Abby Clark is a special education teacher from Gillette, New Jersey. As of June 30th, 2024 she and her boyfriend, Joseph Capobianco are engaged.
American Ninja Warrior 9[]
Abby first competed in Cleveland in American Ninja Warrior 9. Her run was cut in qualifying, but it was revealed in the next season that she fell on the Ring Jump and didn’t make it into the women’s top 5.
American Ninja Warrior 10[]
Abby Clark at the Minneapolis City Qualifiers - American Ninja Warrior 2018
Abby returned to compete in Minneapolis in American Ninja Warrior 10. She got her revenge on the Ring Jump by being the first (and one of only two women) to get past the obstacle. and ended up making history as the tenth woman to scale the Warped Wall. Abby had finished the course in 14th place and became the sixth and final woman to finish a qualifying course that season.
In the city finals, she had a strong run until she shockingly missed on all three of her attempts at the Warped Wall. Even still, she qualified for Las Vegas placing 2nd in the women's top 2. However, her outstanding season ended on the Double Dipper in Stage One.
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
Abby Clark returned to compete in Baltimore in American Ninja Warrior 11, this time along with her boyfriend, Joe Capobianco. She started off strong by getting through the first 3 obstacles with ease. She ultimately failed the Hazard Cones, but since she was one of only three women to get past the Dangerous Curves, she placed 2nd in the women's top 5.
During the city finals, her run was digested, but it was shown that she completed the Hazard Cones, but failed the next obstacle, Crank It Up. Her time to that obstacle left her on the bubble on the womens' leaderboard with only Allyssa Beird left to run. Eventually, Beird completed the obstacle, so she just missed out on the national finals. Her boyfriend, Joe, however, did advance, making it to the Angry Birds and getting there in a top 13 time.
American Ninja Warrior 13[]
Abby was originally supposed to compete in American Ninja Warrior 12 in Washington D.C, having gotten the call to do so. However, due to the pandemic, she was unable to do so after the season was modified. Likely to make up for this, she received a call to compete on American Ninja Warrior 13.
She competed in the fourth round of qualifying. She made it to the fifth obstacle, Pretzel Twist, before her grip gave out. However, this was good enough for her to not only place 3rd in the womens' top 5, but also 22nd in the overall leaderboard. She was in fact, one of five female competitors to rank within the top 30 that round.
She later competed in the second semifinals episode. Her run was digested, but it was shown that similar to her performance during the Minneapolis city finals in season 10, she failed all 3 of her attempts on the Warped Wall. This time around, it was never good enough for her to move on to the national finals as she placed 27th overall and placed 4th among the women, once again missing it by one spot.
American Ninja Warrior 14[]
Abby returned for her fifth season during the second qualifying episode. Her run was digested, but she once again failed the fifth obstacle, this time being Piston Plunge. Her time to the obstacle placed her 2nd among the women and also 20th in the top 30.
She later competed in the first semifinals episode. Her run there was also digested, but yet again failed out at the Warped Wall after missing all three of her attempts. This time around however, it was not only good enough for her to place 1st among the women, but it was also good enough for her to place 15th overall, grabbing the final spot in the top 15, and making her second trip to the national finals.
On Stage One, she completed the third obstacle this time, the Giant Rollercoaster. Later on in her run, Abby was low on time at the Warped Wall. She missed on her first attempt but nailed it on her second, finally beating the obstacle for the first time in four years, right before timing out.
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 3[]
Abby competed in the third Women's Championship which was taped during American Ninja Warrior 14 National Finals. Her run on Stage One was digested, but she was pretty slow throughout the course. Ultimately, she timed out on the Fly Hooks inches from the buzzer. Despite this, she placed fourth and advanced to Stage Two. There she was the first runner and made it to the Hornet's Nest before gassing out. She did place third overall, and advanced to Stage Four. Yet on the final stage, she lost the first race to Addy Herman, eliminating her from the competition.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
Abby returned in the sixth qualifier round. Her run was digested in the final run shown, but she failed on Lasso Launch, making it the third straight season she failed the fifth obstacle in qualifying. She still advanced to the semifinals as the top woman that round.
She later competed in the second semifinals episode, where she raced her training partner, Rachel Degutz, and ended up losing the race as she fell at Hopscotch. As a result, she didn’t advance to the national finals, thus ending her season.
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 4[]
Abby competed in the fourth Women's Championship. Her run was digested on Stage One, but she shockingly failed the Giant Rollercoaster and did not advance to Stage Two this time around.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Abby returned for ANW 16 on the sixth round of qualifying. She was determined to hit a buzzer after coming up short the past five years. She made short work of the first four obstacles, and then got revenge on the fifth obstacle, beating Jawbreakers. She then scaled the Warped Wall on her first attempt, finally completing the qualifying course for the first time since season 10.
Abby competed in the second round of semifinals. Her race against Jojo Grubesic was digested, but Abby won the race after Jojo failed the Flying Shelf Grab. Abby was then pushing for another buzzer, making it to the Spin Hopper before falling on the descent. Despite this, she still advanced for her third appearance at the national finals.
In the national finals, Abby would struggle with The Gambler which cost her time, and it would take her two attempts to scale the Warped Wall, but Abby would once again time up on the Dipping Birds, but not before rushing the obstacle and clearing it, ending her strongest performance yet.
American Ninja Warrior 17[]
Abby returned for ANW17 in the sixth and final round of qualifying, being shown as the last women competitor that episode. There she had another great run, as she became the very first woman to clear V Formation before she once again cleared the course despite needing two attempts to get up the Warped Wall, making her one of the few woman who managed to clear the qualifying course in back-to-back seasons. She placed 13th overall.
Abby later competed in the final round of the semifinals. There, she made it to the back half for the first time before she failed on Corkscrew, going out on the third spin. She placed 18th overall and advanced to the national finals for the fourth time.
Abby then competed in the second national finals episode. There, she lost her first two races against both Ben Behrends and Jason Behrends, before she won her third race against Jamie Rahn, after he failed on Piston Plunge in a big upset. Though she didn't move to the next round of the national finals, ending her season, Abby managed to clear the course all three times, being one of two women who made it to the national finals to do so that season.
American Ninja Warrior: Women’s Championship 5[]
Abby returned for the fifth Women's Championship. Her run during the first round was digested, but she surprisingly ended up falling on V Formation, going out on the third V. She placed 8th overall and advanced to the second round.
In the second round, she raced against Casey Rothschild and she won the race after Casey failed on the Salmon Ladder while Abby cleared the course. Then she raced against Taylor Greene in the semifinals. It was a close race, but Taylor ended up winning as she cleared the course while Abby failed on The Clacker, eliminating her from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Abby has hit three buzzers in her ninja career.
- She and Taylor Greene were the only two woman to clear the head-to-head National Finals course three times.
American Ninja Warrior Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Failed Double Dipper (Stage One) | ||
| 14 | Failed Dipping Birds (Stage One) | Timed out less than a second after completing the Warped Wall. | |
| 16 | Failed Dipping Birds (Stage One) | Timed out. |
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship[]
| Season | Round | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | Failed Fly Hooks | Digest. Timed out.
Placed 4th. |
| 2 | Failed Hornet's Nest | Placed 3rd. | |
| 3 | vs. Addy Herman | Lost against Addy. | |
| 4 | 1 | Failed Giant Rollercoaster | Placed 15th and didn't move on. |