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American Ninja Warrior Season 11 Top 200 (150-200)

by Ian

Season 11 of American Ninja Warrior kicks off on Wednesday, May 29 on NBC. With the NFL Draft over and football entering the doldrums of summer before Training Camps start, Ninja Warrior should become your go-to weekly show for athletic competition. Two years ago, I devised a scoring system to rank the competitors on American Ninja Warrior based on their current and past performance. The scoring system is intended to rank athletes based on their past accomplishments and is not a predictive metric for future success. As we have seen countless times in Ninja Warrior competitions, sometimes even the top athletes can get derailed by a slight mis-step or a slip of the hand.

The scale is based on a maximum total value of 1500 points in a given season. The highest single-season score was Geoff Britten’s 1467.31 points in Season 7 when he completed all 6 courses. Using these point values, I calculated “Ninja Points” scores for each season dating back to Season 5 in 2013, along with the USA vs The World and Ninja All-Stars specials and an ELO ranking system for Team Ninja Warrior/Ninja vs Ninja competition. To come up with the final number of “Ninja Points” for each athlete, I weighted the most recent performances heavier. The current years points are taken at full value then the prior four seasons are weighted at 80%, 60%, 40% and 20% respectively.

In the weeks leading up to Season 11 of American Ninja Warrior, I will be revealing the Top 200 Ninjas in the rankings scale.  For purposes of these rankings, I am not including any ninjas that did not compete in either of the last two seasons or have officially retired. This means that notable names like Elet Hall, Paul Kasemir, Dustin Rocho, Richard Shoemaker, Kacy Catanzaro, and PJ Granger are not on the list but would have been ranked in the Top 200 overall based on their prior successes. This week’s post covers Ninjas ranked between 150 and 200, many of whom were rookies last season and looking for a big jump in their second seasons.

197t. Erik Brown, Brock Taylor, Jesse Orenshein, Joe Mardovich
84.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Unranked (all rookies)

These four were all rookies last season who fell in the City Finals and did not make it to Vegas. Brock, Jesse, and Joe all competed in the Los Angeles regional. They had identical results, falling on the Doorknob Drop in Qualifiers then conquering the obstacle in the City Finals, only to fall on the Giant Cubes. Erik competed in Dallas and was also knocked out by difficult obstacles – Crank It Up in Qualifiers and the Nail Clipper in the City Finals.

196. Hunter Sipes
84.4 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 152

Hunter’s best year was Season 7 when he completed the Qualification Course in Orlando and made it to the National Finals, falling on the Jumping Spider on Stage 1. He did not compete last season after falling early in the Daytona Qualifiers in Season 9.

195. Chris Workman
84.6 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 151
Twitter: @chrisworkman83

Chris had a great rookie year in Season 8 where he completed the Los Angeles Qualification course and reached the Vegas finals. His second season saw a surprising early exit when he fell on the third obstacle in the City Qualifiers and he did not compete last year.

193t. Tyler Humphrey, Leif Sunderberg
85.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Unranked (both rookies)
Twitter: Tyler:@WestTexasNinja?

Tyler and Leif were rookies in Season 10 who also came up just short of the Vegas Finals. Tyler was one of 13 finishers in the Dallas City Qualifiers. He repeated the feat in the City Finals but couldn’t get past the Salmon Ladder on the back half of the course. Leif had the third fastest run in completing the Minneapolis qualification course but also fell on the Salmon Ladder.

191t. Royall Eason, Naeem Mulkey
85.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 178t
Twitter: Royall: @royotninja

Royall debuted in Season 9, completing the Salmon Ladder in the City Finals but falling on the Giant Cubes. Last season he suffered an early fall on the Ring Turn in the Miami Qualifiers and did not make it back to the City Finals. Naeem had a similar trajectory, falling on the Nail Clipper in the Season 9 Cleveland City Finals but getting tripped up by Block Run in the Indianapolis Qualifiers in Season 10.

