Kai Beckstrand

Kai Beckstrand is a 15-year old high school sophomore from St. George, Utah. He is most notably known, along with his dad Brian Beckstrand, for being the first father and son duo to hit a qualifying buzzer

Prior to competing on the regular show, he first appeared on American Ninja Warrior Junior 1 and 2 where he became the champion of the 11-12 age group on season 1 and 4th place in the 13-14 age group in season 2. His overall record was 12-1, where he lost against eventual runner-up Kaden Lebsack.

American Ninja Warrior 13
Kai later appeared on the fifth qualifying episode of American Ninja Warrior 13. Running after his dad Brian Beckstrand, he not only completed the course that night, but had the fastest time (1:36.83) out of all five qualifying rounds. Both Kai and his dad then competed on the fourth semifinal episode. It was shown that he got fatigued on The Dungeon, but was eventually able to clear it. That night, he completed the course in 4:56.17 and placed 5th overall, therefore moving onto the Las Vegas National Finals.

Kai's Stage 1 run was digested, but it was shown that he cleared the course with 17.71 seconds remaining. Unfortunately, on Stage 2, he fell on the Striding Steps, ending his rookie season.