Rachel Degutz is a science teacher from New Jersey who has competed in five seasons of American Ninja Warrior.
American Ninja Warrior 13[]
She first completed in the fourth qualifying episode. Her run was digested, but it was shown that she failed Pretzel Twist. She placed 29th overall. In fact, she was one of five female competitors who made the top 30 that round.
In the second semifinals, she was the first runner of the night. She had a big performance, being only one of seven to make it through Padlock. She ended up falling on Tuning Forks at Split Decision. She was the top female competitor of the night as she placed 7th overall in the top 15. She was also the only competitor who went for that obstacle at Split Decision that round.
Her run in Vegas was digested, but she was one of seven competitors who failed the third obstacle, the Double Dipper, after she didn't let go of the second bar to the dismount. She did try to save herself, but it was already too late, and her hands peeled off.
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 2[]
Rachel then competed in the second Women's Championship. Her run in the first round was digested, but she failed on just the second obstacle Lunatic Ledges and didn't advance to the second round.
American Ninja Warrior 14[]
She returned for her second season in the second qualifying episode. Her run was digested, but it was shown that she was the first competitor shown on air to get the ball onto the middle cradle on Carnival. She later once again failed on the fifth obstacle, the Piston Plunge. She placed 26th overall, and was once again one of five female competitors to make the top 30 that round.
She later competed in the first semifinals episode, as the last women runner that episode. She cleared the first four obstacles, but she came up short failing Kaleidoscope, once again failing the fifth obstacle. Despite an earlier than expected fall, she still placed 3rd among the women and advanced to the Vegas finals for her second straight season.
On Stage One, her run was cut, but it is revealed on the next season that she failed the third obstacle again, this time being the Giant Rollercoaster.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
Rachel returned in the fifth qualifying episode. She had a smooth run, up until she failed the fifth obstacle, Lasso Launch, marking her third season doing so. She still advanced to the semifinals placing 2nd among the women.
She later competed in the second semifinals episode, where she raced against her training partner, Abby Clark. Rachel ended up winning the race as Abby failed the Hopscotch. Rachel continued her run and was able to complete the course, hitting the first buzzer of her career, and once again moving on to the national finals.
One Stage One, her run was digested, but she got past the third obstacle this time around. She then failed two obstacles later on the fifth obstacle, The Gambler, ending her best season to date.
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 4[]
Rachel then competed in the fourth Women's Championship. In the first round, her run was digested, but she had a close call on the dismount of the Barrel Roll, then she got revenge on The Gambler, before falling on Thread the Needle. She placed ninth overall and just missed out on advancing to the second round once again.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Rachel returned for her fourth season in the fourth qualifier. Her run was digested, but she shockingly went out on just the second obstacle, Reel to Reel, making it the first time that she didn't advance to the national finals, let alone the semifinals. This is also the first time she didn't get to the fifth obstacle on a qualifying course.
American Ninja Warrior 17[]
Rachel returned for her fifth season in the sixth qualifier. Her run was digested, but she got past the second obstacle this time around, clearing the Lunatic Ledges (which she failed previously on American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 2). She ended up falling on V Formation, once again going out on the fifth obstacle. She placed 17th overall and once again advanced to the semifinals.
Rachel later competed in the last semifinals episode. Her run there was also digested, but she got revenge on V Formation and reached the back half for the second time where she failed on Corkscrew. She ended up placing 20th overall and she advanced to the national finals for the fourth time.
In the national finals, she first went up against her good friend Jay Lewis. The race was digested and Rachel lost after she failed on the Floating Monkey Bars while Jay cleared the course. Then her second race against Joe Moravsky was also digested, and also lost that race after she once again failed on the Floating Monkey Bars while Joe cleared the course. Then she raced against Lucas Reale in her third and final race. There, Lucas had a huge lead before he ended up once again falling on the Floating Monkey Bars, while Rachel got her revenge on the obstacle and later cleared the course, winning the race. Though her season had already ended, her winning that race meant that Joe Moravsky was able to move on to the top 32 races.
American Ninja Warrior: Women’s Championship 5[]
Rachel then competed in the fifth Women's Championship, which was taped during season 17. In the first round, her run was digested, but she failed on the third obstacle, Log Runner. She ended up placing 11th overall, thus she was able to advance to the second round this time around.
In the second round, she raced against Emily Gardiner. She won the race after Emily failed the Salmon Ladder while Rachel failed on the Floating Monkey Bars. She then raced against Addy Herman in the semifinals. She ended up falling on the Salmon Ladder while Addy cleared the course, losing the race and eliminating her from the competition.
Trivia[]
- Rachel is the second woman to complete the Ninja vs. Ninja version of the semifinals course.
- Rachel is the first woman to hit her first buzzer during the semifinals.
- Kacy Catanzaro, Michelle Warnky-Buurma, Jesse Labreck, Olivia Vivian, Stefanie Edelmann, Taylor Greene, her, Madelyn Madaras (twice), Addy Herman, and Katarzyna Jonaczyk are the only eleven women to conquer a Semifinals course in a international setting.
- Rachel, Michael Bougher, and Mady Howard are the only ones to fail both the Double Dipper and the Giant Rollercoaster.
American Ninja Warrior Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Failed Double Dipper (Stage One) | Digest. | |
| 14 | Failed Giant Rollercoaster (Stage One) | All cut. | |
| 15 | Failed The Gambler (Stage One) | Digest. |