We have a confession to make. When American Ninja Warrior is on the air, things get BUSY around here. While we love it (hey, it IS the name of the website after all), it does mean that we can miss covering some cool stuff while the show is on.
So we’re doing a little circling back. A lot of people will already know this info. But it’s still worth mentioning, just for sheer awesome-ness, as well as to get it out there to those that might not have seen it happen!
Rockford Ninja Warrior
Back in August, the Rockford Ninja Warrior event returned full force! This annual event pulls in some of the most well-known Ninjas for several days of hands-on clinics and competition in Michigan.
Adam Rayl took first place for the second time in a row.
“Congratulations to Adam Rayl for successfully defending his title as Rockford Ninja Warrior Champion! Adam demolished the course in 28.678 followed in 2nd place by Joe Moravsky, 3rd place Michael Torres, 4th place Chris Digangi and 5th place Andy Lowes! Such a fantastic group of athletes!”
Check out Maggie Owen! She completed the course in the amateur competition and moved on to run with the pros!
“One of the highlights of the competition was when Magnificent Maggie Owen defeated the course and tore up the warped wall as the ONLY amateur female competitor to complete the course! Maggie you are amazing!”
Oh yeah, Maggie just happens to be 14-years-old. She placed second behind Jesse Labreck!
Speaking of Jesse Labreck, here she is taking on her first place run. (Also her second win in a row at this competition.)
You can check out the full results of the Rockford Ninja Warriors competition here.
2018 UNAA Championship Finals
Near the end of July, the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association held their 2018 Championship Finals in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The UNAA hosts competitions all over the country and the world throughout the year. The top finishers then get a shot at the annual championships.
This year, over 360 athletes from all over the world took part. American Ninja Warriors Jake Murray and Rebekah Bonilla each took first place in their devisions.
If you’re like, ‘Dang, I would have loved to watch that,’ you’re in luck! They streamed the competition to Facebook, giving you over eight glorious hours of viewing.
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Posted by Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association on Saturday, July 21, 2018
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Posted by Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association on Saturday, July 21, 2018
WE WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT CAME OUT TO THE UNAA WORLD FINALS!! It was hectic, stressful and busy, but all around a ton of fun and AMAZING competition!! These athletes came from all around the globe and the athletes gave it everything they had! Congrats to all those that made into the Top 10! Here are a few pics, but we have much more coming from our photog soon. You can see all the Results here: http://www.ultimateninjascore.org Thanks to Jordan Flash Brown for awesome pics!!!!!
Posted by Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
You can review the full results of the UNAA Championships here.
Ultimate Backyard Warrior
Over Labor Day weekend, Mike Cook held one of his celebrated Ultimate Backyard Warrior competitions in North Carolina. These competitions take place twice a year and include four stages of obstacles. These weekends have become something of a tradition for Ninjas that include special celebrations of the community as a whole as well as the competition.
Ninja Zhanique Lovett took first place for the women. Daniel Gil snagged first in the mens division for the second time in a row.
Seriously, LOOK at the energy that goes into building these stages! It’s pretty incredible.
Okay, we know these are not the only cool Ninja things that happened during the TV show season. Shout out your favorite non-TV moments in the comments below!