Noah Meunier is an Electrician from Lakeville, MA who first competed on American Ninja Warrior 15. He is also the boyfriend of Ninja competitor, Addy Herman.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
Meunier competed in the first qualifier. There, he put up a strong run, finishing the course with the 2nd fastest time in 1:19.91. He barely made the cut-off for being able to attempt the Mega Wall that season, clocking in just 0.09 away from the 80-second threshold. He attempted the Mega Wall, but could not scale it. Despite this, it was still a solid qualifier performance for him, as he was just one of two finishers (the other being Luke Dillon) that round to finish in under 80 seconds and therefore get a chance at the Mega Wall.
He then competed in the second semifinals episode, racing against Nate Tackett. Though it was digested after Nate failed Beehive, Noah then flew across the course, hitting the buzzer, and finishing in the top two winners, qualifying him to race for the Safety Pass. Noah and Josiah were neck-and-neck, up until both shockingly fell at Sideways. After checking the tape, it was revealed Noah won the Safety Pass.
In the national finals, Noah was easily able to complete Stage One, doing so with 25.32 seconds left. On Stage Two, he went up against another rookie, Alex Romer. The race was close, up until Alex failed on the dismount of Epic Air Surfer. That allowed Noah to correct himself, subsequently completing the course and winning the matchup. On Stage Three, he kept his composure throughout the course, and became just the fourth rookie to ever complete it. On Stage Four, he started off with a good pace, but unfortunately timed out around the 70-foot mark, coming up just three seconds short of completing the stage. He has the second best rookie performance in American Ninja Warrior history, only behind Kaden Lebsack.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Noah returned for his second season on the fourth round of qualifying. This time, his run was digested, but he was able to complete the course with the second fastest time once again. He also attempted the Mega Wall again due to his fast time, but was unable to complete it for the second straight season.
Noah raced John Uga in the Semifinals. His race was digested, but Noah held a huge lead over John, clearing the course while his opponent failed Sideways. This earned him his second straight trip to the National Finals with the 5th fastest time.
Noah returned in the first half of the National Finals during Stage One in a digested performance, where he had few problems with the course and hit another Stage One buzzer, leaving over 56 seconds on the clock and moving onto Stage Two with the fastest time. He raced against the 26th seed, Joe Meissner in a digested performance where after Joe failed Jawbreakers, Noah was able to easily finish the rest of the course and win the race going back to Stage Three. On Stage Three, he once again cleared the course with ease and made it to the Stage Four again with the fastest time. On Stage Four, he was the last runner and had to finish faster than Vance Walker at a chance to win the million dollars. Unfortunately, Noah once again timed out on the Final Stage, this time around coming up short by less than two seconds. Just like last season, he placed 3rd overall.
American Ninja Warrior 17[]
Noah returned for his third season in the sixth and last qualifying episode. His run was once again digested, but he once again cleared the course, this time doing so with the fastest time of the episode. He also once again attempted the Mega Wall again due to his fast time, but was unable to complete it for the third straight season.
Noah later competed in the last semifinals episode. There he had another flawless run and he finished his first extended semifinal buzzer in 4th place, advancing to the national finals for the third straight season. He also cleared his 90th straight obstacle.
At the national finals, his first race against Deren Perez was digested and he won the race after Deren failed on the dismount of the Ring Jump while Noah cleared the course. His second race against Spencer Johnson was also digested, and he also won that race after Spencer failed the Floating Monkey Bars while Noah once again cleared the course. Additionally, that race allowed Noah to clear his 102th straight obstacle, breaking the record that Kaden had by clearing 99 straight obstacle before hitting the water. He then won his third race against Amir Malik by clearing the course before Amir did, advancing him to the knockout rounds.
At the knockout round, his race against Austin Baron in the round of 32 was digested, and he won the race by clearing the course before Austin did. He then raced against Evan White in the round of 16 and also won that race after Evan failed on the Kickboards while Noah also cleared the course and continued his streak of not failing an obstacle. He then raced against R.J. Roman in the top 8. They both failed on the Falling Shelves, ending Noah's streak at 129 obstacles, but since he reached the obstacle before R.J. did, he also won that race. He then raced against Kaden Lebsack. There, Kaden had the lead over Noah for most of the races, before he ended up falling on the blind catch on the Falling Shelves while Noah did clear that obstacle. He then raced one last time against Kai Beckstrand for the $250,000 cash prize. There, Noah fell behind after a close call on The Clacker before he lost for the first time by falling on the Falling Shelves while Kai won the race and the cash prize. He ended up as the season's runner-up.
Trivia[]
- Noah is one of three competitors to reach Stage Four in both of their first two seasons competing along with Kaden Lebsack and Nacssa Garemore.
- He's also one of seven ANW competitors to reach Stage Four more than once and one of the six who do so in back-to-back seasons.
- Noah and Addy are the first couple since Jesse Labreck and Chris DiGangi in the Cincinnati semifinals of American Ninja Warrior 11 to clear the semifinals course in the same night.
- Addy and Noah have hit a combined eighteen buzzers as a couple which puts them in third place for most buzzers by a ninja couple tied with (retired and broken up couple) Brent Steffensen and Kacy Catanzaro (with 18).
- If the Women's Championship was counted, then they would have beaten Brent Steffensen and Kacy Catanzaro with 24.
- Addy and Noah are the second ninja couple to both attempt Stage Four in both the regular seasons (Noah) and the Women's Championship (Addy) right behind Kaden Lebsack and Katie Bone.
- Noah was the first since Mathis Owhadi to get the fastest time on Stage One and then make it to Stage Three.
- Noah has the record for most consecutive number of obstacles cleared without hitting the waters, as he cleared a total of 129 obstacles before hitting the water, not counting when he fail in the water in his race against Josiah Pippel for the safety pass in season 15.
Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Failed Rope Climb (Stage Four) | Time Out. Reached the buzzer in 33.50 seconds. | |
| 16 | Failed Rope Climb (Stage Four) | Time Out. Reached the buzzer in 31.80 seconds. |