American Ninja Warrior season 8

American Ninja Warrior season 8
Hosted by	Matt Iseman Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Kristine Leahy
No. of contestants	500
Finals venue	Las Vegas, NV
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	NBC Esquire Network
Original release	June 1 (2016-06-01) – September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12)
Season chronology
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The eighth season of the obstacle course reality competition series American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 1, 2016, on NBC. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned for their respective seventh and fourth seasons, alongside sideline reporter Kristine Leahy who returned for her second season. The grand prize stayed even with season 7, at $1,000,000. In addition, 28 new obstacles were created for this season, and there were 40% more female applicants over last season. ^[1]

Competition schedule

Qualifying airing	Finals airing	City	Qualifying date	Finals date	Venue
June 1, 2016	July 11, 2016	Los Angeles, California [2]	April 5, 2016	April 6, 2016	Universal Studios Hollywood
June 8, 2016	July 18, 2016	Atlanta, Georgia [3]	March 18, 2016	March 19, 2016	Turner Field
June 13, 2016	July 25, 2016	Indianapolis, Indiana [4]	April 27, 2016	April 28, 2016	Monument Circle
June 20, 2016	August 1, 2016	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [5]	May 13, 2016	May 14, 2016	Oklahoma State Capitol
June 27, 2016	August 22, 2016	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [6]	May 26, 2016	May 27, 2016	Richmond Power Plant

Obstacles

City Qualifying & Finals

Event		Obstacles										Finishers
Los Angeles	Qualifying	Floating Steps	Tick Tock	Escalator	Ring Jump	I-Beam Cross	Warped Wall					17
	Finals							Salmon Ladder	The Wedge	Helix Hang	Invisible Ladder	1
Atlanta	Qualifying		Big Dipper	Block Run	Spin Cycle	Pipe Fitter						27
	Finals							Salmon Ladder	Floating Monkey Bars	The Clacker	Invisible Ladder	4
Indianapolis	Qualifying		Rolling Log	Fly Wheels	Disc Runner	Swinging Spikes						25
	Finals							Salmon Ladder	Hourglass Drop	Circuit Board	Invisible Ladder	4
Oklahoma City	Qualifying		Ring Swing	Log Runner	Tire Swing	Bar Hop						15
	Finals							Salmon Ladder	Bungee Road	Window Hang	Invisible Ladder	2
Philadelphia	Qualifying		Log Grip	Paddle Boards	Wall Drop	Rolling Thunder						9
	Finals							Salmon Ladder	Flying Shelf Grab	Stair Hopper	Invisible Ladder	0

National Finals

Event	Obstacle(s)								Finishers
Stage 1	Snake Run	Propeller Bar	Giant Log Grip	Jumping Spider	Sonic Curve	Warped Wall	Broken Bridge	Flying Squirrel	17
Stage 2	Giant Ring Swing	Down Up Salmon Ladder	Wave Runner	Butterfly Wall	Double Wedge	Wall Flip			2
Stage 3	Keylock Hang	Floating Boards	Ultimate Cliffhanger	Curved Body Prop	Hang Climb	Walking Bar	Flying Bar		0
Stage 4	Rope Climb								N/A

City courses

Los Angeles

Qualifying

The Los Angeles Qualifying round featured four new or modified obstacles and concluded with 17 finishers. Both Jessie Graff and Natalie Duran made it to the Warped Wall, and Jessie got a buzzer while Natalie failed in the qualifying round. In addition, the Facebook video showcasing Graff's qualifying run was viewed more than 50 million times leading up to the Finals round. Kevin Bull earned the " POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with the fastest time (2:02.81). Additionally, actor Brennan Mejia, the Red Power Ranger from Power Rangers Dino Super Charge , failed on the second obstacle again. ^{[7] [8]}

Obstacles used during Los Angeles Qualifying are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the City Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Kevin Bull	Completed	2:02.81 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
2	Flip Rodriguez	Completed	2:23.12
3	Chris Workman	Completed	2:24.45
4	Sean Bryan	Completed	2:30.11
5	Nicholas Coolridge	Completed	2:33.37
6	Gabe Hurtado	Completed	3:08.70
7	Justin Hillsten	Completed	3:28.90
8	Ryan Robinson	Completed	3:30.95
9	Liam Buell	Completed	3:34.24
10	Grant McCartney	Completed	4:23.47
11	Jessie Graff	Completed	4:27.84
12	Josh Levin	Completed	4:35.21
13	Nick Hanson	Completed	4:43.68
14	Brian Kretsch	Completed	4:45.30
15	Ben Melick	Completed	2:50.16
16	Ted Jung	Completed	5:19.83
17	Jerod Warf	Completed	7:02.60
18	Steve Seiver	Failed	Warped Wall (3:22.84)
19	Natalie Duran	Failed	Warped Wall (4:03.58)
20	Adam Rayl	Failed	I-Beam Cross (0:58.91)
21	Alan Connealy	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:04.24)
22	Jackson Meyer	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:07.76)
23	Jesse La Flair	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:17.12)
24	Jesse Cargill	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:18.64)
25	Jonathan Cunanan	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:23.88)
26	Grey Kantor	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:26.46)
27	Alex Smith	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:29.64)
28	Ben Antoine	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:37.46)
29	K.C. Halik	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:42.23)
30	Scott Willson	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:42.71)

