American Ninja Warrior

American Ninja Warrior
Broadcast Info
Airdate	December 12 – December 19, 2009
Episodes	10
ANW Hosts
Host	Blair Herter
Co-Host	Alison Haislip
ANW Results
Best	Levi Meeuwenberg, Stage Three, Cliff Hanger
Stage One	3 clears
Stage Two	1 clear
Stage Three	0 clears
Stage Four	Not Attempted
Season Chronology
Next Season:	American Ninja Warrior 2

American Ninja Warrior was the first season of Ninja Warrior's international format in the United States, which preceded the four previous American Ninja Challenge events and was served as the American qualifiers for SASUKE 23. For this season, Blair Herter served as the host and Alison Haislip served as the co-host. The season premiered on December 12th, 2009.

Qualifying

In qualifying, competitors would face 6 obstacles and no time limit to complete the course. The 30 fastest competitors who completed the course would advance to semifinal. If less than 30 competitors completed the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest round the course would advance to semifinal.

Obstacles

① ^Quintuple Steps
② ^Rope Swing
③ ^Barrel Roll
④ ^Spider Wall
⑤ ^Pipe Slider
⑥ ^Warped Wall

^ - New Obstacle in American Ninja Warrior Course

Results

Place	Name	Profile	Result	Notes
1st	William Spencer	Stuntman	Clear (0:33.0)
2nd	David Campbell	Musician	Clear (0:35.0)
3rd	Paul Darnell	Freerunner	Clear (0:35.7)
4th	Rich King	Stuntman	Clear (0:35.8)
5th	Chris Delfin	Contractor	Clear (0:37.1)
6th	Ryan Cousins	Graphic Artist	Clear (0:37.8)
7th	Levi Meeuwenberg	Freerunner	Clear (0:38.2)
8th	Caine Sinclair	Freerunner	Clear (0:39.0)
9th	Dorian Cedars		Clear (0:39.7)	Digest.
10th	Jazon Khazi		Clear (0:41.2)	Digest.
11th	Matt Marshall		Clear (0:42.5)	Digest.
12th	Travis Furlanic	Landscaper	Clear (0:43.5)	David Campbell's nephew.
13th	Brian Orosco	Freerunner	Clear (0:44.1)
14th	David Gruner	Craftsman	Clear (0:44.4)	Digest.
15th	Sean Morris	Limo Driver	Clear (0:45.3)
16th	Gabe Nunez	Stuntman	Clear (0:45.6)
17th	Geoff Iida	Attorney	Clear (0:46.3)
18th	Elias Worsencroft		Clear (0:46.7)	Digest.
19th	Andrew Karsen	Manager	Clear (0:47.1)	Digest.
20th	Andrew Taber		Clear (0:47.7)	Digest.
21st	Ruselis Perry	Martial Artist	Clear (0:47.9)
22nd	Jacob Smith		Clear (0:48.0)	Digest.
23rd	Shane Daniels	Controller	Clear (0:51.5)
24th	Sam Reynolds		Clear (0:52.8)	Digest.
25th	Gabriel Cortes		Clear (0:55.6)	Digest.
26th	Rick Huelga	Designer	Clear (0:58.1)
27th	Joop Katana	Programmer	Clear (0:59.0)
28th	Tra Truong	Management	Clear (0:59.10)	Digest.
29th	Matt Asanuma	Student	Clear (0:59.16)
30th	Brian Kretsch	Salesman	Clear (1:00.0)

Semifinal

In semifinal, competitors would face 9 obstacles (in which the first 6 obstacles were the same as in qualifying) and no time limit to complete the course. The 15 fastest competitors who completed the course would advance to finals. If less than 15 competitors completed the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest round the course would advance to finals.

