Brian Beckstrand is a Lowe’s Manager from St. George, Utah. He is best known for the backyard obstacle course that he built for his family.
American Ninja Warrior 7[]
Brian first competed in Kansas City in American Ninja Warrior 7. His run was cut in qualifying but he finished the course placing 19th.
His run in the city finals was also cut, but he failed the Flying Shelf Grab. Since the majority of competitors failed the next obstacle, the Body Prop, he didn't make it to the national finals. He placed 17th overall at the end of the night.
American Ninja Warrior 8[]
Brian returned to compete in Oklahoma City in American Ninja Warrior 8 where he finished the qualifying course again, placing 6th.
His run in the city finals was digested, but it was shown that he failed the Log Runner, not making it to Vegas.
A few years later, he was shown supporting his son on American Ninja Warrior Junior. His wife, Holly Beckstrand, had also competed on American Ninja Warrior 10 and 11. He tried to compete on ANW 11 in Tacoma, and was selected as a walk-on, but he was selected too late to even get a chance to run the course.
American Ninja Warrior 13[]
After 5 years, Brian returned to compete in the last qualifying episode. This time around, because of the lower age limit, he also competed with his son Kai Beckstrand. His run was digested, but it was shown that he once again the course. He placed 15th overall.
His run in the semifinals was digested, but he failed the fifth obstacle, Drop Zone. He didn’t place in the top 15, not making it to Vegas.
American Ninja Warrior: Family Championship[]
Brian returned in the very first Family Championship alongside his son Kai and wife Holly. The first round ended with a perfect score; all of them completed their obstacles. Though only Brian and Kai completed all of their obstacles in the second round, the Beckstrand family qualified for the Power Tower playoffs. Facing off against the Heinrichs family, they bested them in their first race, but in the second, shockingly lost to the Auer family, ending up as the runners up.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
After missing the previous season, Brian returned to compete in the first episode, once again with Kai. Brian's run was digested, but it was shown that he surprisingly failed the fifth obstacle, Ring the Bells, making it the first time he failed a qualifying course. He still advanced to the semifinals by placing 8th overall.
In the semifinals, he raced Max Feinberg in the first episode. The race was digested, but he lost to Max after going out on Slingshot. Since he was too slow to be one of the best non-winners, he was once again eliminated in the semifinals.
Brian is set to compete in American Ninja Warrior 17. along with sons Kai and Luke, daughter Baylee, and with wife Holly.
Trivia[]
- There have been two instances on American Ninja Warrior where Brian Beckstrand received the same outcome as two other competitors named "Brian".
- In American Ninja Warrior 8's Oklahoma city finals, he failed the Log Runner, along with Brian Burkhardt and Brian Doom.
- In the Tacoma walk-on line in American Ninja Warrior 11, he, along with Brian Redard and Brian Parache, were selected (although Beckstrand was the only "Brian" to not run the course out of the three).
- He and his son Kai, become the first father son duo to have both clear a qualifying course together, as they did in the last qualifying episode on American Ninja Warrior 13.