Nate Pardo is a high school junior from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
American Ninja Warrior Junior[]
Before competing on American Ninja Warrior, Nate competed on American Ninja Warrior Junior in the 13-14 age division. In the seeding round, he defeated Jonah Brown to advance to the knockout round in the winners' seed. In the knockout round, he won against Emilie Thibodeau to advance to the final showdown. There, in a rematch against Jonah Brown, he won his third straight race, advancing to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, he first faced Caiden Madzelan and won after Caiden fell on the Flying Shelf Grab. He advanced to the top 8 and faced Kody Hazan. Surprisingly, Nate fell at the Flying Shelf Grab, but still won the race when Kody failed on the Devil Steps. From there, Nate advanced to the finals.
In the finals, he first faced Jeramiah Boyd and won after Jeramiah fell on the Flying Shelf Grab, advancing to the championship race with the fastest time of the competition to that point. There, he faced Vance Walker, and unfortunately, he received his first loss. Still, he wound up taking 2nd in the entire competition, winning $7,500.
American Ninja Warrior Junior 2[]
Nate returned for American Ninja Warrior Junior 2 in the second qualifying episode. In the seeding round, he won against Devan Alexander after Devan fell on the Little Dipper. In the knockout round, he defeated Peace Lopez to advance to the final showdown. But there, in a rematch against Devan Alexander, he lost the race. Still, his time through the course was fast enough to advance to the wildcard round, where he faced ANW Jr's 13-14 3rd place winner Jonathan Godbout. Yet during that race, he shockingly fell at the Little Dipper, ending his season there.
American Ninja Warrior 13[]
Nate competed in the first episode of qualifiers, where he fell on V Formation. However, Nate reached there at a fast pace, earning him 6th place. In semifinals, Nate chose Diving Boards at Split Decision, but just like Tyler Gillett and R.J. Roman, who both chose the obstacle, Nate fell at the Diving Boards. Nate got 9th place overall, ensuring him a spot to Vegas.
On Stage One, Nate went at a slow pace, so at Split Decision, he chose The High Road, but at Dipping Birds, he rushed it and fell on the obstacle, ending his season early.