Vincent Pane was a Stanford University student who apart from being a ninja was a chemist, a painter, an artist, and a dancer who first competed on American Ninja Warrior 13.
Vincent passed away suddenly on August 28th, 2024.
American Ninja Warrior 13[]
In the qualifiers, he competed in the second episode. There, his run was digested and he came out looking solid and survived a stumble on Burn Rubber and then almost fell in the water on Tipping Point but quickly corrected himself. He ended up falling on the descent on V Formation. He placed 15th overall.
He competed in the third semi-finals episode. He stumbled to the end of Diamond Dash but stayed out of the water. On the second half of the course, Pane failed the eighth obstacle, Padlock. Since he didn't go fast enough to land in the top 15, the chemist's season ended there.
American Ninja Warrior 14[]
Vincent returned to compete in his second season in the fifth and last qualifying episode. His run was cut, but he failed on Final Frontier, once again falling on the fifth obstacle. This time around, his time to the obstacle wasn't good enough for him to advance.
American Ninja Warrior 16[]
Vincent returned for season 16 on the sixth qualifier. There, he sent a sculpture of co-host Akbar Gbaja-Biamila to the booth. On his run, Vincent made it to Jawbreakers with a time that placed him 12th, sending him to the runoff races against Jesse Orenshein, who placed 13th.
During the runoff races, both of them fell on the Wingnuts. However, Vincent got there first, so he earned the runoff victory and advanced to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Vincent was up against Matt Bradley. While Matt completed the course, Vincent got revenge on the Wingnuts and was so close to finishing himself, as he grabbed the bar before the Rope Climb before he ran out of strength. Vincent was still one of the top two non-winners, and as a result, he advanced to the national finals for the first time in his career.
At the national finals his run was digested, Vincent failed on The Gambler, ending his best season to date.
Passing[]
Vincent passed away on August 28th, 2024 in a hiking accident, just a week after his Vegas run was aired. He was 31 years old. More information can be found in this obituary, where you can also support his family.
Trivia[]
- Vincent is one of twelve ninjas who won the runoff races to also advance to the Las Vegas national finals.