Ryan Meeks

Ryan Meeks is an architect who competed twice on ANW. He first competed in season 11 of ANW.

American Ninja Warrior 11
Ryan first competed in Oklahoma City in American Ninja Warrior 11. His run was cut, but he was one of many to fail the fourth obstacle, Diving Boards.

American Ninja Warrior 13
He competed in the first episode of qualifying in ANW 13. His run in qualifying was once again cut, but he was one of 21 to fail the fifth obsatcle, V Formation. This time around, he went far enough to place 12th overall, and so he advanced to the semifinals. He later competed in the first semifinal episode. His run there was also cut, but it was revealed that he failed the Inverter at Split Decision. He placed 7th overall and moved on to the national finals.

Meeks competed in the National Finals and was shown in the second episode. His run was digested, but it was shown he had cleared Stage 1, even taking a comically slow approach on Slide Surfer. On Stage 2 his run was again, digested. He made it through the first 4 obstacles, but on Epic Air Surfer, he ended up missing the ledges and fell into the water, marking his best season ever.