The All-American Ninjas are a team on American Ninja Warrior's team ninja competition franchise. The team consists of captain and former Olympic Gymnast Jonathan Horton, alongside April Steiner Bennett and Paul Hamm, both of which were also athletes for the USA Olympic team.
American Ninja Warrior Ninja Vs. Ninja[]
The All-American Ninjas made their first appearance in American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja with Jonathan recruiting April Steiner Bennett and Paul Hamm for the roster. They first competed in Episode 3 against the Fast Kats:
- Paul lost the first race against Kevin Klein,
- April won the second race as Lauren Keen fell on the Flying Monkey Bars, and
- Jonathan Horton won the third race as Karsten Williams fell on the Tilting Ladders.
- The team then won the relay race as Karsten fell on the Flying Monkey Bars.
They would then advance to Round 2, facing going up against Party Time:
- Paul fell on the Rumbling Dice and lost the first race against Brian Arnold,
- April fell on the Salmon Ladder and lost the second race against Barclay Stockett who fell on the Rumbling Dice,
- Jonathan then lost the third race against Jake Murray and the All-American Ninjas were eliminated.
Jonathan Horton Vs. Karsten Williams (S1 E3) - American Ninja Warrior- Ninja Vs. Ninja
The All American Ninjas returned to compete in Wildcard Episode 10 where it was revealed that Jonathan injured his foot after the taping of qualifying round. Therefore he was replaced with Reko Rivera. They went up against Team Frostbite:
- Paul Hamm lost the first race against Jackson Meyer,
- April won the second race against Zhanique Lovett,
- Reko fell on the Floating Tiles and lost the third race against Nick Hanson,
- The team then lost the relay that followed and they were eliminated from the competition once again.
Zhanique Lovett vs. April Steiner Bennett (S1 E10) - American Ninja Warrior- Ninja Vs. Ninja