190. Tanr Ross
86.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 176
Instagram: @tanr_ross

Ross debuted in Season 9 and was one of 16 ninjas to complete the San Antonio City Qualifying course. He fell on the Salmon Ladder in the City Finals and did not make it to Vegas. He slipped up on the difficult Tuning Forks obstacle in Dallas Qualifiers in Season 10.

189. Mike Chick
88.9 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 166
Twitter:  @TheNinjaLawyer

The Lawyer Ninja completed the Atlanta City Qualifiers course in Season 8 and reached the Vegas Finals that same season. After an early fall in Season 9 he did not compete in Season 10.

188. Sara Heesen
90.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 253
Twitter: @Beastin_Heesen

Sara had a solid rookie campaign in Season 9 where she reached the Vegas Finals but fell on the Propellar Bar. Last season she once again made it through City Qualifiers. In the City Finals, she finally made it past the 4th obstacle but fell on the Battering Ram and did not qualify for Vegas.

187. Dennis Lappin
91.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 148
Twitter: @lappin1206

Dennis is a 3-time ANW veteran who reached the Vegas Finals in Season 7. He completed the Kansas City Qualifying course in Season 9 but did not make it back to Vegas after falling on the third obstacle in the City Finals. He did not compete last season.

186. James Bartholomew
92.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 563
Twitter: @investmnt_ninja ?

James has improved on each of his three seasons of Ninja Warrior competition. After falling in the City Qualifiers each of his first two seasons, he got revenge on the Wingnuts last year and made it through to the City Finals. He finished 14th in the Philadelphia City Finals, which was enough to send him to Vegas for the first time in his career.

185. Sarah Schoback
96.3 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 171
Twitter: @Sarah_Schoback

Sarah couldn’t make it past the difficult Crank It Up obstacle in either the Kansas City Qualifiers or City Finals in Season 9. She missed out of making it to Vegas by fractions of a second. Last year, Sarah once again made it to the City Finals but had an awkward dismount from the Sky Hooks which caused her foot to brush the water. She has also competed on two seasons of Team Ninja Warrior and is looking for her first trip to the Vegas Finals this season.

184. Carl Fantauzzo
97.5 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 163
Twitter: @carl_fantauzzo

Carl has competed four times on American Ninja Warrior, starting in Season 6. His best season came in Season 8 when he finished 15th in the Philadelphia City Finals and qualified for Vegas where he fell on Sonic Curve on Stage 1. He has fallen on the third obstacle in City Qualifying each of the last two seasons.

183. Riles Nganga
98.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 157
Twitter: @maumaufitness

As a rookie in Season 9, Riles completed the Los Angeles City Qualifying course last season and repeated the feat of completing the first six obstacles in the City Finals, but fell on the Swinging Peg Board and just missed qualifying for Vegas. He is looking for a bounce-back this year after an early fall in the Los Angeles Qualifiers last season.

182. Jesse Lucero
99.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 139
Instagram: @jesse.thejet.lucero

Jesse had a very good rookie campaign in Season 9. In the absurdly hard Denver course, he fell on the Rail Running in Qualifying but conquered it in the City Finals. In the City Finals, he was one of just 3 athletes to make it past The Wedge, but fell on the Ninjago Roll. He qualified for the Vegas Finals but fell on the second obstacle. Jesse did not compete in Season 10.

181. Craig Richard
100.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 137

Craig was one of just 8 athletes to complete the Denver Qualifying course in Season 9. He fell on The Wedge in the City Finals but was fast enough to earn a spot in the Vegas Finals. He did not compete in Season 10 last year.

180. Joe Calderon
102.4 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 150
Instagram: @joe.calderon.anw

Joe is a 3-time Ninja veteran who competed in Seasons 6, 7, and 9. His best year came in 2015 when he completed the Houston City Qualifiers course then reached the 8th obstacle in the City Finals and qualified for Vegas. Season 7 was his only trip to the National Finals and it came to an end on the Jumping Spider.

