Travis Graves is a parkour and freerunner from Washington, DC, who has competed three times on American Ninja Warrior. He has also competed on the parkour show Jump City: Seattle.
American Ninja Warrior 3[]
Graves made his Ninja Warrior debut to much hype coming off his appearances on Jump City: Seattle and his friendship with Levi Meeuwenberg. Many at the time thought that he'd be the next big parkour competitor to splash onto the scene. His run at the Venice Qualifiers was shown in full and it contained a big surprise. After quickly getting through the first half of the course, Graves failed the Jump Hang in a way no others have. He landed the leap successfully, but his shoe got stuck when rolling over the cargo net. He got tangled in the cargo net and struggled to untangle his foot from the net. Since he had a target time to beat in order to knock someone out of the top 30, his run was cut short before he could even attempt the next obstacle, ending his rookie season.
American Ninja Warrior 4[]
In his sophomore season, Graves made his return at the Northeast regionals. His qualifying run was shown in full on broadcast. He managed to exact revenge on the Jump Hang after a frustrating fail last season, and showed his true potential that he was hyped up to have. Graves completed the course in 1:42:04, which placed him 9th overall.
In the Northeast Finals, his run was digested. He continued to carry his success from the qualifiers, clearing the Regional Final course. His time of 3:21:96 was placed him 6th.
In the National Finals, Graves was once again digested on Stage One. He was putting together a strong run up until the Spinning Bridge, where he slipped and fell, ending his sophomore season.
American Ninja Warrior 6[]
After not being selected for American Ninja Warrior 5 and not getting picked in the Baltimore walk-on line, Graves returned for season six. He competed in Denver and his run was cut from broadcast, but it is known that he failed the Devil Steps. His time to that point did not place him in the top 30.
He has not competed since.