RECAP: Season 16: Episode 6 American Ninja Warrior
Cayden Jones, Obstacle Warriors North Richland Hills | Updated July 23, 2024
This first episode of Semi-Finals features American Ninja Warriors facing head to head in a race to earn their spot in the Vegas Finals. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila returned for commentary.
Athletes will endure 6 challenging obstacle courses.
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Featured obstacles on the Semi-Finals race:
Home Run
Flying Shelf Grab
Wing Nuts
Sideways
Spin Hopper
Rope Climb
Ethan Gardulski and Max Feinburg were the first pair to face off. They were evenly matched until the Spin Hopper, where Ethan fell. Max advanced to the next round.
Emily Keener and Violet Kepo’o: Emily fell on the first part of Spin Hopper, then Violet. Since Violet finished Sideways first, she advanced to the next round.
Marquez Green and Jackson Twait: Jackson moved on to the next round.
Anabella Heinrichs and Riley Porter | Image via American Ninja Warrior
Anabella Heinrichs and Riley Porter: Riley fell on Sideways, giving Anabella the win.
David Tomassoni and Mike Silenzi: Mike fell on Spin Hopper, giving David the win.
Luke Beckstrand and Drew Nester: Drew fell on Sideways, giving Luke the win.
Kai Beckstrand and Jesse Maurer: Kai sped through the course in 36 seconds, beating Jesse.
Levi Enright and Tyler Yamauchi: Tyler fell on Spin Hopper, giving Levi the win.
Chris Behrends and Glen Albright: Chris completed all obstacles for the win.
Colton Skuster and Ben Behrends: Skuster finished first for the win.
Kaden Lebsack and Eric Middleton: Kaden sped through the course for the win.
Judith Carroll and Taylor Greene: Taylor completed Sideways first, giving her the win.
Donovan Metoyer and Scott Behrends: Donovan sped through the course first for the win.
Mady Howard and Jaelyn Bennett: Jaelyn fell on Sideways, giving Mady the win.
Austin Gray and Barry Boyd: Austin hit the buzzer first for the win.
SAFETY PASS
Kaden Lebsack and Kai Beckstrand: Kai completed the course first for the win.
Addy Herman and Brittney Durant: Brittney fell on Sideways. Addy finished the course for the win.
John Uga and Noah Meunier: Noah took the lead for the win.
Emily Gardiner and Taylor Johnson: Taylor completed Wingnuts first. Since they both fell on Sideways, Taylor moved on to the next round.
Kevin Rodriguez and Verdale Benson: Verdale fell on sideways, giving Kevin the win.
Jamie Rahn and Jay Lewis: Jay sped through course for the win.
Brandon Singletary and Ramcis Valdez: Ramcis fell on Sideways, giving Brandon the win.
Noah Buschur and Jacob Arnstein: Noah fell on Sideways, giving Jacob the win.
David Campbell and Sean Bryan: Sean stayed in the lead for the win.
Casey Rothschild and Sydney Lee: Sydney fell on Sideways first, but completed the Wingnuts first, so she moved on.
Jojo Grubesic and Abby Clark: Jojo fell on the Shelf Grab. Abby fell on the Spin Hopper for the win.
James Sannella and Gavin Obey: James fell on Spin Hopper and Gavin completed the course for the win.
James McGrath and Joe Meissner: Joe completed the course first for the win.
Joe Moravsky and David Fleming: David fell on the Wingnuts, while Joe completed the course for the win.
Xavier Dantzler | Image via American Ninja Warrior
Najee Richardson and Xavier Dantzler: Najee fell on the Spin Hopper and Xavier completed the course for the win.
Safety Pass Race:
Gavin Obey and Jay Lewis: The pair was close the entire race, but Jay completed the course first in 42 seconds for the safety pass.
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