178t. Anthony Trucks, Steve Seiver
102.5 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Anthony: 196, Steve 136
Twitter:  @AnthonyTrucks

Former NFL linebacker Anthony Trucks suffered a shoulder injury while playing for the Steelers, which ended his NFL career. He had a solid rookie year in Season 9 where he completed the Los Angeles Qualifying course. Anthony came back in Season 10 and was one of many ninjas knocked out by the Doorknob Drop in the Los Angeles Qualifiers. He was fast enough to qualify for the City Finals but once again came up just short of Vegas.

Steve is a two-time Ninja Warrior veteran. In his rookie campaign he reached the Warped Wall but could not scale it. In Season 9 he was one of 22 ninjas to complete the Los Angeles City Qualifiers and made it far enough in the City Finals to qualify for Vegas for the first time. Unfortunately, he lost his balance on Snake Run. Steve did not compete in Season 10.

176t. Logan Kreglow, Tukrong Klengdong
104.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Logan: unranked (rookie), Tukrong: 134

Logan was a rookie in Season 10 who overcame a horrendous leg injury suffered while playing high school football in 2011. He fell on the Lightning Bolts in both the Philadelphia Qualifiers and City Finals but was fast enough to qualify for Vegas where he was one of many ninjas taken out by the Double Dipper.

Tukrong competed on Seasons 5 and 6 of American Ninja Warrior, making the Vegas Finals both times. He returned to competition in Season 9 where he completed the Daytona City Qualification course but fell on the Salmon Ladder in the City Finals and did not qualify for Vegas. He did not compete in Season 10.

175. Todd Mitchell
106.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 145

Todd completed the Pittsburgh Qualifiers course in Season 7 and made it far enough in the City Finals to qualify for Vegas where he fell on the Jumping Spider. In Season 9, he nearly completed the Kansas City Qualifiers course but gassed out on the Warped Wall. He had an early fall on the Broken Pipes in the City Finals that prevented him from making a return trip to Vegas. Todd did not compete in Season 10.

173t. Luke Chambers, Samer Delgado
107.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Luke and Samer: 131t
Instagram:
Samer: @fitnessblazt

Both Luke and Samer were rookies in Season 9, which was their only year of competition. They had nearly identical results where they were done in by three “ninja killer” obstacles. Luke fell on the the Rail Runner in the Denver City Qualifiers then fell on The Wedge in the City Finals. Samer fell on the I-Beam Gap in Cleveland City Qualifiers and on the Nail Clipper in the City Finals. Both ninjas qualified for Vegas and fell on the Double Dipper.

172. Rebekah Bonilla
107.3 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 142
Instagram: @rebekahbonillaninja

Rebekah qualified for the Vegas Finals as a rookie in Season 9. In the Los Angeles City Finals she became the 7th woman to conquer the Warped Wall. She also competed as part of the Tri Hards team (along with Sean Bryan and Adam Rayl) in Ninja Vs Ninja. She did not compete in Season 10.

171. Natalie Duran
107.3 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 135
Twitter: @Ninja_Natalie
Instagram: @Ninja_Natalie

Natalie is a professional rock climber who turned into one of the stars of American Ninja Warrior. In Season 8 she qualified for the City Finals and earned a Wild Card spot in Vegas. She missed out on a return trip to Vegas in Season 9 after competing in a loaded Los Angeles field. Her fall on the Jumper Cables, the second obstacles of the Season 10 Los Angeles qualification course, was one of the early shockers of the season. She has also competed on all 3 seasons of Team Ninja Warrior/Ninja Vs Ninja as part of the highly successful Golden Hearts team with Grant McCartney and Neil Craver.

170. James Bogle Jr
108.5 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 146
Twitter: @NaturalBornNnja
Instagram: @naturalbornninja

Jimmy has competed on all 3 seasons of Team Ninja Warrior/Ninja Vs Ninja as a member of Jo Jo Bynum’s “Average Jo Jos” team. His best ANW season was in Season 7 when he completed the Orlando City Qualifiers course and reached the Vegas Finals. He did not compete in Season 10 of Ninja Warrior after an early fall in Season 9.

