Hans Hertz is a high school student who first competed in American Ninja Warrior Junior.
American Ninja Warrior Junior[]
Hans first competed in Episode 2, where in the Seeding Round, he lost to Niko Stradtman. For the Knockout Round, though, he beat out Hattie Jones, and in the Final Showdown, faced Niko again, and ended up getting revenge, beating him out to advance in the Semifinals. In his first Semifinal battle, facing Addy Herman, he beat her out to advance to Part 2. In the Top 8, he lost to Kai Beckstrand, ending his season.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
Hans made his ANW debut on the second round of qualifying. He had little troubles, completing the course with the 3rd fastest time, moving on to the semifinals. He later went against Jawon Turner in the first round of semifinals. The race was digested, and while Jawon fell on Slingshot, Hans completed the course and moved on to the national finals.
At the national finals, Hans made short work of Stage One, finishing with 39.49 seconds left. On Stage Two, he took on Flip Rodriguez. The race was digested and Flip quickly failed Jawbreakers, while Hans completed the course, winning the race and moving on to Stage Three. On Stage Three, his run was the only one to be digested. He almost failed the dismount of Road Signs with his hands slipping off the final sign, but he barely managed to make the landing, completing the course as a result and advancing to Stage Four. Unfortunately, he timed out at around 70 feet on Stage Four. He has the third best rookie performance in American Ninja Warrior history.
American Ninja Warrior 17[]
After not being chosen to compete in American Ninja Warrior 16, Hans returned for his second season in the fifth qualifying episode. His run was digested, but he once again cleared the course, this time doing so in 4th place.
Hans later competed in the second semifinals episode. His run there was also digested, but he once again cleared the course, placing 5th overall.
In the national finals, Hans first raced against Bray Weinacker, where it was digested and Hans cleared while Bray failed the Floating Monkey Bars. He then faced his good friend Evan White, where it was a very close race, but Hans just barely lost the race to Evan. Lastly he faced Sam Folsom, where Hans cleared in a faster time. His final record ended up being 2-1, sending him to the top 32.
Hans was the top seed on the right side of the bracket in Round 2. He ended up facing Sam Folsom once again, where Hans got hung up on the Swinging Frames, and ultimately ended up losing the race to Folsom, ending his season in a large upset.
Trivia[]
- Alongside Ethan Bartnicki and Josh Levin, he is one of the few ninjas in American Ninja Warrior history to attempt Stage Four and then not get the call for the next season.
Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Failed Rope Climb (Stage Four) | Time Out. Reached the buzzer in 42.32 seconds. |