Finals

The Los Angeles Finals round featured one new obstacle, The Wedge, as well as three modified obstacles from city qualifying. The round concluded with one finisher, the lowest number of any final to date unless the chance of a non-completed course. Rock climber and engineering student Josh Levin, who was a rookie, earned the " POM Wonderful Run of the Night" and the only finish, with a time of 8:21.30. Jessie Graff came in second place, breaking her own record for the highest finish by a woman in a city competition. ^{[9] [10]}

Obstacles used during the Los Angeles Finals are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the Vegas Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Josh Levin	Completed	8:21.30 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
2	Jessie Graff	Failed	Helix Hang (6:07.36)
3	Kevin Bull	Failed	The Wedge (2:34.03)
4	Chris Workman	Failed	The Wedge (3:25.97)
5	Nicholas Coolridge	Failed	The Wedge (3:28.89)
6	Adam Rayl	Failed	The Wedge (3:34.93)
7	Flip Rodriguez	Failed	The Wedge (3:39.43)
8	Gabe Hurtado	Failed	The Wedge (3:46.56)
9	Liam Buell	Failed	The Wedge (4:04.51)
10	Grant McCartney	Failed	The Wedge (4:09.06)
11	Ryan Robinson	Failed	The Wedge (4:18.86)
12	Justin Hillsten	Failed	The Wedge (4:19.73)
13	Jackson Meyer	Failed	The Wedge (4:20.93)
14	Nick Hanson	Failed	The Wedge (4:44.10)
15	Ben Melick	Failed	The Wedge (4:44.16)

Atlanta

Qualifying

The Atlanta Qualifying round featured three new or modified obstacles and concluded with 27 finishers. Gym owner Drew Drechsel earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with the fastest time (1:19.44). ^[11]

Obstacles used during Atlanta Qualifying are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the City Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Drew Drechsel	Completed	1:19.44 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
2	Caleb Watson	Completed	1:29.98
3	Neil Craver	Completed	1:30.40
4	James McGrath	Completed	1:45.96
5	Tyler Martin	Completed	2:08.15
6	Chris Boehm	Completed	2:12.01
7	Brett Sims	Completed	2:22.21
8	Justin Maina	Completed	2:26.12
9	Mack Roesch	Completed	2:29.93
10	Kenneth Niemitalo	Completed	2:30.84
11	Travis Rosen	Completed	2:34.03
12	Casey Suchocki	Completed	2:37.15
13	Todd Bourgeois	Completed	2:50.25
14	Reko Rivera	Completed	2:57.81
15	Danny Adair	Completed	2:58.87
16	Jonathan Ruiz	Completed	3:04.08
17	Yuri Force	Completed	3:09.89
18	Jo Jo Bynum	Completed	3:14.81
19	Shawn Richardson	Completed	3:22.56
20	Chad Hohn	Completed	3:32.37
21	Eddy Stewart	Completed	3:34.37
22	Jeff Harvey	Completed	3:43.78
23	Mike Chick	Completed	3:55.55
24	Alexio Gomes	Completed	4:04.91
25	Brent Ruffin	Completed	4:16.60
26	Lucas Gomes	Completed	4:25.41
27	Joseph Greene II	Completed	5:02.39
28	Rodolfo Burgos	Failed	Warped Wall (2:09.51)
29	Bobby Bohannon	Failed	Pipefitter (0:58.68)
30	Chris Moore	Failed	Pipefitter (1:08.10)

Finals

The Atlanta Finals round featured one new obstacle, The Clacker, as well as two modified obstacles from city qualifying. The round concluded with four finishers. Stock trader and ANW veteran Travis Rosen, earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with a time of 6:52.17, coming in third place. Roommates James McGrath and Drew Drechsel competed for the fastest time of the night when they came in first and second place, with times of 5:01.62 (McGrath) and 5:05.26 (Drechsel). After competing since the premiere season in 2009, parkour trainer and original ANW veteran Brett Sims made it to his first Vegas final with a time of 7:36.45, ending up in 4th place. During Drew Drechsel's run, Lucas Gomes was "on the bubble" in 15th Place, meaning if Drew got past the 8th obstacle, he would be eliminated in 16th place. He ended up in 16th, behind Todd Bourgeois. Someone got injured before Las Vegas so he did get in the top 15. ^[12]

Obstacles used during the Atlanta Finals are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the Vegas Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	James McGrath	Completed	5:01.62
2	Drew Dreschel	Completed	5:05.26
3	Travis Rosen	Completed	6:52.17 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
4	Brett Sims	Completed	7:36.45
5	Casey Suchocki	Failed	The Clacker (3:24.45)
6	Shawn Richardson	Failed	The Clacker (4:37.34)
7	Jo Jo Bynum	Failed	The Clacker (6:07.44)
8	Neil Craver	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (2:47.10)
9	Tyler Martin	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (3:44.46)
10	Chris Boehm	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (3:51.21)
11	Yuri Force	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (3:54.59)
12	Mike Chick	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:09.59)
13	Alexio Gomes	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:11.25)
14	Mack Roesch	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:16.77)
15	Todd Bourgeois	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:33.40)

• Lucas Gomes was brought back as a wildcard and an injury replacement for Tyler Martin.

