1:08.21)
#10: Steven Cen- RtB (1:24.64)
#11: Lenny Lopez- RtB (1:29.07)
#12: Elijah- DDG (20.57)
#13: Roberto Garemore (Ocala)- DDG (21.83)

Top 5 Women:
#1: Anna McArthur- RtB
#2: Jenn Sanders- RtB
#3: Zhanique- DDG
#4: Nikki Zink (physical therapist in Missouri)- DDG
#5: Lisa Hair (dermatology PA in ORL)- DDG

Runoffs:
Nikki v. Lisa- LISA
Elijah v. Roberto- ELIJAH

“American Ninja Warrior”- COUPLES’ CHAMPIONSHIP ’24

This special was taped in L.A.

R1 (each ninja did 3 obstacles before tagging out): Pole Vault/Double Twister/Dangerous Waters/Duck Duck Goose/Ring the Bells/WW

Tyler Struss & Jeri D’Aurelio: 2
David & Caitlyn Bergstrom-Wright: CLEAR 
Jared Gordon & Christina Gambino: 1
Lisa & Austin Hair: CLEAR
Charlie & Sandy Zimmerman: 4
Avery Glantz & Luke Dillon: CLEAR
Jaelyn Bennett & Austin Gray: CLEAR
Cassandra & Tremayne Dortch: WIPEOUT
Karissa & Ian Weber: CLEAR
Ben & Juliana Wilson: 1
Sam Folsom & Isabella Wakeham: CLEAR 
Kyle Soderman & Megan Johnson: CLEAR

R2: Home Run/Spring Forward/Wingnuts/Hopscotch/Spin Hopper/Rope Climb

Isabella & Sam (#1) v. Zimmermans (#8)- ISABELLA & SAM
Avery & Luke (#3) v. Megan & Kyle (#6)- AVERY & LUKE
Jaelyn & Austin (#2) v. Webers (#7)- JAELYN & AUSTIN
Bergstrom-Wrights (#4) v. Hairs (#5)- BERGSTROM-WRIGHTS

R3:
Luke & Avery (#1) v. Jaelyn & Austin (#4)- LUKE & AVERY
Bergstrom-Wrights (#2) v. Isabella & Sam (#3)- ISABELLA & SAM

$25K- ISABELLA & SAM

“American Ninja Warrior”- WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP ’24

S1: Slide Surfer/Barrel Roll/Giant Rollercoaster/Jumping Spider/Gambler/WW/Dipping Birds/Thread the Needle

Taylor Johnson: TtN (3:17.01)
Sandy: GR
Barclay: TtN (3:05.61)
Caitlyn: GAMBLER
Emily: TtN (3:40.65)
Addy: 3:03.19
Abby: GR
Rachel: TtN (3:33.77)
Flex: TtN (2:52.18)
Madelyn: TtN (3:38.36)
Isabella: 3:20.15
Zhanique: JS
Mady: TtN (2:36.74)
Jaleesa: JS
Jessie: TtN
Taylor Greene: FASTEST CLEAR

S2: Striding Steps/Double SL/Jawbreakers/Swing Surfer/Epic Air Surfer/Falling Shelves

Addy (#2) v. Barclay (#7)- ADDY
Mady (#4) v. Jessie (#5)- JESSIE
Taylor G. (#1) v. Taylor J. (#8)- TAYLOR G. 
Isabella (#3) v. Flex (#6)- FLEX

Cat Grab:
Addy v. Jessie- ADDY (28.76)
Taylor v. Flex- TAYLOR (35.81) 
$50K- ADDY (24.1)

“American Ninja Warrior”- COUPLES CHAMPIONSHIP

R1 Rundown (3 per teammate): Shrinking Steps/Over Under/AS/Diamond Dash/Kaleidoscope/WW

Each obstacle cleared was worth 1pt. The top 5 scoring couples advanced.

Allyssa & James McGrath: 2 + 3
Corinne Cahill & Sem: 1 + 1
Abby & Joe Capo: 3 + 1
Sandy & Charlie Zimmerman: 3 + 1
Jaelyn & Austin: CLEAR
Barclay & Tee: 1 + 2
Heather & Mark Antioquia: 2 + 3
Megan Johnson & Kyle Soderman: 2 + 3
Jonas Harmer & MyKayla (she was on “America’s got Talent”)(American Fork, UT): 2 + 1
Flex & Chris DiGangi: CLEAR

R2 Rundown (in this rd if a teammate fell their partner could complete the teammate’s obstacles for ½ a pt): SS/OU/AS/DD/Kaleidoscope/WW/Salmon Ladder/Ghost Town/SD (Flipped Around or Diving Boards)/ST

Allyssa & James: 5
Heather & Mark: 5.5
Jaelyn & Austin: 8
Megan & Kyle: 9
Chris & Flex: 8.5

$25K PT: The men started.
W- Megan & Kyle

“American Ninja Warrior”- 15TH S.F.

