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American Ninja Warrior City Finalists Power Rankings

by Ian

The Tenth season of American Ninja Warrior has given us some great moments and heart-warming stories so far during the City Qualifiers. Athletes competed in Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia for the chance to earn a spot in the City Finals. Over 600 men and women took part in the City Qualifiers this season and 195 have made it to the next stage – the City Finals. The City Finals courses take place in the same cities as the qualifiers with an extended course, adding 4 additional (and much more difficult) obstacles onto the 6 from the qualifiers. Notoriously, it has been more difficult to complete a City Finals course than it has been to complete the first stage of the National Finals course in Las Vegas. The Top 15 finishers (and top 2 women if they finish outside the top 15) from each of the six cities will advance to the National Finals.

Before this season began, I used my ninja scoring metric to rank the American Ninja Warrior competitors based on their past results. I summarized the Top 200 in four posts: Top 50, 51-100, 101-150, 151-200. Of those 200, 90 did not compete this season (or I could not find results for them), most notably Geoff Britten who is the only ninja to complete all 6 courses in a season and has said he will return for Season 11. Additionally, a handful of athletes competed on this past season of Ninja vs Ninja but did not take part in American Ninja Warrior including JoJo  Bynum, Paul Kasemir, the Brazi Bros Alexio and Lucas Gomes, Jackson Meyer, Ben Melick, Alan Connealy and Dr. Noah Kaufman.

Of those that were ranked in the Top 200 and did compete this season, 24 did not advance to the City Finals. Notably, JJ Woods (preseason #17), Jody Avila (#44), Dan Yager (#52), Lorin Ball (#62), Brandon Mears (#69), Jonathan Horton (#101), Sam Sann (#104), Natalie Duran (#135), and Bree Widener (#174) did not qualify for the City Finals. In total, 78 rookies qualified for the City Finals this year. Of the 195 athletes remaining, 70 of them completed all 6 obstacles in the City Qualifier courses.

Using the same ninja points ranking scale that was detailed in the preseason posts, here is a look at how the 195 remaining ninjas stack up heading into the City Finals. As a reminder, the standings are based purely on past performance and are not predictive of future success. American Ninja Warrior never ceases to surprise us with new and challenging obstacles that could take out even some of the best ninjas.

 