Indianapolis

The Indianapolis city course, still under construction a couple of days before the competitions

Qualifying

The Indianapolis Qualifying round featured four new or modified obstacles and concluded with 25 finishers. Rock Climbing coach Meagan Martin was the only woman to advance to the city finals, earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with a time of 6:30.08. She became the first woman to scale the warped wall three years in a row. The Indianapolis round also featured IndyCar drivers Hélio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, and Josef Newgarden as well as NASCAR driver and 2-time Xfinity Series champ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen. However, none ended up moving on to the Indianapolis city finals. ^[13] This was the first time ever that the course was built in a curve.

Obstacles used during Indianapolis Qualifying are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the City Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Lorin Ball	Completed	1:36.44
2	Jake Murray	Completed	2:00.13
3	Adam Arnold	Completed	2:00.36
4	Dan Yager	Completed	2:11.90
5	Brian Arnold	Completed	2:18.15
6	Ian Dory	Completed	2:46.55
7	Brandon Mears	Completed	2:55.01
8	Dan Polizzi	Completed	3:00.78
9	Eric Middleton	Completed	3:01.80
10	Theodore "TC" Tronquet	Completed	3:12.47
11	Ethan Swanson	Completed	3:13.58
12	Dan Banura	Completed	3:20.56
13	Tyler Yamauchi	Completed	3:21.70
14	Drew Knapp	Completed	3:25.81
15	Zack Kemmerer	Completed	3:30.77
16	Matt Wilder	Completed	3:32.57
17	Tyler Smith	Completed	3:36.27
18	PJ Granger	Completed	4:06.74
19	Andrew "Roo" Yori	Completed	4:10.22
20	Kevin Hogan	Completed	4:28.13
21	Ryan Elliot	Completed	4:58.25
22	Jonathan Cooley	Completed	5:00.43
23	Andrew Rowland	Completed	5:17.80
24	Fred Thorne	Completed	5:36.84
25	Meagan Martin	Completed	6:30.08 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
26	Adam Stroup	Failed	Warped Wall (2:51.01)
27	Alex Bienz	Failed	Warped Wall (6:31.19)
28	Bryce Foley	Failed	Swinging Spikes (2:07.82)
29	Ben Jackson	Failed	Swinging Spikes (2:21.37)
30	Dr. John Murray Adams	Failed	Swinging Spikes (2:32.99)

Finals

The Indianapolis Finals round featured one new obstacle, Circuit Board, and three modified obstacles from the qualifying round. The round concluded with four finishers. Wedding photographer Jake Murray earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with a time of 6:34.68, coming in second place. The fastest time of the night went to maintenance technician Adam Arnold, with a first place time of 5:40.42. Even though she failed on the Circuit Board obstacle, rock climbing coach Meagan Martin became the second woman to make it to the Las Vegas finals with a time of 7:31.83, finishing in 8th place. This was Meagan's first time on a back half of a Finals course and first time qualifying for the National Finals in Las Vegas. ^[14]

Obstacles used during the Indianapolis Finals are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the Vegas Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Adam Arnold	Completed	5:40.42
2	Jake Murray	Completed	6:34.68 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
3	Brian Arnold	Completed	6:37.87
4	Ian Dory	Completed	7:53.91
5	Ethan Swanson	Failed	Invisible Ladder (6:41.12)
6	Dan Polizzi	Failed	Circuit Board (4:24.68)
7	Ryan Elliott	Failed	Circuit Board (5:24.47)
8	Meagan Martin	Failed	Circuit Board (7:31.83)
9	Eric Middleton	Failed	Hourglass Drop (3:06.78)
10	Dan Banura	Failed	Hourglass Drop (3:17.81)
11	Tyler Smith	Failed	Hourglass Drop (3:55.69)
12	Tyler Yamauchi	Failed	Hourglass Drop (4:14.08)
13	Ben Jackson	Failed	Hourglass Drop (4:30.69)
14	Matt Wilder	Failed	Hourglass Drop (4:35.22)
15	Andrew “Roo” Yori	Failed	Hourglass Drop (5:12.32)

Oklahoma City

Qualifying

The Oklahoma City Qualifying round featured three new or modified obstacles and concluded with 15 finishers. Even though personal trainer Artis Thompson III didn't advance to the city finals, he earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" for making it to the end of the fourth obstacle, the Tire Swing with a prosthetic leg. The Oklahoma City qualifying round also featured Kacy Catanzaro, Brent Steffensen, Sam Sann, Daniel Gil and Lance Pekus. Two of them ended up moving on to the Oklahoma City finals. However, Kacy Catanzaro failed on only the third obstacle, the Log Runner. Despite this, she was once again wild-carded to the Las Vegas finals. Pekus and Sann failed on the Log Runner and the Tire Swing, respectively. Additionally, basketball player, Flip White Jr. from the Harlem Globetrotters, made an appearance.

