Ruben Arellano

Ruben Arellano is a real estate agent from San Diego, California. Arellano is originally from South Calexico, in which his family's roots, who are of Hispanic descent, resided at.

He is also known by his nickname, "Chivo" (which is Spanish for "mountain goat"). This nickname was given to him from his grandmother.

American Ninja Warrior 10
He made his debut in Los Angeles. He went through a good pace through most of the course, but became one of many to tumble on the Doorknob Drop. However, he managed to place 25th overall and move on to the city finals.

In the city finals, he failed the Spinning Bridge. His run to that point placed him 31st overall, which was not good enough to move on to the national finals.

American Ninja Warrior 11
Arellano made his second appearance in ANW 11, returning in Los Angeles. Despite being shown in the intro, his run was cut in qualifying, but he failed the normal 14.5' Warped Wall. However, he placed 14th at the end of the night and advanced to the city finals again.

His run in the city finals was also not shown, but very briefly during the intro it was shown he was able to clear the Warped Wall this time, but later failed the Salmon Ladder. He placed 23rd overall and he once again didn't move onto the national finals.

American Ninja Warrior 13
He competed in Qualifier 2 for his third season. His run was fast-forwarded, but he made it to the fifth obstacle V Formation, before failing. He placed 14th overall and so he moved on to the semifinals for the third time. His run in the first semifinals episode, but it was revealed that he failed on the second obstacle Lunatic Ledges. Thus he was once again eliminated during the semifinals.