Rank Ninja City Qualifiers Result Obstacles Completed Notes
1 Drew Drechsel Miami Completed 6
2 Joe Moravsky Minneapolis Completed 6
3 Daniel Gil Dallas Completed 6 Completed Mega-Wall
4 ? 1 Ian Dory Minneapolis Completed 6
5 ? 1 Najee Richardson Philadelphia Completed 6 Completed Mega-Wall
6 ? 1 Sean Bryan Los Angeles Completed 6
7 ? 3 Brian Arnold Indianapolis Failed 4
8 Josh Levin Los Angeles Completed 6
9 Travis Rosen Indianapolis Completed 6
10 Isaac Caldiero Indianapolis Completed 6
11 ? 5 Jessie Graff Miami Completed 6
12 ? 1 Abel Gonzalez Dallas Completed 6
13 ? 1 Thomas Stillings Dallas Completed 6
14 ? 3 Kevin Bull Los Angeles Failed 4
15 ? 3 Flip Rodriguez Los Angeles Failed 4
16 ? 1 Jamie Rahn Philadelphia Completed 6
17 ? 1 Ryan Stratis Miami Completed 6 Completed Mega-Wall
18 ? 1 Adam Rayl Los Angeles Completed 6 Completed Mega-Wall
19 ? 1 Nicholas Coolridge Los Angeles Completed 6
20 ? 1 David Campbell Los Angeles Completed 6
21 ? 2 Jake Murray Minneapolis Completed 6
22 ? 3 Mike Bernardo Philadelphia Completed 6
23 ? 3 Jon Alexis Jr Minneapolis Failed 3
24 ? 2 Andrew Lowes Dallas Failed 4
25 ? 8 Nick Hanson Los Angeles Completed 6 Completed Mega-Wall
26 ? 1 Lance Pekus Minneapolis Completed 6
27 ? 3 Tyler Yamauchi Indianapolis Failed 4
28 ? 1 Brent Steffensen Dallas Failed 3
29 ? 7 Eric Middleton Minneapolis Completed 6
30 ? 5 Sean Darling-Hammond Minneapolis Completed 6
31 ? 3 Karson Voiles Minneapolis Failed 4
32 ? 1 Grant McCartney Los Angeles Failed 4
33 ? 6 Chris Wilczewski Philadelphia Completed 6 Completed Mega-Wall
34 ? 3 Jeremiah Morgan Dallas Completed 6
35 ? 5 Neil Craver Miami Completed 6
36 ? 5 Hunter Guerard Minneapolis Failed 4
37 ? 1 Drew Knapp Minneapolis Failed 4
38 ? 18 Jesse Labreck Indianapolis Completed 6
39 ? 7 Josh Salinas Dallas Completed 6
40 ? 7 Tyler Gillett Minneapolis Completed 6
41 ? 9 Dave Cavanagh Philadelphia Completed 6
42 ? 11 Allyssa Beird Philadelphia Completed 6
43 ? 25 Chris DiGangi Indianapolis Completed 6
44 ? 14 Michael Torres Minneapolis Completed 6
45 ? 3 Karsten Williams Dallas Failed 3
46 ? 1 Meagan Martin Minneapolis Failed 4
47 ? 8 Mike Meyers Minneapolis Completed 6
48 ? 9 Tremayne Dortch Dallas Completed 6
49 ? 12 James McGrath Philadelphia Completed 6
50 ? 13 Gabe Hurtado Los Angeles Failed 4
51 ? 14 Michael Silenzi Minneapolis Failed 4
52 ? 12 Ethan Swanson Indianapolis Failed 4
53 ? 13 Dan Polizzi Indianapolis Completed 6
54 ? 17 Brett Sims Miami Completed 6
55 ? 20 Barclay Stockett Dallas Failed 3
56 ? 23 Eddy Stewart Miami Completed 6
57 ? 23 Alex Carson Indianapolis Failed 4
58 ? 24 Michelle Warnky Philadelphia Completed 6
59 ? 29 Kevin Carbone Miami Failed 4
60 ? 29 Kenneth Niemitalo Miami Completed 6
61 ? 31 Jon Stewart Dallas Completed 6
62t ? 43 Rigel Henry Indianapolis Completed 6
62t ? 43 Judas Licciardello Philadelphia Completed 6
64 ? 23 Reko Rivera Miami Failed 4
65 ? 35 Brian Burkhardt Dallas Failed 4
66 ? 58 Brian Kretsch Los Angeles Completed 6
67 ? 59 Brad Spine Indianapolis Completed 6
68 ? 51 Zhanique Lovett Los Angeles Failed 4
69 ? 45 Nate Burkhalter Dallas Failed 4
70 ? 41 Ben Antoine Minneapolis Failed 3
71t ? 49 Michael Johnson Miami Failed 4
71t ? 49 Jelani Allen Minneapolis Failed 4
73 ? 44 Casey Suchocki Miami Failed 4
74 ? 59 Andrew “Roo” Yori Minneapolis Failed 3
75 ? 81 Tiana Webberley Los Angeles Failed 4
76 ? 26 Todd Bourgeois Miami Failed 4
77 ? 80 Nick Patel Miami Completed 6
78 Rookie Mathis Owhadi Dallas Completed 6 Rookie
79 ? 75 Lindsay Eskildsen Miami Failed 4
80 ? 115 Bootie Cothran Miami Completed 6
81t ? (NR) Morgan “Moose” Wright Miami Completed 6
81t ? (NR) Dalton Knapp Minneapolis Completed 6
83 ? 88 Sarah Schoback Minneapolis Failed 2
84 ? 102 Scott Willson Los Angeles Failed 4
85 ? (NR) Anna Shumaker Los Angeles Failed 4
86 ? 75 Jeri D’Aurelio Indianapolis Failed 4
87 ? 109 Anthony Trucks Los Angeles Failed 4
88 ? (NR) Oscar Ramirez Miami Failed 4
89 ? (NR) Michael Bougher Indianapolis Completed 6
90 ? (NR) Kyle Schulze Indianapolis Failed 4
91 ? (NR) Calle Alexander Miami Completed 6
92 ? (NR) Kevin Jordan Dallas Completed 6
93 ? (NR) Sara Heesen Minneapolis Failed 2
94 ? (NR) Abby Clark Minneapolis Completed 6
94 ? (NR) Dan Delano Minneapolis Completed 6
96 ? (NR) Drew Hendry Miami Failed 4
97 ? (NR) Andrew Swinghamer Dallas Completed 6
97 ? (NR) Phillip Hucke Indianapolis Completed 6
99 ? (NR) Emily Durham Miami Failed 3
100 ? (NR) Devin Harrelson Miami Failed 4
101 ? (NR) Derek Miyamoto Los Angeles Failed 4
102t Rookie Matthew Day Dallas Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Mike Murray Dallas Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Tyler Humphrey Dallas Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Kyle Stradtman Indianapolis Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Brian Rambo Los Angeles Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Spencer Clapp Los Angeles Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Thomas Kofron Los Angeles Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Jonathan Stevens Minneapolis Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Leif Sunderberg Minneapolis Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Casey Rothschild Philadelphia Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Chad Riddle Philadelphia Completed 6 Rookie