Obstacles used during Oklahoma City Qualifying are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the City Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Thomas Stillings	Completed	1:43.51
2	Daniel Gil	Completed	1:44.17
3	David Campbell	Completed	1:47.20
4	Kyle Mendoza	Completed	2:23.82
5	Cass Clawson	Completed	2:31.40
6	Brian Beckstrand	Completed	2:35.96
7	Geoff Lancaster	Completed	2:39.58
8	Thomas Doweidt	Completed	2:43.76
9	Nate Burkhalter	Completed	2:48.61
10	James Wyatt	Completed	2:54.15
11	An Ly	Completed	2:58.10
12	Karsten Williams	Completed	3:08.18
13	Jon Stewart	Completed	3:18.67
14	Tremayne Dortch	Completed	3:27.71
15	Andrew Lowes	Completed	3:47.09
16	Hamidulah Khazi	Failed	Warped Wall (3:11.05)
17	Jessell Boseman	Failed	Bar Hop (1:09.17)
18	Diron Jones	Failed	Bar Hop (1:12.50)
19	Andrew Potter	Failed	Bar Hop (1:33.15)
20	Jared Brady	Failed	Bar Hop (1:43.84)
21	Mitch VeDepo	Failed	Bar Hop (1:51.64)
22	Brent Steffensen	Failed	Bar Hop (1:59.49)
23	Reid Pletcher	Failed	Bar Hop (2:18.85)
24	Chris Moore	Failed	Bar Hop (2:22.10)
25	Brian Doom	Failed	Bar Hop (2:48.83)
26	Brian Burkhardt	Failed	Tire Swing (0:34.34)
27	Clayton Wolf	Failed	Tire Swing (0:35.31)
28	Sudul Diahkah	Failed	Tire Swing (0:50.70)
29	Grant Clinton	Failed	Tire Swing (0:51.53)
30	Alexander Moran	Failed	Tire Swing (0:53.01)

Finals

The Oklahoma City Finals round featured one new obstacle, Window Hang, and two modified obstacles from the qualifying round. The round concluded with two finishers. Bank manager Grant Clinton who suffered a stroke just 6 months ago earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with a time of 5:57.43, coming in second place. The fastest time of the night went to ninja trainer Daniel Gil, with a first place time of 5:14.27. Also, 54-year-old construction manager Jon Stewart edged out veteran "The Godfather" David Campbell, who had advanced to Mount Midoryama in all seven previous seasons. Even though Stewart failed on the Window Hang, he earned a spot in the Las Vegas finals with a time of 3:41.71, ending up in 5th place.

Obstacles used during the Oklahoma City Finals are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the Vegas Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Daniel Gil	Completed	5:14.27
2	Grant Clinton	Completed	5:57.43 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
3	Thomas Stillings	Failed	Invisible Ladder (3:52.91)
4	Mitch VeDepo	Failed	Window Hang (3:39.32)
5	Jon Stewart	Failed	Window Hang (3:41.71)
6	An Ly	Failed	Window Hang (3:45.99)
7	Thomas Doweidt	Failed	Window Hang (3:46.73)
8	Karsten Williams	Failed	Window Hang (4:27.40)
9	Andrew Lowes	Failed	Bungee Road (3:16.31)
10	Brent Steffensen	Failed	Bungee Road (4:00.61)
11	James Wyatt	Failed	Bungee Road (4:54.59)
12	Reid Pletcher	Failed	Bungee Road (5:21.97)
13	Jessell Boseman	Failed	Salmon Ladder (2:01.91)
14	Clayton Wolf	Failed	Salmon Ladder (2:05.33)
15	Nate Burkhalter	Failed	Salmon Ladder (2:30.43)

Philadelphia

Qualifying

The Philadelphia Qualifying round featured two new or modified obstacles and concluded with 9 finishers. High school track coach and ANW rookie Anthony DeFranco earned the "POM Wonderful Run of the Night" with the fastest time (1:44.37). Michelle Warnky, Jesse Labreck, Rachael Goldstein and Allyssa Beird, who finished 17th, 28th, 29th and 30th respectively, all moved on to the city finals - the first time four women made it into the a city qualifier Top 30 in ANW history. Other competitors also included Geoff Britten, who continued his streak of hitting every course buzzer, as well as veterans Joe Moravsky, Ryan Stratis, and Jamie Rahn, who all moved on to the city finals. ^[15]

