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Before we start off this recap, we have an announcement to make: American Ninja Warrior Junior is MOVING to Friday nights at 6pm beginning March 20! Be sure you adjust your schedule if you don’t want to miss the new episodes.
With that out of the way, let’s get into the very first quarterfinal episode!
The first quarterfinal episode zipped by with emotional races. Each age group started off with the wildcard match up. The fastest two competitors in the division who didn’t make the quarterfinals got one more chance. They put it all on the line to keep their seasons alive. Moving into the quarterfinal races, it was anyone’s guess as the pressure mounted and pushed the Ninjas to make some risky moves. Sometimes it paid off. Sometimes it didn’t.
Here are the results!
9-10 year olds
Mentor: Najee Richardson
Course:
- Shrinking Steps
- Little Dipper
- Spider Walls
- Block Run
- Flying Squirrel
- 13-foot Warped Wall with handholds at 10’ and 11’5”
Wildcard round:
- Shae McCarl vs Daniel Woods
Winner: Daniel Woods
Quarterfinals:
- Adil Mbondo vs Bella Palmer
Winner: Bella Palmer - Lindsey Zimmerman vs Daniel Woods
Winner: Daniel Woods
Final race:
Bella Palmer vs Daniel Woods
Finalist: Daniel Woods
11-12 year olds
Mentor: Jessie Graff
Course:
- Shrinking Steps
- Little Dipper
- Double Tilt Ladders
- Block Run
- Wingnuts
- 13-foot Warped Wall, handhold at 11’5”
Wildcard round:
- Holden McNeil vs Emily Keener
Winner: Holden McNeil
Quarterfinals:
- Luke Beckstrand vs Taylor Greene
Winner: Taylor Greene - Tate Allen vs Holden McNeil
Winner: Tate Allen
Final race:
- Taylor Greene vs Tate Allen
Finalist: Tate Allen
13-14 year olds
Mentor: Drew Drechsel
Course:
- Floating Steps
- Little Dipper
- Crazy Cliffhanger
- Block Run
- Sky Hooks
- 13-foot Warped Wall
Wildcard round:
- Jonathan Godbout vs Nate Pardo
Winner: Jonathan Godbout
Quarterfinals:
- Devan Alexander vs Cal Plohoros
Winner: Devan Alexander - Carson Edwards vs Jonathan Godbout
Winner: Carson Edwards
Final race:
- Devan Alexander vs Carson Edwards
Finalist: Devan Alexander
Next episode: American Ninja Warrior Junior moves to a new day and time, Friday, March 20 at 6pm on Universal Kids.