American Ninja Warrior Junior season two: Results of episode 13

This article was published prior to Drew Drechsel’s arrest. NBC and American Ninja Warrior have since cut ties with him.

This episode of American Ninja Warrior Junior left us with one thought: Why can’t everyone win?

The young athletes of this qualifying round displayed such inspiring determination and sportsmanship at every turn. It was hard to see any of them lose and head home. Who else got emotional during the race between Kai Beckstrand and Katie Bone, as they both proudly displayed their insulin pumps?

But this is a competition and only three Ninjas advanced to the next quarterfinals. Read on for the full 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”

Seeding round:

• Kaden Forsha vs Jeff Baumgarten
  Winner: Kaden Forsha
• Skylar Awalt vs Airen Anfinson
  Winner: Skylar Awalt

Knockout round:

• Kaden Forsha vs Airen Anfinson
  Winner: Kaden Forsha
• Jeff Baumgarten vs Skylar Awalt
  Winner: Jeff Baumgarten

Final showdown:

• Kaden Forsha vs Jeff Baumgarten
  Quarterfinalist: Kaden Forsha

Tyler Golden/Universal Kids

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”

Seeding round:

• Anna McArthur vs Chase Hughes
  Winner: Chase Hughes
• Emerson Smith vs Jonah Maningo
  Winner: Jonah Maningo

Knockout round:

• Chase Hughes vs Emerson Smith
  Winner: Emerson Smith
• Anna McArthur vs Jonah Maningo
  Winner: Jonah Maningo

Final showdown:

• Emerson Smith vs Jonah Maningo
  Quarterfinalist: Emerson Smith

Eddy Chen/Universal Kids

13-14 year olds

Mentor: Drew Drechsel

Course:

• Floating Steps
• Little Dipper
• Crazy Cliffhanger
• Block Run
• Sky Hooks
• 13-foot Warped Wall

Seeding round:

• Grace Moon vs Katie Bone
  Winner: Grace Moon
• Kai Beckstrand vs Zach Hammer
  Winner: Kai Beckstrand

Knockout round:

• Grace Moon vs Zach Hammer
  Winner: Zach Hammer
• Kai Beckstrand vs Katie Bone
  Winner: Kai Beckstrand

Final showdown:

• Zach Hammer vs Kai Beckstrand
  Quarterfinalist: Kai Beckstrand

Next episode: Friday, May 22 at 6pm on Universal Kids.