Obstacles used during Philadelphia Qualifying are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the City Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Anthony DeFranco	Completed	1:44.37 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
2	Jon Alexis Jr.	Completed	1:51.08
3	Joe Moravsky	Completed	2:00.29
4	Michael Torres	Completed	2:27.96
5	Najee Richardson	Completed	2:54.53
6	Jamie Rahn	Completed	2:57.66
7	Geoff Britten	Completed	3:33.97
8	Tyler Cravens	Completed	3:35.69
9	Ryan Stratis	Completed	4:29.12
10	Mike Bernardo	Failed	Rolling Thunder (0:51.58)
11	Chris DiGangi	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:00.34)
12	Mike Soria	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:03.14)
13	Chris Wilczewski	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:03.78)
14	John Gowder Jr.	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:09.16)
15	Lori Adams	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:13.02)
16	Brandon Pannell	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:20.97)
17	Michelle Warnky	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:21.08)
18	Eric Torres	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:21.97)
19	Yancey Quezada	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:23.15)
20	Tim Bream	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:25.75)
21	Richard Shoemaker	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:30.84)
22	Nick Kostreski	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:40.16)
23	Alex Dell'Aquila	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:40.28)
24	Greg Fleming	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:40.68)
25	Fabio Figueiredo	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:43.49)
26	Miles Avery	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:46.64)
27	Carl Fantauzzo	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:54.33)
28	Jesse Labreck	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:58.05)
29	Rachael Goldstein	Failed	Rolling Thunder (2:01.00)
30	Allyssa Beird	Failed	Rolling Thunder (2:04.46)

Finals

The Philadelphia Finals featured one new obstacle, the Stair Hopper and one modified obstacle from the qualifying round. Weatherman Joe Moravsky and gym owner Chris Wilczewski made it the farthest by nearly completing the Invisible Ladder; for the first time in ANW history, the city finals had no finishers, making it the hardest course in the series’ history. Caregiver Jesse "Flex" Labreck earned the POM Wonderful Run of the Night, becoming only the 3rd woman in Season 8 to advance to the Las Vegas finals and the 5th woman ever to scale the Warped Wall in ANW regular competition.

Obstacles used during the Philadelphia Finals are listed below.

Competitors who advanced to the Vegas Finals are listed below.

Rank	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle/Time
1	Chris Wilczewski	Failed	Invisible Ladder (3:33.53)
2	Joe Moravsky	Failed	Invisible Ladder (4:02.73)
3	Jon Alexis Jr.	Failed	Stair Hopper (2:56.69)
4	Jamie Rahn	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:40.06)
5	Mike Bernardo	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:41.50)
6	Najee Richardson	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:54.70)
7	Michael Torres	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:56.24)
8	Geoff Britten	Failed	Stair Hopper (4:29.69)
9	Ryan Stratis	Failed	Stair Hopper (5:07.01)
10	Jesse Labreck	Failed	Stair Hopper (6:48.87) ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
11	Anthony DeFranco	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (3:28.31)
12	Nick Kostreski	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (4:11.65)
13	Brandon Pannell	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (4:31.09)
14	Richard Shoemaker	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (4:47.21)
15	Carl Fantauzzo	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (5:33.27)

