Verdale Benson

Verdale Benson is a physician's assistant and former army medic who competed in American Ninja Warrior 10. Prior to competing on ANW, Benson had his newborn son, Sebastian, born.

American Ninja Warrior 10
Benson competed on American Ninja Warrior 10 in Los Angeles. In qualifying, he was one of many to fail the Doorknob Drop. However, his pace guaranteed him a spot in the city finals, placing 27th overall.

In the city finals however, Benson stumbled on the Spinning Bridge and did not make it in the top 15. He placed 30th overall.

American Ninja Warrior 11
Benson returned to compete on American Ninja Warrior 11 in Los Angeles once again. In qualifying he once again failed on a balance obstacle, the Diamond Dash. However, because of the high amount of fails on the earlier obstacles, he managed to placed 26th overall and he once again advanced to the city finals.

During the city finals, he bettered his balance, completing the Diamond Dash. On the back half of the course, he had a close call on the Salmon Ladder, but he was able to get past it. However, he was sapped at The Hinge, but finished it before failing the next obstacle, the Leaps of Faith. However, that performance was good enough to place him 12th, therefore he moved on to the national finals for the first time in his career.

His Vegas run was digested, but it was shown he failed the Double Dipper.

American Ninja Warrior 12
Verdale competed in the fourth episode of qualifying. In the qualifier, he managed to complete the course for the first time in his career. He placed 12th overall, so he narrowly moved on to the semifinals with his time.

In the semifinals, he made it to the eighth obstacle, Corkscrew, but could not complete it. He didn't get to the obstacle fast enough to move on to the finals that season.

American Ninja Warrior 13
He competed in the fourth episode of qualifying. His run was all cut, but he went out on the third obstacle, the Log Runner, where it was revealed on ANWNation that he was disqualified on the obstacle (due to him not standing up when completing the obstacle, which is not allowed). This marked the first time Verdale was eliminated in the qualifier round.