Towers of Power

Not to be confused with the Power Tower, a mega-obstacle used in ANW and some other Ninja formats.The Towers of Power are a team on the American Ninja Warrior team competition franchise. Team members have included Brandon Mears, Dan Polizzi, Selena Laniel, and Nate Burkhalter. The team name came from the alliance of the same name that firefighters Mears and Polizzi had formed, when they both competed in Kansas City on American Ninja Warrior 5. The team is centered around a roster of firefighters, with Laniel as the third member.

Team Ninja Warrior
Towers of Power made their debut in team competition on episode 2 of Team Ninja Warrior. They competed in the second matchup of Round 1 against Team Midoryama: Towers of Power then got immediately sent back to the starting line for Round 2 to compete against the Golden Hearts, where they switched up the running order: Unfortunately, they suffered a huge setback after Selena got pulled from the game due to her shoulder injury. The team was able to continue to the relay showdown, with Traci Dinwiddie getting called in as an alternate. The Towers of Power gave it a valiant effort, despite the sudden change. It wasn't enough, though, as they lost the relay showdown in a rematch against Team Midoryama and got eliminated.
 * Dan Polizzi win the first race against Dan Yager,
 * Selena Laniel fell on the Dancing Stones and lost the second race against Meagan Martin,
 * Brandon Mears also lost the anchor run against Ian Dory, giving Team Midoryama the win in this matchup.
 * Brandon fell at the Dancing Stones and lost the first race against Neil Craver,
 * Selena then injured her right shoulder after falling on Bungee Road and losing the second race against Natalie Duran,
 * Dan won the Anchor Run against Grant McCartney,
 * Then in the sudden death race, Dan pulled off another victory up against Neil Craver, sending the Towers of Power to the relay showdown.

Team Ninja Warrior 2
Towers of Power regrouped for season 2 of Team Ninja Warrior, and Selena, now fully recovered from her shoulder injury, rejoined the team as they competed in episode 7. They ran the second matchup in Round 1 against Ninja Brittens, led by the first American Ninja Warrior Geoff Britten. Selena won the first race against Geoff's wife Jessica, who fell at the Ring of Fire. Dan Polizzi followed it up with a victory in the second race against Mike Chick. In the Anchor Run, Brandon Mears got a lead early on against Geoff. However, he had a bad dismount off the Flying Wheels and fell off the course, disqualifying him and sending the matchup to a sudden death race. Selena and Jessica ran against each other in a rematch. This time, Jessica fell at the swing into Cargo Net, and Selena continued on to hit the buzzer, becoming the oldest woman to scale the Warped Wall in the American Ninja Warrior franchise.

After winning Round 1, they took the winner's bracket in Round 2 against the InvincAbels. Selena, Dan, and Brandon all won their respective races and shut out the InvincAbels, advancing to the relay showdown. Just like the first season, however, the Towers of Power got eliminated at the relay showdown, losing to Team Ronin.

Their season was not over, however, as they got selected for the wildcard round, returning in episode 9. They ran the second matchup in Round 1 against NorCal Ninjas. Brandon won the first race against Brian Kretch. However, Selena lost the second race against Anna Shumaker after falling at the Swinging Spikes. Then, Dan Polizzi lost his first ever race in team competition after losing the Anchor Run against David Campbell. Dan then went immediately back to the starting line to run against Kevin Klein of Karsten's Fast Kats in Round 2. He shook off the lingering effects of his first loss and won the first race after Kevin fell at the Swinging Spikes. However, Selena lost the second race at the same obstacle, failing to beat Joy Strickland to the Swinging Spikes and then falling into the water. Finally, Brandon lost the Anchor Run to Karsten Williams, and the Towers of Power got eliminated for good.

American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja
The Towers of Power returned for year 3 of ANW's team competition, after Team Ninja Warrior got revamped and renamed American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja. Brandon Mears was set to join his team for episode 5. However, his newborn son had been admitted to the hospital before the competition kicked off, resulting in Mears pulling himself from the game. The team carried on without him, with Nate Burkhalter taking his spot and his partner-in-crime Dan Polizzi assuming the captain role. They ran the second matchup against the Three Wishes, dedicating their run to Mears and his family. Sadly, the Towers of Power lost all three races and got eliminated early.