Taylor Greene is a high school student who has competed on all three seasons of American Ninja Warrior Junior.
American Ninja Warrior Junior[]
Taylor first competed on American Ninja Warrior Junior in the 9-10 age bracket. Her qualifying runs were shown in the fourth qualifying episode. In her seeding round race, she faced Willie Waerig and easily defeated him. Then, in the knockout round, she won against Danika Helland, sending her to the final showdown. There, she faced another undefeated junior ninja, Nikko Sohn. But Taylor still prevailed, winning her third race and sending her to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, she first defeated Jason McNeil after he failed the Spin Cycle. She advanced to the top 8 and there faced "Double Back" Jack Cook. She won her fifth race against him and moved on to the finals, the only girl in her age group to do so. In the finals, she faced Sean Arms. Unfortunately, his speed was too much for her, and her incredible season ended there. Still, her last race was her best race yet, and her performance was good enough to land her in fourth place overall and earn her $2,500 in prize money.
American Ninja Warrior Junior 2[]
Taylor competed on American Ninja Warrior Junior 2, this time in the 11-12 age bracket. Her qualifying runs were shown in the first qualifying episode. In the seeding round, she faced and defeated Raeya Linton. Then, in the knockout round, she defeated Lucas Cvitanich and advanced to the final showdown. There, she faced another undefeated opponent in Harry Robinson, but she won against him as well, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Her quarterfinal runs were shown in the first quarterfinal episode. In her first race, she faced Luke Beckstrand and defeated him, sending her to the top 8. Then, she faced Tate Allen. Unfortunately, Tate outraced her to the buzzer, ending yet another great season for Taylor.
American Ninja Warrior Junior 3[]
Taylor returned for Episode 1, in Bracket 3 of American Ninja Warrior Junior 3. Her first race against Alex Young was successful, as Alex fell on the Spinball Wizard. She then beat out Luke Beckstrand for the second time in race #2, as Luke fell on Sideways. But in the Final Showdown, she beat Jordan Carr for the quarterfinals. For Episode 11, she faced Evan White in the Seeding Round, but White beat her out. Yet in the Knockout Round, Taylor beat Sienna Perez, who fell at the Spinball Wizard. But in the Quarterfinal Showdown, she lost to Evan White again. For Episode 14, she faced Luke Milman in the Seeding Round, but Milman beat her. Yet in the Knockout Round, Taylor faces Evan White again he fell at the Spinball Wizard. But in the Semifinal Showdown, she beat to Luke Milman who fell on Sideways.
In the finals, Taylor went up against Jackson Erdos for the Championship Round. Both of them fell on the Spinball Wizard, but Jackson got there first and won against her. Taylor did place 3rd in Bracket 3, winning $5,000.
American Ninja Warrior 15[]
Taylor made her debut on the big course at the age of 15 in the fifth round of qualifying. She showed little troubles throughout the course, breezing through all six obstacles and completing the course, becoming the third teen girl to hit a buzzer and she advanced to the semifinals, placing 1st among the women. She was also the only woman to complete the qualifying course that season.
She later competed in the first semifinal episode as the top female seed, taking on the bottom female seed, Jaelyn Bennett. She won the race after Jaelyn failed the second obstacle, Spring Forward and Taylor advanced to the national finals. Taylor later completed the rest of the course, becoming the first female rookie to hit a semifinals buzzer, as well as the first female competitor to hit a buzzer in her first two runs on ANW.
At the National Finals, Taylor put up a strong run on Stage One, being one of the few women to ever complete the Jumping Spider. She also completed The Gambler and became the youngest woman ever to complete the National Finals version of the Warped Wall. With time running low, she rushed and failed the next obstacle, the Dipping Birds, ending her great rookie season. Since no female competitor completed Stage One, she ended up as the top woman of the season, being the first female rookie and youngest woman ever at 15 to do so.
American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 4[]
Due to her amazing rookie performance, Taylor got to compete in the fourth ever Women's Championship. She was the final runner in the first round, and she had little troubles, getting revenge on the Dipping Birds (from ANW15) and Thread the Needle (from ANW16) as well as clearing with the fastest time. In the second round, she raced against Taylor Johnson. During the "Taylor-made race", Greene had few troubles and ultimately finished while Johnson failed the dismount of Epic Air Surfer. As such, Taylor advanced to the final round, Cat Grab. Despite having problems with traction, she managed to beat Jesse Labreck in the first matchup, but in the second, ultimately lost to Addy Herman, ending as the runner up.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Taylor returned for her second season in the fifth qualifier. She had problems with The Cubes, but nonetheless became the first woman to complete the obstacle, and subsequently hit her third buzzer. Once again, she placed 1st among the women.
Taylor was once again the top female seed in the first semifinal. She went against Judith Carroll, and it proved to be a close race with Taylor in the slight lead. Eventually, both of them surprisingly fell on the Spin Hopper, but since Taylor got there first, she won the race and moved on to the national finals.
She once again competed in the second half of the National Finals during Stage One where Taylor made it through all the early obstacles, having way more time on the clock for The Gambler and the Warped Wall, even getting her revenge on the Dipping Birds, and had enough time for Thread the Needle but had a low grab on the cane and when she threw it into the ring, she couldn’t hold on and fell into the water, ending her best season to date. However, since no female competitor completed Stage One, she was the top woman of the season once again, becoming the Last Woman Standing for the second straight time, making her the first since Jesse Labreck to achieve that title in back-to-back seasons.
Taylor is set to compete in American Ninja Warrior 17.
Trivia[]
- Taylor is the first woman to complete the Ninja vs. Ninja version of the semifinals course.
- She is the fourth woman to complete both the qualifying and semifinals courses of a season.
- Taylor was the third teen girl to conquer the qualifying.
- Taylor was the first teen girl to conquer the semifinals and hit two buzzers in qualifying.
American Ninja Warrior Results[]
| ANW | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Failed Dipping Birds (Stage One) | Last Woman Standing. | |
| 16 | Failed Thread the Needle (Stage One) | Last Woman Standing. |