Caleb Bergstrom is a ninja coach who first competed in American Ninja Warrior 11 in Atlanta.
He is one of nine kids of the Bergstrom Bunch, and, along with his sister Caitlyn, is actually the youngest of all of them, at 24 years of age. His father and one of his brothers previously competed on American Ninja Warrior.
He started out alongside his sister, Caitlyn in American Ninja Warrior 11 while now he competes alongside his wife, Ashley Bergstrom and brother-in-law, David Bergstrom-Wright since American Ninja Warrior 15.
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
Caleb competed in Atlanta for American Ninja Warrior 11 as a 19-year-old rookie. In qualifying, he became the first competitor to get past the Ferris Wheel, and went for the 18-foot Mega Wall. On his first attempt, he got his fingers over the top, but couldn't hold on. On his second attempt, though, he made it up, thus becoming the night's first finisher and winning $5,000 becoming the first rookie ever to do so and part of a record breaking group (tied with the first episode of qualifying of American Ninja Warrior 14) of four ninjas to conquer the Mega Wall in the same night.
During the city finals, his run was digested but it was shown that he was one of the many to fail the eighth obstacle, Up for Grabs. However, he went at a relatively fast pace, so he guaranteed 10th in the top 12 and advanced to the national finals.
In Vegas, he was the first runner of the second night and he passed through the first six obstacles easily, but ended up falling on Diving Boards, and his rookie season was over.
American Ninja Warrior 12[]
Caleb had high hopes for his second year competing. For American Ninja Warrior 12, he brought along his sister Caitlyn Bergstrom and rookie David Hutchinson to compete. In qualifying, he got through the first two obstacles with ease. But in a huge shock to everyone watching, Caleb splashed down on Ring Chaser after missing one of the bars with his hand, ending his season.
Caleb was originally invited to compete on American Ninja Warrior 13. Unfortunately, a few days before the qualifiers were taped, he and a few others were exposed to COVID-19, forcing him to withdraw.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
After missing the past two seasons of ANW, Caleb returned to compete in the eighth qualifier in American Ninja Warrior 15, having recently married Ashley McConville. After not doing so well the last time he competed, Caleb was on a mission for redemption on the course. There, he completed the qualifier course with finesse, and completed the course with the fastest time of the night. Since he finished in under 80 seconds, he had a shot at the Mega Wall, which he successfully scaled, this time winning $10,000.
In the last round of semifinals, he went against Jason Grossman, who fell on Slingshot, guaranteeing the win for Caleb, who went on to finish in under a minute. This earned him a trip to the national finals for the first time since ANW 11.
Caleb returned for the first night of the National Finals. He made short work of Three Ring Circus (which knocked out his wife Ashley Bergstrom), and despite some difficulties on The Gambler (which eliminated his brother-in-law, David Bergstrom-Wright), he completed the seventh obstacle this time and then finished with 47 seconds left, the third fastest time of Stage One that season. On Stage Two, he won against his friend Kyle Soderman, and finished the course with ease. He then became the fourth that season to complete Stage Three. He ultimately timed out at 70 feet on Stage Four.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Following his best season, Caleb returned in American Ninja Warrior 16 alongside his wife Ashley Bergstrom. He competed in the second qualifier as the final male competitor of the night. He completed the Dangerous Waters, which eliminated Ashley, and he went on to finish the qualifier with the fastest time for the second year in a row. Finishing with a time of 1:05.17, Caleb was able to once again attempt the Mega Wall, and he became the first of the season to complete it, winning $20,000.
In the last round of semifinals, he went against Cal Plohoros. They both cleared the course, but Caleb was faster guaranteeing the win and he also placed 2nd overall, qualifying him for the Safety Pass race against Nacssa Garemore. That race was back and forth, but Nacssa got to the buzzer first, and as a result won the Safety Pass, while Caleb still advanced without it for his third appearance at the national finals.
In the national finals, Caleb would easily get through all the obstacles in Stage One and cleared with one of the faster times, having 49.78 seconds left on the clock. On Stage Two, he raced against Max Feinberg. Caleb cleared the course before Max did, and once again advanced to Stage Three. He then once again cleared Stage Three and advanced to Stage Four for the second straight season. On Stage Four, his avenged his previous performance and finished the course with 1 second left, becoming the sixth competitor ever to clear the Final Stage. However, since Vance Walker (who went right before him) cleared slightly faster than him, Caleb ended up as the runner-up of the season. This is his best performance to date.
Caleb is set to compete in American Ninja Warrior 17, along with sister Caitlyn, brother-in-law David, and wife Ashley.
Trivia[]
- He and Caitlyn Bergstrom are not only the first brother-sister duo to advance to the city finals, but also advance to Las Vegas together.
- As of American Ninja Warrior 15, he and Ashley Bergstrom are the first husband/wife team to advance to the national finals.
- Caleb became the third ninja to conquer the Mega Wall three times (right behind Daniel Gil and Joe Moravsky), the first to clear the 18’6" height twice, the first to win the $5,000, the $10,000, and $20,000 grand prize from the Mega Wall, and the first to win the $20,000 grand prize twice.
- Caleb was one of six to conquer the semifinals course under a minute in American Ninja Warrior 15.
- Caleb is the fourth competitor to have a perfect season, after Geoff Britten, Drew Drechsel, and Vance Walker. Ironically, both Vance and Caleb achieved this in the same episode, making it the first time that has happened.
- Caleb's attempts at Stage Four is similar to Daniel Gil's as they both timed out on Stage Four on their first attempt, while they were able to beat Stage Four in their second attempt, and both came runner-up in that same tournament.
- Caleb has the sixth fastest time to conquer Stage Four right behind Isaac Caldiero, Vance Walker (second and fourth fastest time), Drew Drechsel, and Daniel Gil.
- Caleb is the third ninja after Geoff Britten and Daniel Gil to be runner-ups after achieving Total Victory on Stage Four.
Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Failed Diving Boards (Stage One) | ||
| 15 | Failed Rope Climb (Stage Four) | Timed out. | |
| 16 | Total Victory | 1.10 seconds left. Sixth (and final) to ever beat Stage Four. |