Phoenix Force

Phoenix Force is a team in American Ninja Warrior's team competition franchise. Members have included captain Najee Richardson, Cassie Craig, Dan Galiczynski, and Michael Torres.

Team Ninja Warrior 2[]

The Phoenix Force made their first appearance in Team Ninja Warrior 2 with Najee recruiting Dan Galiczynski and Cassie Craig for the roster. They first competed in Episode 4, against Team Grit in Round 1:

Dan fell on the Pole Grasper and lost the first race against Lance Pekus.
Cassie won the second race as Maggi Thorne fell on the Ring of Fire, and
Najee won the anchor run against Kevin Bull.

They ran as the top bracket in Round 2 where they went up against Iron Grip:

Dan Galiczyski lost the first race against Nate Burkhalter,
Najee lost the second race against Daniel Gil, and
Cassie fell at the Swing Jump and lost the anchor run against Barclay Stockett, and the team was eliminated.

American Ninja Warrior: Ninja Vs. Ninja[]

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The Phoenix Force returned to compete in the spin-off, American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja. However, Michael Torres replaced Dan Galiczyski from the previous season. They first competed in Episode 8 against the Think Tank in Round 1:

Michael beat Matt Wilder to the buzzer by 0.4 seconds.
Cassie fell on the Tick Tock and lost against Leila Noone.
Najee win the third race against Noah Kaufman.
In the relay, Cassie fell at the Tick Tock resulting in a 5-second penalty on Michael but he and Najee could make up the time penalty and win the race. (Overall, Phoenix Force is just the second team ever to make up a time penalty put on them during a relay showdown after Storm Team from Season 2).

They competed against Frostbite in Round 2:

Michael won the first race against Jackson Meyer.
Cassie fell on the Spin Cycle and lost the second race against Zhanique Lovett.
Najee win the third race against Nick Hanson.
In the relay, Cassie fell on the Tick Tock resulting in a 5-second penalty for Michael, then during his leg of the race Najee fell on the Zig Zag Climb.
During the knockout relay Cassie fell on the Tick tock for the fourth time that night, but Michael made up most of the time, and despite having cramps in his legs, Najee managed to clear the back obstacles and reach the top of the Zig Zag Climb before Nick did and The Phoenix Force advanced to the playoffs.

The Phoenix Force competed in Episode 13 where they went up against Team Wolfpack in Round 1:

Michael lost the first race against Ian Dory.
Cassie fell at the Hanging Staircase on the second race against Jeri D'Aurelio.
Najee fell at the Floating Tiles during the third race against Dan Yager, resulting in the team losing all three races and the Phoenix Force were eliminated from the competition.

Team Ninja Record[]

Najee Richardson[]

Season	Episode	Round	Heat	Opponent Team	Opponent	Result	Notes	Individual Record
2	4 (Qualifying)	Round One	3 (Anchor Run)	Team Grit	Kevin Bull	Win		1-0
2	4 (Qualifying)	Round Two	2	Iron Grip	Daniel Gil	Loss		1-1
3	8 (Qualifying)	First Matchup	3	Think Tank	Noah Kaufman	Win		2-1
3	8 (Qualifying)	Final Matchup	3	Frostbite	Nick Hanson	Win		3-1
3	13 (Playoffs)	First Matchup	3	Team Wolfpack	Dan Yager	Loss	Najee fell at the Floating Tiles.	3-2

Dan Galiczynski[]

Season	Episode	Round	Heat	Opponent Team	Opponent	Result	Notes	Individual Record
2	4 (Qualifying)	Round One	1	Team Grit	Lance Pekus	Loss	Dan fell at the Pole Grasper.	0-1
2	4 (Qualifying)	Round Two	1	Iron Grip	Nate Burkhalter	Loss		0-2

Cassie Craig[]

Season	Episode	Round	Heat	Opponent Team	Opponent	Result	Notes	Individual Record
2	4 (Qualifying)	Round One	2	Team Grit	Maggi Thorne	Win	Maggi fell at the Ring of Fire.	1-0 (2-1 Overall)
2	4 (Qualifying)	Round Two	3 (Anchor Run)	Iron Grip	Barclay Stockett	Loss	Cassie fell at the Swing Jump.	1-1 (2-2 Overall)
3	8 (Qualifying)	First Matchup	2	Think Tank	Leila Noone	Loss	Cassie fell at the Tick Tock.	1-2 (2-3 Overall)
3	8 (Qualifying)	Final Matchup	2	Frostbite	Zhanique Lovett	Loss	Cassie fell at the Spin Cycle.	1-3 (2-4 Overall)
3	13 (Playoffs)	First Matchup	2	Team Wolfpack	Jeri D'Aurelio	Loss	Cassie fell at the Hanging Staircase.	1-4 (2-5 Overall)

Michael Torres[]

Season	Episode	Round	Heat	Opponent Team	Opponent	Result	Notes	Individual Record
3	8 (Qualifying)	First Matchup	1	Think Tank	Matt Wilder	Win	Michael beat Matt to the buzzer by 0.4 seconds.	1-0
3	8 (Qualifying)	Final Matchup	1	Frostbite	Jackson Meyer	Win		2-0
3	13 (Playoffs)	First Matchup	1	Team Wolfpack	Ian Dory	Loss		2-1