Obstacles

① Quintuple Steps
② Rope Swing
③ Barrel Roll
④ Spider Wall
⑤ Pipe Slider
⑥ Warped Wall
⑦ ^Tarzan Swing
⑧ ^Jumping Bars
⑨ ^Cargo Climb

^ - New Obstacle in American Ninja Warrior Course

Results

Place	Qualifying Place	Name	Profile	Result	Notes
1st	1st	William Spencer	Freerunner	Clear (1:23.1)
2nd	7th	Levi Meeuwenberg	Freerunner	Clear (1:28.7)
3rd	2nd	David Campbell	Musician	Clear (1:30.7)
4th	15th	Sean Morris	Limo Driver	Clear (1:32.75)
5th	12th	Travis Furlanic	Landscaper	Clear (1:32.78)	Digest.
6th	3rd	Paul Darnell	Freerunner	Clear (1:34.8)
7th	4th	Rich King	Stuntman	Clear (1.35.2)
8th	6th	Ryan Cousins	Graphic Artist	Clear (1:36.1)	Digest.
9th	23rd	Shane Daniels	Controller	Clear (1:39.2)
10th	8th	Caine Sinclair	Freerunner	Clear (1:41.1)
11th	19th	Andrew Karsen	Manager	Clear (1:41.2)
12th	26th	Rick Huelga	Designer	Clear (1:41.3)	Digest.
13th	13th	Brian Orosco	Freerunner	Clear (1:45.9)
14th	17th	Geoff Iida	Attorney	Clear (1:48.1)	Digest.
15th	27th	Joop Katana	Programmer	Clear (1:49.0)

Results of Other Semifinalists

Place	Name	Profile	Result	Notes
5th	Chris Delfin	Contractor	7. Tarzan Swing	Digest.
9th	Dorian Cedars		6. Warped Wall	Digest.
10th	Jazon Khazi		7. Tarzan Swing	Digest.
11th	Matt Marshall		Clear (1:53.3)	Digest. 17th place.
14th	David Gruner	Craftsman	5. Pipe Slider
16th	Gabe Nunez	Stuntman	Clear (1:50.9)	16th place.
18th	Elias Worsencroft		Clear (2:34.1)	Digest. 22nd place.
20th	Andrew Taber		8. Jumping Bars	Digest.
21st	Ruselis Perry	Martial Artist	8. Jumping Bars
22nd	Jacob Smith		Clear (1:58.1)	Digest. 19th place.
24th	Sam Reynolds		Clear (1:55.5)	Digest. 18th place.
25th	Gabriel Cortes		Clear (1:59.4)	Digest. 20th place.
28th	Tra Truong	Management	Clear (2:09.6)	21st place.
29th	Matt Asanuma	Student	8. Jumping Bars
30th	Brian Kretsch	Salesman	5. Pipe Slider

Finals

Competition Format

The competition worked as followed:

• Competitors would face 2 training challenges:
  • In the first challenge, competitors must move 10 blocks (arranged in a pyramid structure) from one side to another (50 feet in distance) and arrange those blocks just like at the starting line (the pyramid structure), Competitors were only allowed to bring up to 2 blocks at the time. Also, competitors were strapped to a bungee cord, with a big tire attached at the end of the bungee cord.
  • The second challenge consisted of 3 obstacles. Firstly, competitors must crawl under the cargo net. Secondly, competitors must bring a heavy barrel above their head and walked across 2 logs (if they fell, they must start the obstacle all over again). Thirdly, competitors must run through the tires (if they missed one of the tires or touched the tires with their hand, they must start the obstacle all over again). And finally, competitors must run to the finish line.
• The finishing time from each challenge would be combined, and the 10 competitors with the fastest overall time would qualify to SASUKE 23.
• The training challenges were held in a beach area in California and supervised by 2 American Olympians, who had competed in SASUKE before: Paul Anthony Terek and Henry Cejudo.

