Lucas Reale

Lucas Reale is a business student and current Ninja coach who first competed in Philadelphia in American Ninja Warrior 10 as a 19-year-old rookie.

It was revealed that his father had tragically passed away from suicide. His runs were dedicated to him, and he also says that training for American Ninja Warrior helped him cope with it, and also has been therapy for him.

American Ninja Warrior 10
In Qualifying, his run was digested but it was shown that he failed the Lightning Bolts. He did place 13th overall at the end of the night, however, so he was able to advance to the city finals.

In the city finals, he failed the Captain's Wheel but placed 8th overall and moved on to Vegas.

In the national finals, Lucas put up an impressive run finishing Stage 1 with 15.40 seconds remaining. It was also mentioned that his run in Stage 1 also took place during the third year anniversary of his father’s death. During the post-run interview, he was shown to feel emotional about it.

His run on Stage 2 was digested but it was shown that he failed the Criss Cross Salmon Ladder.

American Ninja Warrior 11
Lucas returned to compete in American Ninja Warrior 11 in Baltimore. His qualifying run was once again digested but it was shown that he had a strong run as he completed the qualifying course with the fourth fastest time.

In city finals, he failed the Angry Birds, but had a fast enough time to get a spot in the top 2 for the Power Tower. However, he got hung up and lost against Dave Cavanagh.

In Vegas, Reale finished Stage 1 for the second year in a row. Reale also finished Stage 2 for the first time and moved on to Stage 3. Reale was the first to clear the Ultimate Cliffhanger that season. But he had trouble on the Pipe Dream especially on getting traction on the poles and finally fell trying to transition to the dropping poles.

American Ninja Warrior 12
Lucas competed in ANW 12, where he competed in Qualifier 4 and finished the course with the 3rd fastest time that round.

In the semifinals, he competed on Semifinal 2 and finished the semifinal course as well, placing 2nd. Joe Moravsky bested his time by a mere one second. He later put a solid run in the finals round, being one of seven finishers and placing 3rd overall. He was one of the final eight to participate in the final Power Tower playoff, where he eventually lost against Adam Rayl in the first round.

Before the postponement of the season due to the pandemic, Lucas was originally scheduled to compete in Washington D.C. this season.

American Ninja Warrior 13
Lucas returned to compete in ANW 13. He participated in Qualifer 2, where his run was digested, but it was revealed he is now engaged with his girlfriend and fellow competitor Kyra Tatlow. He was one of seven finishers that round, finishing the qualifying course with the second fastest time. He later competed in the second semifinals episode. His run was also digested there, but it was shown that he was one of many who failed the 8th obstacle Padlock. He pace to the obstacle placed him 12th overall, so he once again qualified for the national finals. In Vegas, Reale was once again looking strong on the first stage and he decided to go for The High Road. But unfortunately he jumped to early for the ring and he ended up falling there, making it the first time that he failed the first stage.

American Ninja Warrior 14
Lucas returned for his fifth season in the second qualifying episode. His run was yet once again digested, but it was shown that he was one of many who failed the fifth obstacle, Piston Plunge, making it the first time since his debut in season 10 that he failed on a qualifying course. But giving his speed, he still moved on to the semifinals by placing 13th overall in that round.

Trivia

 * He was shown on the sidelines cheering on for Allyssa Beird during the 2016 season in Philadelphia. He was also shown to cheer Dave Cavanagh in Kansas City and Allyssa Beird in the National Finals in 2017.
 * He was a tester for Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Cleveland for American Ninja Warrior 9.
 * Given that his run on Stage 1 took place on the third year anniversary of his father’s passing, it was known the death of his father was June 19, 2015. This means that Night 2 of the national finals took place on June 19, 2018.