Katie Lanza

Katie Lanza is a stay at home mom from Beaumont, California. She is known for running the course for her son Nolan, who was diagnosed with Hemophagocytic Lympho-hisitiocytosis (HLH) and needed a bone marrow transplant.

She first competed on Tiana Webberley's team in ANW 12, who first met after Webberley's mother underwent kidney surgery.

American Ninja Warrior 12
She competed in ANW 12 in the fourth episode of qualifying. Here, she barely made it past the Shrinking Steps, nearly avoiding disqualification by just barely keeping her left foot above the water. Her run later ended one obstacle later on Off the Hook, as she couldn't generate any momentum on the transfer.

American Ninja Warrior 13
She returned in the second episode of ANW 13. Her run was all cut, but she was one of 9 to fail the Broken Bridge on Split Decision.