City Qualifying Leaderboard

Order #	Competitor	Outcome	Obstacle/Result
1	Drew Drechsel	Completed	1:19.54
2	Caleb Watson	Completed	1:29.98
3	Neil Craver	Completed	1:30.40
4	Lorin Ball	Completed	1:36.44
5	Thomas Stillings	Completed	1:43.51
6	Daniel Gil	Completed	1:44.17
7	Anthony DeFranco	Completed	1:44.37
8	James McGrath	Completed	1:45.96
9	David Campbell	Completed	1:47.20
10	Jon Alexis Jr.	Completed	1:51.08
11	Jake Murray	Completed	2:00.13
12	Joe Moravsky	Completed	2:00.29
13	Adam Arnold	Completed	2:00.36
14	Kevin Bull	Completed	2:02.81
15	Tyler Martin	Completed	2:08.15
16	Dan Yager	Completed	2:11.90
17	Chris Boehm	Completed	2:12.01
18	Brian Arnold	Completed	2:18.15
19	Brett Sims	Completed	2:22.21
20	Flip Rodriguez	Completed	2:23.12
21	Kyle Mendoza	Completed	2:23.82
22	Chris Workman	Completed	2:24.45
23	Justin Maina	Completed	2:26.12
24	Michael Torres	Completed	2:27.96
25	Mack Roesch	Completed	2:29.93
26	Sean Bryan	Completed	2:30.11
27	Kenneth Niemitalo	Completed	2:30.84
28	Cass Clawson	Completed	2:31.40
29	Nicholas Coolridge	Completed	2:33.37
30	Travis Rosen	Completed	2:34.03
31	Brian Beckstrand	Completed	2:35.96
32	Casey Suchocki	Completed	2:37.15
33	Geoff Lancaster	Completed	2:39.58
34	Thomas Doweidt	Completed	2:43.76
35	Ian Dory	Completed	2:46.55
36	Nate Burkhalter	Completed	2:48.61
37	Todd Bourgeois	Completed	2:50.25
38	James Wyatt	Completed	2:54.15
39	Najee Richardson	Completed	2:54.33
40	Brandon Mears	Completed	2:55.01
41	Jamie Rahn	Completed	2:57.66
42	Reko Rivera	Completed	2:57.81
43	An Ly	Completed	2:58.10
44	Danny Adair	Completed	2:58.87
45	Dan Polizzi	Completed	3:00.78
46	Eric Middleton	Completed	3:01.80
47	Jonathan Ruiz	Completed	3:04.08
48	Karsten Williams	Completed	3:08.18
49	Gabe Hurtado	Completed	3:08.70
50	Yuri Force	Completed	3:09.89
51	Theodore "TC" Tronquet	Completed	3:12.47
52	Ethan Swanson	Completed	3:13.58
53	Jo Jo Bynum	Completed	3:14.81
54	Jon Stewart	Completed	3:18.67
55	Dan Banura	Completed	3:20.56
56	Tyler Yamauchi	Completed	3:21.70
57	Shawn Richardson	Completed	3:22.56
58	Drew Knapp	Completed	3:25.81
59	Tremayne Dortch	Completed	3:27.71
60	Justin Hillsten	Completed	3:28.90
61	Zack Kemmerer	Completed	3:30.77
62	Ryan Robinson	Completed	3:30.95
63	Chad Hohn	Completed	3:32.37
64	Matt Wilder	Completed	3:32.57
65	Geoff Britten	Completed	3:33.97
66	Liam Buell	Completed	3:34.24
67	Eddy Stewart	Completed	3:34.37
68	Tyler Cravens	Completed	3:35.69
69	Tyler Smith	Completed	3:36.27
70	Jeff Harvey	Completed	3:43.78
71	Andrew Lowes	Completed	3:47.09
72	Mike Chick	Completed	3:55.55
73	Alexio Gomes	Completed	4:04.91
74	PJ Granger	Completed	4:06.74
75	Andrew "Roo" Yori	Completed	4:10.22
76	Brent Ruffin	Completed	4:16.60
77	Grant McCartney	Completed	4:23.47
78	Lucas Gomes	Completed	4:25.41
79	Jessie Graff	Completed	4:27.84
80	Kevin Hogan	Completed	4:28.13
81	Ryan Stratis	Completed	4:29.12
82	Josh Levin	Completed	4:35.21
83	Nick Hanson	Completed	4:43.68
84	Brian Kretsch	Completed	4:45.30
85	Ben Melick	Completed	4:50.16
86	Ryan Elliot	Completed	4:58.25
87	Jonathan Cooley	Completed	5:00.43
88	Joseph Greene II	Completed	5:02.39
89	Andrew Rowland	Completed	5:17.80
90	Ted Jung	Completed	5:19.83
91	Fred Thorne	Completed	5:36.84
92	Meagan Martin	Completed	6:30.08
93	Jerod Warf	Completed	7:02.60
94	Rudolfo Burgos	Failed	Warped Wall (2:09.51)
95	Adam Stroup	Failed	Warped Wall (2:51.01)
96	Hamidulah Khazi	Failed	Warped Wall (3:11.05)
97	Steve Seiver	Failed	Warped Wall (3:22.84)
98	Natalie Duran	Failed	Warped Wall (4:03.58)
99	Alex Bienz	Failed	Warped Wall (6:31.19)
100	Mike Bernardo	Failed	Rolling Thunder (0:51.58)
101	Bobby Bohannon	Failed	Pipefitter (0:58.68)
102	Adam Rayl	Failed	I-Beam Cross (0:58.91)
103	Chris DiGangi	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:00.34)
104	Mike Soria	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:03.14)
105	Chris Wilczewski	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:03.78)
106	Alan Connealy	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:04.24)
107	Jackson Meyer	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:07.76)
108	Chris Moore	Failed	Pipefitter (1:08.10)
109	John Gowder Jr.	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:09.16)
110	Jessell Boseman	Failed	Bar Hop (1:09.17)
111	Diron Jones	Failed	Bar Hop (1:12.50)
112	Lori Adams	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:13.02)
113	Jesse La Flair	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:17.12)
114	Jesse Cargill	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:18.64)
115	Brandon Pannell	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:20.97)
116	Michelle Warnky	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:21.08)
117	Eric Torres	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:21.97)
118	Yancey Quezada	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:23.15)
119	Jonathan Cunanan	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:23.88)
120	Tim Bream	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:25.75)
121	Grey Kantor	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:26.46)
122	Alex Smith	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:29.64)
123	Richard Shoemaker	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:30.84)
124	Andrew Potter	Failed	Bar Hop (1:33.15)
125	Ben Antoine	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:37.46)
126	Nick Kostreski	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:40.16)
127	Alex Dell'Aquila	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:40.28)
128	Greg Fleming	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:40.68)
129	K.C. Halik	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:42.23)
130	Scott Willson	Failed	I-Beam Cross (1:42.71)
131	Fabio Figueiredo	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:43.49)
132	Jared Brandy	Failed	Bar Hop (1:43.84)
133	Miles Avery	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:46.64)
134	Mitch VeDepo	Failed	Bar Hop (1:51.64)
135	Carl Fantauzzo	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:54.33)
136	Jesse Labreck	Failed	Rolling Thunder (1:58.05)
137	Brent Steffensen	Failed	Bar Hop (1:59.49)
138	Rachael Goldstein	Failed	Rolling Thunder (2:01.00)
139	Allyssa Beird	Failed	Rolling Thunder (2:04.46)
140	Bryce Foley	Failed	Swinging Spikes (2:07.82)
141	Reid Pletcher	Failed	Bar Hop (2:18.55)
142	Ben Jackson	Failed	Swinging Spikes (2:21.37)
143	Chris Moore	Failed	Bar Hop (2:22.10)
144	Dr. John Murray Adams	Failed	Swinging Spikes (2:32.99)
145	Brian Doom	Failed	Bar Hop (2:48.83)
146	Brian Burkhardt	Failed	Tire Swing (0:34.34)
147	Clayton Wolf	Failed	Tire Swing (0:35.31)
148	Sudul Diahkah	Failed	Tire Swing (0:50.70)
149	Grant Clinton	Failed	Tire Swing (0:51.53)
150	Alexander Moran	Failed	Tire Swing (0:53.01)

