Madelyn Madaras is a high school student from Houston, Texas.
American Ninja Warrior Junior[]
Madelyn first competed in Episode 10, in Bracket 1 of American Ninja Warrior Junior. In the Seeding Round, Madaras went up against Luke Pate, only to fall on the Tick Tock, losing the race. She then went up against James Scott, and fell on the Spin Cycle, losing that race as well, ending her season.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
Madelyn made her ANW debut in the third qualifier. She made it all the way to the fifth obstacle, Lasso Launch, before failing the blind lache. She placed second among the women, advancing her to the semifinals.
Madelyn later competed in the third semifinal episode, where she raced against Anna McArthur. She seemed to be behind for much of the race, but then Anna fell on Slingshot. That allowed Madelyn to get the win, subsequently completing the course and hitting her first buzzer. This meant she advanced to the national finals as a rookie.
At the national finals, her run was digested, but she failed the third obstacle, the Giant Rollercoaster, ending her rookie season.
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 4[]
Madelyn then competed in the fourth Women's Championship. In the first round, her run was digested, but she got revenge on the Giant Rollercoaster, before she ultimately failed on Thread the Needle. She placed 10th overall and didn't advance to the second round.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Madelyn returned for her second season in the first qualifier. Her run was digested, but she once again failed the fifth obstacle, this time being Jawbreakers. She was still able to advance to the semifinals as she once again placed 2nd among the women.
She raced against Karen Wiltin in the semifinals. Madelyn had the lead through the whole race and eventually completed the course once again and advanced to the national finals for the second straight year, while Karen ultimately failed the Spin Hopper.
At the national finals, her run was digested, but she got revenge on the Giant Rollercoaster in the regular season, before falling on the next obstacle, the Jumping Spider.
Trivia[]
- Madelyn is the second female rookie to complete a semifinals course.
- Madelyn is the third woman to complete the Ninja vs. Ninja version of the semifinals course.
- Madelyn is the second woman to hit her first buzzer during the semifinals and the first to only hit her buzzers in the semifinals round.
- Coincidentally, the end of the second episode of semifinals of S16, where she was competing, was dedicated in memory of her mother Karen Madaras who suddenly passed away on April 23rd, 2024, due to metastatic breast cancer.
- Madelyn was also one of only two women to finish the semifinals course that season, the other being Addy Herman.
- Madelyn is also the first since Jesse Labreck to conquer the semifinals course in back-to-back seasons.
Results[]
ANW | # | Result | Notes |
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15 | Failed Giant Rollercoaster (Stage One) | Digest. | |
16 | Failed Jumping Spider (Stage One) | Digest. |