Tyler Smith

Tyler Smith is an Exterminator from Iowa who first competed in ANW 8. He has been given the nickname, the Bug Ninja. He is one of two competitors to have been given this particular nickname, the other being Eric Middleton.

American Ninja Warrior 8
in American Ninja Warrior 8, his run was cut in qualifying but it was revealed that he finished the course placing 17th. In the city finals his run was digested but it was shown that he failed the Hourglass Drop. However, he did place 11th overall and moved on to Vegas. His run on Stage 1 was cut but it was revealed that he failed the Jumping Spider.

American Ninja Warrior 9
Tyler returned to compete in Kansas City in American Ninja Warrior 9. In qualifying, he finished the course with the 4th fastest time. In the city finals, his run was digested but it was shown that he failed the Bar Hop and did not move on to the national finals. He placed 17th overall.

American Ninja Warrior 11
Tyler competed Cincinnati in American Ninja Warrior 11. His run in qualifying was digested but it showed he failed the Mega Wall after 3 attempts, but placed 13th overall. In the city finals, his run was also digested but he failed Spinball Wizard but placed 8th and moved on to Vegas. On Stage 1, his run was once again digested, but he finished the course with 36.81 seconds left. On Stage 2, he finished the course with 62.67 seconds left, and with the third fastest time overall out of the 21 finishers. His stage 3 run was digested. In stage 3, he continued to exceed expectations by making it pass the Ultimate Cliffhanger. He was slowing down near the end of Pipe Dream and sadly failed it ending his amazing season.