Johnathan Morin is a youth pastor and five-time ANW competitor.
American Ninja Warrior 4[]
In his debut in American Ninja Warrior, Morin competed as a walk on for the midwest region of American Ninja Warrior 4 and he finished with the slowest time in the qualifier, however due to the Soritatsu Kabe's dominance in that region his result was good enough for 12th place. In the Semi-Finals, despite struggling on the Salmon Ladder, Morin managed to finish in 8th place.
In the Vegas finals, Morin slipped on the Jumping Spider like many that day.
American Ninja Warrior 5[]
He came back in American Ninja Warrior 5. He finished the qualifying course, having the slowest time out of a history-breaking 48 finishers in the Denver qualifying round.
In the Denver finals, his run was cut, but he came up short of his goal and failed on the Floating Stairs. He was exhausted from completing the Salmon Ladder and couldn't get past the downhill section.
Morin would later confirm himself on social media that despite not making the top fifteen, he was indeed invited to the National Finals. At the National Finals Morin managed to get revenge on the Jumping Spider. He'd slip off the Half Pipe Attack one obstacle later.
American Ninja Warrior 6[]
He competed in American Ninja Warrior 6, he cleared the qualifying course in Dallas. His time finishing placed him 16th overall.
In the finals, he failed on the Swinging Frames, but it was enough for him to earn a spot in Las Vegas as he placed 13th. Although he earned a spot in Vegas, Morin would not attend the National Finals. He withdrew from the competition due to a scheduling issue.
American Ninja Warrior 7[]
He competed in Houston in American Ninja Warrior 7. His qualifying run was cut, but he failed the Swinging Spikes. Because he made it to the obstacle in a slow time, he failed to make the top 30 and move on to the Houston city finals.
American Ninja Warrior 17[]
Johnathan confirmed in a Facebook post that he received an invitation to compete on American Ninja Warrior 17, alongside multiple other fan-favorite competitors from the history of American Ninja Warrior.[1] As such he competed for the first time in 10 years.
Johnathan competed on the first qualifying round, being shown as the first runner of the episode (and subsequently of the season). He cleared the first obstacle with ease, before he became the first of many who failed on the second obstacle, Log Grip, ending his big comeback season. The Log Grip proved to be a different challenge for him compared to the last time he attempted it in 2012, now being much more older (age 40) and heavier (230 lbs) this season.
This was also the first time his children got to see him run the course, as they were not born at the time Morin last competed. They viewed his run on the virtual sidelines.