City Finals Leaderboard

Order #	Competitor	Outcome	Obstacle/Result
1	James McGrath	Completed	5:01.62
2	Drew Drechsel	Completed	5:05.26
3	Daniel Gil	Completed	5:14.27
4	Adam Arnold	Completed	5:40.42
5	Grant Clinton	Completed	5:57.43
6	Jake Murray	Completed	6:34.68
7	Brian Arnold	Completed	6:37.87
8	Travis Rosen	Completed	6:52.17
9	Brett Sims	Completed	7:36.45
10	Ian Dory	Completed	7:53.91
11	Josh Levin	Completed	8:21.30
12	Chris Wilczewski	Failed	Invisible Ladder (3:33.53)
13	Thomas Stillings	Failed	Invisible Ladder (3:52.91)
14	Joe Moravsky	Failed	Invisible Ladder (4:02.73)
15	Ethan Swanson	Failed	Invisible Ladder (6:41.42)
16	Jon Alexis Jr.	Failed	Stair Hopper (2:56.69)
17	Casey Suchocki	Failed	The Clacker (3:24.45)
18	Mitch VeDepo	Failed	Window Hang (3:39.32)
19	Jamie Rahn	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:40.06)
20	Mike Bernardo	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:41.50)
21	Jon Stewart	Failed	Window Hang (3:41.71)
22	An Ly	Failed	Window Hang (3:45.99)
23	Thomas Doweidt	Failed	Window Hang (3:46.73)
24	Najee Richardson	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:54.70)
25	Michael Torres	Failed	Stair Hopper (3:56.24)
26	Dan Polizzi	Failed	Circuit Board (4:24.68)
27	Karsten Williams	Failed	Window Hang (4:27.40)
28	Geoff Britten	Failed	Stair Hopper (4:29.69)
29	Shawn Richardson	Failed	The Clacker (4:37.34)
30	Ryan Stratis	Failed	Stair Hopper (5:07.01)
31	Ryan Elliot	Failed	Circuit Board (5:24.47)
32	Jessie Graff	Failed	Circuit Board (6:07.36)
33	Jo Jo Bynum	Failed	Circuit Board (6:07.44)
34	Jesse Labreck	Failed	Stair Hopper (6:48.87)
35	Meagan Martin	Failed	Circuit Board (7:31.83)
36	Kevin Bull	Failed	The Wedge (2:34.03)
37	Neil Craver	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (2:47.10)
38	Eric Middleton	Failed	Hourglass Drop (3:06.78)
39	Andrew Lowes	Failed	Bungee Road (3:16.31)
40	Dan Banura	Failed	Hourglass Drop (3:17.81)
41	Chris Workman	Failed	The Wedge (3:25.97)
42	Anthony DeFranco	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (3:28.31)
43	Nicholas Coolridge	Failed	The Wedge (3:28.89)
44	Adam Rayl	Failed	The Wedge (3:34.93)
45	Flip Rodriguez	Failed	The Wedge (3:39.43)
46	Tyler Martin	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (3:44.46)
47	Gabe Hurtado	Failed	The Wedge (3:46.56)
48	Chris Boehm	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (3:51.21)
49	Yuri Force	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (3:54.59)
50	Tyler Smith	Failed	Hourglass Drop (3:55.69)
51	Brent Steffensen	Failed	Bungee Road (4:00.61)
52	Liam Buell	Failed	The Wedge (4:04.51)
53	Grant McCartney	Failed	The Wedge (4:09.06)
54	Mike Chick	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:09.59)
55	Alexio Gomes	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:11.25)
56	Nick Kostreski	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (4:11.65)
57	Tyler Yamauchi	Failed	Hourglass Drop (4:14.08)
58	Mack Roesch	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:16.77)
59	Ryan Robinson	Failed	The Wedge (4:18.86)
60	Justin Hillsten	Failed	The Wedge (4:19.73)
61	Jackson Meyer	Failed	The Wedge (4:20.93)
62	Ben Jackson	Failed	Hourglass Drop (4:30.69)
63	Brandon Pannell	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (4:31.09)
64	Todd Bourgeois	Failed	Floating Monkey Bars (4:33.40)
65	Matt Wilder	Failed	Hourglass Drop (4:35.22)
66	Nick Hanson	Failed	The Wedge (4:44.10)
67	Ben Melick	Failed	The Wedge (4:44.16)
68	Richard Shoemaker	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (4:47.21)
69	James Wyatt	Failed	Bungee Road (4:54.59)
70	Andrew "Roo" Yori	Failed	Hourglass Drop (5:12.32)
71	Reid Pletcher	Failed	Bungee Road (5:21.97)
72	Carl Fantauzzo	Failed	Flying Shelf Grab (5:33.27)
73	Jessell Boseman	Failed	Salmon Ladder (2:01.91)
74	Clayton Wolf	Failed	Salmon Ladder (2:05.33)
75	Nate Burkhalter	Failed	Salmon Ladder (2:30.43)

