Kole Stevens

Kole Stevens is a navy firearms instructor and former football running back for the University of Houston, who has competed twice on American Ninja Warrior.

He first competed on American Ninja Warrior 3, as the first runner of the season. However, he lasted less than two seconds on the course, as he stepped too high on the final Quad Step, slipping and painfully crashing into the water. His fall was one of many to splash water onto the first obstacle (the Quad Steps), causing them to become slippery and difficult to cross.

He returned to compete on American Ninja Warrior 4, in the Southwest region. This time, he was able to avenge his fall on the Quad Steps and clear the entire qualifying course in 18th place, moving on to the city finals. He then went on to clear the entire city finals course in 3rd place, guaranteeing him a spot in the Vegas Finals. There, he showed impressive speed and skill by clearing the First Stage with 27.67 seconds to spare, the fifth fastest time on the stage. However, his strong sophomore effort came to an end on Stage 2, where he surprisingly slipped off the pad on the first obstacle, the Slider Drop, ending his run.