Night one of Qualifiers: Leaderboard and advancing Ninjas

American Ninja Warrior returned with night one of the new Qualifiers. One of the major format differences from previous seasons is that hitting a buzzer does NOT guarantee that a competitor moves on. They have to make the top 12. However, that wasn’t an issue on night one when eight competitors completed the course.

Additionally, the top three women will advance to the Semi-Finals. With two women in the top 12, Sandy Zimmerman still got a chance to advance when she placed just outside the leaderboard.

Here are the Ninjas moving on to the Semi-Finals from night one of Qualifiers!

Top 12

1. Jody Avila - 1:44.41
2. Tyler Gillett - 1:45.20
3. Nate Hansen - 1.:53.09
4. Jon Alexis Jr. - 2:20.02
5. Julius Ferguson - 3:07.16
6. Mike Wright - 3:45.41
7. Grant McCartney - 4:01.16
8. Allyssa Beird - 4:15.10
9. Flip Rodriguez - Slingshot - 1:13.08
10. Jonathan Horton - Slingshot - 1:20.75
11. Ryan Lashoff - Slingshot - 1:25.63
12. Taylor Johnson - Slingshot - 2:21.53

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Top three women

1. Allyssa Beird - Complete - 4:15.10
2. Taylor Johnson - Slingshot - 2:21.53
3. Sandy Zimmerman - Slingshot - 2:25.07