169. Calle Alexander
109.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 389
Instagram: @thestreetbeast

Calle is a 3-year veteran of Ninja Warrior who is coming off his best season. In Seasons 8 and 9 he failed to beat a pipe-related obstacle (the Pipe Fitter and the Broken Pipes) and didn’t make the City Finals. Last year he hit his first buzzer by completing the Miami qualification course. Calle fell on the Salmon Ladder in the City Finals and just missed a trip to Vegas, finishing 16th.

168. Oscar Ramirez
109.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 238

Oscar has competed on the last two seasons of Ninja Warrior. He fell on the 5th obstacle in City Qualifiers both times, which was good enough to reach the City Finals. Oscar is looking for his first trip to Vegas this year after two straight years in the City Finals.

167. Scott Willson
110.4 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 186

“The Chess Ninja” has competed on four seasons with his best run coming in Season 8 when he reached the Salmon Ladder in the Los Angeles City Finals. He has fallen on the 5th obstacle in City Qualifiers each of the last 3 seasons. He has reached the City Finals in all of those years but has yet to qualify for Vegas.

166. Benjamin Humphrys
112.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 137
Instagram: @cut_that_hair

As a rookie in Season 9, Benjamin was one of 22 ninjas to complete the Los Angeles Qualifiers course. He made it to the 8th obstacle in the City Finals which was good enough to get him to Vegas where he fell on the Propellar Bar. His sophomore campaign was not as successful, suffering an early exit in the Los Angeles qualifiers.

165. Lindsay Eskildsen
114.55 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 154
Twitter: @Ninja_Linz
Instagram: @Ninja_Linz

Lindsay had a strong rookie year in Season 9, falling on the Rolling Thunder obstacle in both the Daytona Qualifiers and City Finals. She was fast enough to earn a spot in the Vegas Finals and fell on the Double Dipper. She returned in Season 10 to once again reach the City Finals but did not qualify for a return trip to Vegas. According to her Instagram she will not be competing in Season 11 as she is expecting a baby soon!

164. Mack Roesch
114.6 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 127
Twitter: @MackRoesch

After a stellar rookie campaign in Season 8 where he reached the Vegas Finals, Mack suffered a surprising early fall on the new Wingnuts obstacle in Daytona qualifying in Season 9. He did not compete in Season 10.

163. Tyler Cravens
117.5 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 125

Tyler first competed in Season 8 where he was one of just 9 athletes to complete the Philadelphia City Qualification course. He did not make it to Vegas after an early fall in the City Finals. In Season 9, he came back and once again completed the City Qualifying course. This time, he made it far enough fast enough to earn a spot in Vegas, where he fell on Snake Run. Tyler did not compete in Season 10.

162. Casidy Marks
122.8 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 128
Instagram: @cas321

After an early fall as a rookie in Season 8, Casidy returned in Season 9 to complete the Daytona Qualifying Course and earn a spot in the Vegas Finals. He couldn’t grasp the Propeller Bar and backflipped into the water, ending his second season. Casidy did not return to compete in Season 10.

161. Charlie Andrews
123.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 118
Instagram: @andrewscharlie_

Charlie is the best friend and climbing companion of Josh Levin. He looked to be one of the breakout rookie stars of Season 9 after becoming one of just 9 ninjas to complete a City Finals Course. Unfortunately, he suffered a scary training injury before the Vegas Finals and was not able to compete. After not appearing in Season 10, it is uncertain whether he will return to Ninja competition.

160. Josh Norton
123.4 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 486
Instagram: @joshnorton999

Josh is a two-time ninja veteran who had a breakthrough year last season. He fell on two difficult obstacles in Dallas – Crank It Up in qualification and the Nail Clipper in the City Finals. He was fast enough to qualify for Vegas where he fell on the Propeller Bar.

