Dakota Elder

Dakota Elder(ダコタエルダー) was born November 12, 1993 in Washington, Utah. He is considered to be one of the most athletic competitors in the ninja community, with a vertical leap of 45 inches which is in the 99th percentile in the world. He first competed in American Ninja Warrior 7 at the age of 21, where he competed in the Kansas City qualifiers.

Dakota is also one of the taller competitors standing at a lucrative 6'2" and he has an outstanding wingspan of 6'9". He is one of the top basketball slam dunkers in the world, as he competed on the Reality Television show 'The Dunk King' on TNT.

American Ninja Warrior 7
Dakota competed in Kansas City in American Ninja Warrior 7. Although his run was fully cut, he went out on the fifth obstacle, Bungee Road. He did not move on to the city finals as 38 competitors completed the qualifier that night.

Trivia

 * Dakota appeared and competed on Verizon Go90s The Dunk League television series (Different from TNT's The Dunk League)
 * Dakota was a celebrity judge for Miss Utah Teen International in 2016.