Results

Place	Semifinal Place	Name	Profile	Challenge #1 Time	Challenge #2 Time	Total Time	Notes
1st	13th	Brian Orosco	Freerunner	1:28.4	0:24.6	1:53.0	Qualify to SASUKE 23.
2nd	2nd	Levi Meeuwenberg	Freerunner	1:28.5	0:26.0	1:54.5
3rd	5th	Travis Furlanic	Landscaper	1:31.3	0:27.1	1:58.4
4th	6th	Paul Darnell	Freerunner	1:37.2	0:26.3	2:03.5
5th	7th	Rich King	Stuntman	1:42.2	0:25.3	2:07.5
6th	10th	Caine Sinclair	Freerunner	1:48.5	0:26.1	2:14.6
7th	9th	Shane Daniels	Controller	1:46.4	0:31.5	2:17.9
8th	14th	Geoff Iida	Attorney	1:50.9	0:27.8	2:18.7
9th	15th	Joop Katana	Programmer	2:04.6	0:24.2	2:28.8
10th	12th	Rick Huelga	Designer	2:01.0	0:28.0	2:29.0
11th	11th	Andrew Karsen	Manager	2:08.6	0:25.7	2:34.3
12th	8th	Ryan Cousins	Graphic Artist	2:07.5	0:27	2:34.5
13th	3rd	David Campbell	Musician	1:59.5	0:40	2:39.5
14th	4th	Sean Morris	Limo Driver	1:54.6	0:46	2:40.6
15th	1st	William Spencer	Freerunner	1:35	Withdrew		After completing the first challenge, William suffered a heat exhaustion and was brought to the nearest hospital. Although he was then released, since he couldn't continue the competiton, he was disqualified.

Mount Midoriyama (SASUKE 23)

Notes: The obstacles' name used here was based on the name used during G4's broadcast.

Stage One

Obstacles

① Twelve Timbers
② Curtain Slider
③ Log Grip
④ Jumping Spider
⑤ Half Pipe Attack
⑥ Warped Wall
⑦ Slider Jump
⑧ Final Climb (Tarzan Rope + Rope Ladder fusion)

Time limit: 120 seconds.

Results

Name	Profile	Result	Notes
Rick Huelga	Designer	7. Slider Jump	Timed out.
Joop Katana	Programmer	7. Slider Jump	Timed out.
Geoff Iida	Attorney	6. Warped Wall	Timed out.
Shane Daniels	Controller	8. Final Climb	Timed out at the Tarzan Rope.
Caine Sinclair	Freerunner	8. Final Climb	Timed out at the top of the Rope Ladder.
Rich King	Stuntman	Clear (13.40 seconds left)
Paul Darnell	Freerunner	5. Half Pipe Attack	Foot touched the water while landing.
Travis Furlanic	Landscaper	4. Jumping Spider
Levi Meeuwenberg	Freerunner	Clear (29.20 seconds left)
Brian Orosco	Freerunner	Clear (18.65 seconds left)

Stage Two

Obstacles

① Downhill Jump
② Salmon Ladder
③ Stick Slider
④ Unstable Bridge
⑤ Metal Spin
⑥ Wall Lift

Time limit: 70 seconds.

Results

Name	Profile	Result	Notes
Rich King	Stuntman	4. Unstable Bridge	Transition to the second plank.
Brian Orosco	Freerunner	4. Unstable Bridge	The grip gave out at the end of the second plank.
Levi Meeuwenberg	Freerunner	Clear (18.1 seconds left)

Stage Three

Obstacles

① Arm Rings
② Globe Grasp
③ Devil Steps
④ Cliff Hanger
⑤ Jumping Bars
⑥ Ascending Climb
⑦ Spider Flip
⑧ Final Ring

Results

Name	Profile	Result	Notes
Levi Meeuwenberg	Freerunner	4. Cliff Hanger	Fell at the second ledge.

Stage Four

Obstacles

① Heavenly Ladder (13 meters)
② G-Rope (10 meters)

Time limit: 40 seconds.

Results

Name	Profile	Result	Notes
Stage Not Attempted by American Competitors.