102t Rookie Matt Strollo Philadelphia Completed 6 Rookie
114 ? (NR) Venn Johns Dallas Failed 5
115t ? (NR) Chris Cambre Dallas Failed 4
115t ? (NR) Josh Norton Dallas Failed 4
115t ? (NR) James Wilson Indianapolis Failed 4
115t ? (NR) Jason Bergstrom Miami Failed 4
115t ? (NR) Jaysen Saly Minneapolis Failed 4
115t ? (NR) Chris Fantauzzo Philadelphia Failed 4
121 ? (NR) Rachel Goldstein Miami Failed 4
122 ? (NR) Selena Laniel Los Angeles Failed 4
123 ? (NR) James Bartholomew Philadelphia Failed 4
124 ? (NR) Elliott Jolivette Dallas Failed 4
124 Rookie Austin Gray Minneapolis Failed 5 Rookie
126t ? (NR) Nicole Martinez Indianapolis Failed 4
126t ? (NR) Garrett Lam Minneapolis Failed 4
128t ? (NR) Jessica Clayton Miami Failed 4
129t Rookie Adam Ster Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Dylan Lancaster Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Erik Brown Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Karen Wiltin Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Louis Moore Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Quest O’Neal Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Steven Tucker Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Victor Gonzalez Dallas Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Alex Bienz Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie David Womelsdorf Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Eric Sheppard Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Jesse Maurer Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Jonas Duncan Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Kourtney Timmons Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Madelynn McNeal Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Marcelino Riley Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Mario Brown Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Mike Wright Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Mohammed Almarzouq Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Nate Tackett Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Trevor West Indianapolis Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Austin Seibert Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Brian Neal Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Brock Taylor Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Davyon Hancox Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Eric Nelson Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Jeremy Rivette Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Jesse Orenshein Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Joe Mardovich Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Ruben Arellano Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Tyler Schlorf Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Verdale Benson Los Angeles Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Doug Legg Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Eli Bell Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Ethan Suprenant Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Greg Manders Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Jordan Brown Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Nico Long Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie RJ Roman Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Scott Reuter Miami Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Alex Nye Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Andrew Sherk Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Angel Rodriguez Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Brian Pease Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Cara Poalillo Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Christian DeRubeis Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Cody Cappola Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Darion Bennett Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Gavin Ross Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie John Uga Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Logan Kreglow Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Lucas Reale Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Paul Ruggeri III Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Ryan Lee Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Shawn Johnson Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Tyler Waters Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Zach Day Philadelphia Failed 4 Rookie
129t Rookie Justin Crammer Minneapolis Failed 4 Rookie
187 ? (NR) McKinley Pierce Philadelphia Failed 3
188 ? (NR) Brittany Hanks Dallas Failed 3
189t Rookie Samantha Bush Los Angeles Failed 3 Rookie
189t Rookie Danny Bergstrom Minneapolis Failed 3 Rookie
189t Rookie James Gomez Minneapolis Failed 3 Rookie
189t Rookie Julius Ferguson Minneapolis Failed 3 Rookie
193 ? (NR) Kat Ratcliff Dallas Failed 2
194t Rookie Meghan Anten Indianapolis Failed 2 Rookie
194t Rookie Jamie Ross Minneapolis Failed 2 Rookie

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