159. Kapu Gaison
123.6 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 120

Kapu was one of 22 ninjas to complete the Los Angeles Qualification course in Season 9. He finished 11th in the City Finals, falling on the Swinging Peg Board, which was good enough to earn a trip  to Vegas. In the National Finals he fell on the Double Dipper. Kapu did not return for Season 10 of ANW.

158. Michael Stanger
124.0 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 128
Twitter: @ninjastanger
Instagram: @ninjastanger

Michael has one of the most emotional backstories on any Ninja Warrior competitor. His wife had been suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome when he first competed in Season 7. Michael earned a Wild Card to the Vegas Finals where he timed out on the Warped Wall. He had an early fall in Season 8 but returned in Season 9, with the announcement that his wife had been cured. Incredibly, both he and his wife competed in Season 10 of Ninja Warrior, but neither reached the City Finals.

157. Dan Banura
124.6 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 116

Dan is a 3-time ANW veteran who has twice completed City Qualifier courses. He reached the Vegas Finals in Season 8 where he fell on the Propeller Bar. His run in Season 9 came to an early end when he fell on the Broken Pipes in Kansas City Qualifying and he did not compete in Season 10.

156. Liam Buell
124.8 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 152

The Beekeeper completed the Los Angeles Qualification course in Season 8, qualifying for the Vegas Finals where he fell on Sonic Curve. After a surprising early fall on Cannonball Drop in Season 9, he did not compete in Season 10.

154t. Matt Holt, Ryan Souter
127.2 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Both Matt and Ryan: 112t
Twitter:
Instagram:
Ryan:@ryansouter

Matt and Ryan were both rookies in Season 9 who had almost identical campaigns. Matt competed in the San Antonio course, falling on the Pipe Fitter in City Qualifiers and on the Hourglass Drop in City Finals, but had a fast enough time to qualify for Vegas where he fell on the Jumping Spider. Ryan was the most successful of the “Souter Seven,” a group of siblings from Salt Lake City who all competed in the Denver City Qualifiers. He was the only one of the seven brothers and sisters to make it to the City Finals where he fell on The Wedge, earning a trip to Vegas as a rookie. In the National Finals, he fell on the Jumping Spider. Neither athlete competed in Season 10.

153. Morgan “Moose” Wright
128.5 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: unranked
Twitter: @MorganSun
Instagram: @morganthemoose

Morgan is a PhysEd teacher who famously wears a moose hat. He has competed on the last 3 seasons of Ninja Warrior. He reached the Vegas Finals in Season 9 but fell on Snake Run, the first obstacle. Last year, he hit his first buzzer by completing the Miami City Qualifiers course. Unfortunately, he did not make it back to Vegas after an early fall in the City Finals.

152. Adam Grossman
134.37 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: 110

Adam is a 6-time ninja veteran who made 4 straight trips to the Vegas Finals between Seasons 4 and 7. After taking a year off, he returned in Season 9 to compete in the Daytona Qualifiers where he had a surprising early fall on the Wingnuts. Adam has yet to clear Stage 1 in Vegas but has completed the City Qualifying courses 4 times. He did not compete in Season 10.

150t. Matt Strollo, Ben Jackson
134.37 Ninja Points

2018 Rank: Matt: Rookie, Ben: 115
Instagram: @matt_strollo 

Matt was a rookie last season who put together an impressive run that led all the way to the National Finals. He completed the Philadelphia qualification course and repeated the feat – reaching the Salmon Ladder in the City Finals. In Vegas he was one of many to fall on the Double Dipper.

Ben was a rookie in Season 8 who reached the Vegas Finals. He timed out on the Warped Wall on Stage 1. He had an early exit in Season 9 when he fell on the Bouncing Spider in the Denver City Qualifiers then did not return for Season 10.

 

Check back next week for the next 50 Ninjas on the list as we will reveal each set weekly in the lead-up to the 11th season of American Ninja Warrior (beginning Wednesday, May 29 at 8pm on NBC).

 

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