Anna Shumaker is a personal trainer from Sacramento, California.
American Ninja Warrior[]
American Ninja Warrior 9[]
Anna first competed in Los Angeles in American Ninja Warrior 9. Her run was all cut, but it's known that she failed on the Fly Wheels, and didn't make the top 5 women ending her season early.
American Ninja Warrior 10[]
She returned LA in American Ninja Warrior 10. Her run in qualifying was digested but it was shown that she fell on the Doorknob Drop. She managed to place fourth overall in the women's top 5, which advanced her to the city finals for the first time.
Anna Shumaker at the Los Angeles City Finals - American Ninja Warrior 2018
In the city finals, she made it past the Doorknob Drop, earning the nickname Anna "Playmaker" Shumaker by Akbar and then made history as the eleventh woman to scale the Warped Wall in competition. She then demolished the Salmon Ladder, but on the Giant Cubes, she attempted to do the splits on the obstacle (similar to Jessie Graff of the previous season) but failed. She ultimately placed second overall in the womens' top 2 and advanced to the national finals.
Her run on Stage One was digested but it was shown that she failed Archer Alley.
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
She returned in American Ninja Warrior 11, where in a surprise to many, she fell on just the second obstacle, Walk the Plank. However, due to the extreme amounts of falls on that obstacle and the Shrinking Steps, her time to the obstacle placed her fourth overall in the womens' top 5, just barely making it to the city finals.
During the city finals, she turned her failure around. After an abrupt failure on the second obstacle, she completed it, albeit taking a hard landing. However, she couldn’t scale the Warped Wall (although she was able to complete it in the previous seasons city finals). Even still, she placed second in the womens’ top 2, so she advanced to the national finals for the second time.
In a digested performance in Vegas, she got her revenge on Archer Alley but failed the Double Dipper.
She was initially chosen to compete in American Ninja Warrior 12, but injured her shoulder while training and wasn’t able to compete and hasn't competed since.
Other Apperances[]
Shumaker also competed as a member of The NorCal Ninjas captained by David Campbell in Team Ninja Warrior 2 and American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja where her record was 4-5.
Her appearance on Team Ninja Warrior 2 was actually her first televised ninja competition, competing just before ANW 9 in 2017.
Team Ninja Record[]
| Season | Episode | Round | Heat | Opponent Team | Opponent | Result | Notes | Individual Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team: NorCal Ninjas | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 (Qualifying) | Round One | 2 | Party Time | Jennifer Tavernier | Win | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 1 (Qualifying) | Round Two | 2 | Tré Amigoz | Melody Schofield | Win | Melody fell at the Swing Jump | 2-0 |
| 2 | 9 (Wildcard) | Round One | 2 | Towers of Power | Selena Laniel | Win | Selena fell at the Swinging Spikes. | 3-0 |
| 2 | 9 (Wildcard) | Round Two | 2 | Lab Rats | Michelle Warnky | Loss | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 11 (Finals) | Round One | 2 | Golden Hearts | Natalie Duran | Loss | 3-2 | |
| 2 | 11 (Finals) | Round Two | 2 | Real Life Beasts | Erica Cook | Win | Erica injured her right knee while landing from the Ring of Fire and had to be carried off the course. | 4-2 |
| 3 | 4 (Qualifying) | First Matchup | 2 | Young Bloods | Bree Widener | Loss | 4-3 | |
| 3 | 10 (Wildcard) | First Matchup | 2 | Dark Horse | Tammy McClure | Loss | Anna fell at the Bungee Pipeline. | 4-4 |
| 3 | 12 (Playoffs) | First Matchup | 2 | Golden Hearts | Natalie Duran | Loss | 4-5 | |
Relay Showdown Record[]
| Season | Episode | Competitor (Obstacle Attempted) | Opponent Team | Opponent (Obstacle Attempted) | Result | Notes | Relay Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team: NorCal Ninjas | |||||||
| 2 | 1 (Qualifying) | Anna Shumaker (1-3) Brian Kretsch (4-6) David Campbell (7-9) |
Golden Hearts | Natalie Duran (1-3) Grant McCartney (4-6) Neil Craver (7-9) |
Loss | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 9 (Wildcard) | Anna Shumaker (1-3) Sean Bryan (4-6) David Campbell (7-9) |
Karsten's Fast Kats | Joy Strickland (1-3) Karsten Williams (4-6) Kevin Klein (7-9) |
Win | Joy fell at the Ring of Fire, resulting in a 10-second penalty for Karsten. Then, Kevin fell at the Dueling Salmon Ladders. | 1-1 |
| 2 | 9 (Wildcard) | Anna Shumaker (1-3) Sean Bryan (4-6) David Campbell (7-9) |
Superhero Squad | Rachael Goldstein (1-3) Sean Darling-Hammond (4-6) Jamie Rahn (7-9) |
Win | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 4 (Qualifying) | Anna Shumaker (1-2) David Campbell (3-4) Brian Kretsch (5-6) |
Young Bloods | Bree Widener (1-2) Kevin Carbone (3-4) Tyler Gillett (5-6) |
Loss | Both Brian and Tyler hit the buzzer at almost the same time. However, Tyler was determined as the winner after an instant replay and beating Brian by 0.02 seconds. | 2-2 |
| 3 | 10 (Wildcard) | Anna Shumaker (1-2) Brian Kretsch (3-4) David Campbell (5-6) |
Dark Horse | Tammy McClure (1-2) Karson Voiles (3-4) Lance Pekus (5-6) |
Win | 3-2 | |
| 3 | 10 (Wildcard) | Anna Shumaker (1-2) Brian Kretsch (3-4) David Campbell (5-6) |
Dark Horse | Tammy McClure (1-2) Karson Voiles (3-4) Lance Pekus (5-6) |
Win | 4-2 | |
American Ninja Warrior Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Failed Archer Alley (Stage One) | Digest. | |
| 11 | Failed Double Dipper (Stage One) | Digest. |