Elijah- RS
Ethan- IN
Caleb- IN
Jonathan- UC
Vance- IN
Hans- IN (new record of at least 6 qualifiers for S4)
Jera- RS
Kyle- UC
Noah- IN
R.J.- IN

S4:
Hans- OUT
Nacssa- OUT
Daniel- 27.99
Noah- OUT
Ethan- OUT
Vance– 26.75
Caleb- OUT
R.J.- OUT & VANCE WINS THE LOT

“American Ninja Warrior” 9/4/23

S2 Rundown: Striding Steps/Double SL/Jawbreakers (NEW- they had to lock a bar in a series of steel traps)/Swing Surfer/Epic Air Surfer/Falling Shelves

Winners automatically advanced to S3; the top 4 non-winners would race again to determine who would get the final 2 spots.

Austin v. Josiah- AUSTIN (after nearly falling at the end of EAS)(Alex: EAS at 35.56)
R.J. v. Ben B.- R.J.
Flip v. Hans- HANS
Enzo v. Luke- ENZO
Vance v. Ethan- ETHAN (Vance: FS at 1:11.52)
Alex R. v. Noah- NOAH (Alex: EAS at 35.56)
Jackson v. Nacssa- NACSSA
Kyle S. v. Caleb B.- CALEB (Kyle: FS at 1:20.08)
Joe M. v. Jera- JERA
Jonathan B. v. Evan A.- JONATHAN
Daniel G. v. Isaiah T.- DANIEL
Kaden v. Elijah- ELIJAH (Kaden’s 1st fall took him out of the competition)

Runoffs:
Josiah v. Kyle- KYLE
Alex v. Vance- VANCE

S3 Rundown: Patriot Pass/Stalactites/Slam Dunk/UC/Pipe Dream/Pressure Cooker (NEW- the task was to slide the handles on & off the poles/Road Signs (NEW)

Enzo- RS
Nacssa- CLEAR (youngest to make it to S4)
Austin- RS
Daniel- CLEAR

“American Ninja Warrior” 8/28/23

Scott Behrends: GAMBLER
Taylor Johnson: JS
Jonathan Godbout: JS
Grant Kiningham: TtN
Daniel Gil: 2:33.01 (would face #11 Isaiah Thomas)
Vinnie: JS
Austin Hair: GAMBLER
Sean Bryan: GAMBLER
Addy: WW
Noah Meunier: 2:24.68
Najee: DB
Max: GAMBLER
Alex Romer: T.O. ON FINAL CLIMB
David Campbell: GAMBLER
Nacssa: 2:44.96 (after struggling w/ the JS)
Jera: 2:32.95 (after having difficulties w/ the Gambler)(#13)(would face #12 Joe Moravsky)
Josiah Pippel: 2:30.15 (after nearly splashing down on the DB)(#9)
Kyle Soderman: END OF TtN (1:49.75; he would face #3 Caleb)
Clarisa: TRC
R.J.: TtN (1:55.56)
Maggie: GRC
Mike Silenzi: GAMBLER
Jackson Twait: 2:27.8 (#8)(would face Nacssa)
Mady: JS
Ramcis: TtN
Cal: DB
Zhanique: TRC
Ben Behrends: T.O. ON FINAL CLIMB
Austin Gray: CLEAR (he would face Josiah)
Nate Hansen: GAMBLER
Taylor Greene: DB
Isaiah Wakeham: TtN (1:55.02)
Evan Andrews: CLEAR (#2)(would face Jonathan Bange)
Kaden: CLEAR (#1)(would face Elijah B.)
R.J. re-do: CLEAR (#4)(would face Ben Behrends)

Other S2 M-Us:
#5 Hans v. #20 Flip
#6 Noah v. #19 Alex Romer
#7 Enzo v. #18 Luke Dillon
#10 Vance v. #15 Ethan Bartnicki

“American Ninja Warrior” 8/21/23

S1 Rundown: Slide Surfer/Three Ring Circus/Giant Roller Coaster/JS/Gambler (NEW- they jumped from a poker chip to a craps table, a rolling roulette wheel & an A♠)/WW/Dipping Birds/Thread the Needle (NEW)(2:50 time limit)

The top 24 would advance to S2, where there would be head-to-head racing.

Emily Gardiner: GAMBLER
Jody: TtN (2:03.55)
Kevin Rodriguez: GAMBLER
Riley: JS
Benjamin Drake: GRC
Vance: 2:31.66
Madelyn: GRC
Sebastian: JS
Sandy: TRC
Elijah B.: TtN (1:51.38)
Cade: JS
Rachel DeGutz: GAMBLER
Hans: 2:10.51
Brett Sims: TtN (2:34.1)
James McGrath: T.O. ON TtN (2:47.07)
Flip: T.O. ON CARGO NET CLIMB
Matt D’Amico: GRC
Cam: JS
Barclay: T.O. BEFORE GETTING TO THE WW
Enzo: 2:27.5
Brandon Thomas: TtN (2:24.73)
Johnny Brown: GRC
Bob Reese: TtN (2:02.73)
Erick: GRC
Jonathan Bange: TtN (1:50.51)
Karsten: T.O. ON TtN (2:31.83)
Isaiah Thomas: 2:31.75
Joseph Rouse: T.O. ON WW
Ethan Bartnicki: 2:37.88
Emma Pereyra: JS
Jaleesa: T.O. ON GAMBLER
Barry Boyd: JS
David Bergstrom-Wright: GAMBLER
Ashley Bergstrom: TRC
Caleb Bergstrom: 2:02.32
Kai: JS
Luke Dillon: 2:46.16
Joe Moravsky: 2:32.76 (30th career buzzer)

“American Ninja Warrior” 8/14/23

Semifinal Rundown for Tonight: HR/Flying Shelf Grab/Beehive/Sideways/Slingshot/RC

Ep. 1:

#1: Madelyn v. Anna McArthur– MADELYN (3:02.97)
#2: Grant Kiningham v. Isaiah Wakeham– GRANT (2:00.59)(Isaiah: 2:05.24)
#3: Grant McCartney v. Sebastian– SEBASTIAN (Slingshot at 36.43)
#4: Joseph Rouse (#8) v. Nick Hanson (#17)- JOSEPH (Slingshot at 1:00.43)
#5: Karsten v. Abel– KARSTEN (2:14.56)
#6: Forest (#19) v. Isaiah Thomas (#6)- ISAIAH (1:08.33)
#7: Isabella (#1) v. Sandy (#8)- SANDY (Slingshot at 1:41.75)
#8: Kyle Soderman v. Sylas– KYLE (1:38.63)
#9: Benjamin Drake v. Elijah Levee– BENJAMIN (Sideways at 28.24)
#10: Simba v. Cal– CAL (Sideways at 22.79)
#11: Clarisa v. Cailin– CLARISA (Slingshot at 1:34.41)
#12: Jonathan Bange v. Ian Dory– JONATHAN (1st buzzer at 2:21.63)
#13: Erick v. Vance– VANCE (52.99)(Erick: Slingshot at 58.09)
#14: Barclay v. Rachel Brown– BARCLAY (Slingshot at 1:16.37)
#15: Deion v. Jody– JODY (Slingshot at 54.4)
#16: Daniel Gil v. Gary Weiland– DANIEL (Sideways at 20.63)

SP Run: Vance v. Isaiah– VANCE

Ep. 2:

#1: Kyle Schulze (#17) v. Enzo (#8)- ENZO
#2: Flip v. Johnny Brown– FLIP
#3: Alex Romer v. Matt Kalanz– ALEX
#4: Ethan v. D.C.– ETHAN
#5: Nacssa (#9) v. Isaiah Lee (#16)- NACSSA (56.14)(Isaiah: Slingshot at 1:12.43)
#6: Elijah Browning v. Roberto– ELIJAH (53.89)(Roberto: Slingshot at 36.68)
#7: Dara (#8) v. Zhanique (#1)- ZHANIQUE (Slingshot at 1:31.58)(4 moms got to the national finals, a new record)
#8: R.J. (#1) v. Daniel Osmer (#24)- R.J. (48.76)
#9: Brandon Thomas v. Brett Sims– BRANDON (Brett: 1:42.62- he went into the water because he was slower, per a bet)
#10: Josh Heman-Ackah v. David Bergstrom-Wright– DAVID
#11: Caleb (#2) v. Jason Grossman (#23)- CALEB (57.56)
#12: Ashley Bergstrom (#6) v. Caitlyn (#3)- ASHLEY (Slingshot at 1:21.93; part of the 1st married couple to get to the national finals)
#13: Ryan Stratis v. Austin Hair– AUSTIN
#14: Vinnie v. Bob Reese– VINNIE (Bob: 2:29.24)
#15: Jeri v. Emma– EMMA (Slingshot at 1:56.41)
#16: Jessie (#2) v. Jaleesa (#7)- JALEESA

SP Run: R.J. v. Elijah– R.J.