National Finals

The National Finals were held along the Las Vegas strip, as has been the case since the series set up its own finals course instead of sending competitors to Japan.

Stage 1

During the first episode of Stage 1, Jessie Graff became the first woman ever to successfully complete Stage 1 and advance to Stage 2. She placed 5th overall with a time of 2:07.61. She is the first woman in ANW history to make it to Stage 2. During the second episode of Stage 1, Jake Murray placed 1st overall with the fastest time of 1:45.25. Dan Polizzi, Nick Hanson, and Nick Kostreski cleared all the obstacles, but ran out of time before they could hit the buzzer at the end of Stage 1. Brent Steffensen, Travis Rosen, Ryan Stratis, James McGrath, Jamie Rahn, Mike Bernardo, Kevin Bull, Ian Dory, Jo Jo Bynum, and Geoff Britten surprisingly went out early on Stage 1 this season. Only a record-low 17 finishers have successfully completed the course.

Stage 1 featured four new obstacles, Snake Run, the Giant Log Grip, the Broken Bridge and the Flying Squirrel.

Competitors who completed Stage 1 are listed below.

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Result
1	Jake Murray	Completed	1:45.25 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night, Night 2)
2	Thomas Stillings	Completed	1:52.44
3	Daniel Gil	Completed	2:04.97
4	Brian Arnold	Completed	2:05.90
5	Jessie Graff	Completed	2:07.61 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night, Night 1)
6	Neil Craver	Completed	2:08.97
7	Drew Drechsel	Completed	2:11.22
8	Nicholas Coolridge	Completed	2:11.64
9	Chris Wilczewski	Completed	2:11.78
10	Najee Richardson	Completed	2:11.99
11	Josh Levin	Completed	2:12.24
12	Grant McCartney	Completed	2:15.19
13	Flip Rodriguez	Completed	2:15.22
14	Adam Rayl	Completed	2:15.26
15	Joe Moravsky	Completed	2:15.90
16	Ethan Swanson	Completed	2:17.90
17	Michael Torres	Completed	2:19.92

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Stage 2

Stage 2 featured five new obstacles, the Giant Ring Swing, the Down Up Salmon Ladder, the Wave Runner, the Double Wedge, and the Wall Flip.

  Indicates competitor completed the course.

  Indicates competitor was awarded the " POM Wonderful Run of the Night."

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Notes
1	Michael Torres	1. Giant Ring Swing	Failed to grab transition bar.
2	Najee Richardson	2. Down Up Salmon Ladder	Failed ascent.
3	Ethan Swanson	2. Down Up Salmon Ladder	Digest. Failed ascent.
4	Adam Rayl	3. Wave Runner	Second board.
5	Josh Levin	5. Double Wedge	Transition to second panel.
6	Grant McCartney	2. Down Up Salmon Ladder	Transition to second side.
7	Neil Craver	3. Wave Runner	First board.
8	Flip Rodriguez	3. Wave Runner	Digest. Disqualified for skipping second board.
9	Chris Wilczewski	5. Double Wedge	Second panel.
10	Joe Moravsky	3. Wave Runner	First board.
11	Drew Drechsel *	FINISH (1.70 seconds left)	First to Clear Stage 2 ( POM Wonderful Run of the Night)
12	Brian Arnold	5. Double Wedge	First panel.
13	Thomas Stillings	2. Down Up Salmon Ladder	Transition to second side.
14	Jake Murray	5. Double Wedge	Transition to second panel.
15	Nicholas Coolridge	3. Wave Runner	Digest. Bounced off landing platform.
16	Daniel Gil	FINISH (3.81 seconds left)	Fastest Stage 2 Clear
17	Jessie Graff	3. Wave Runner	First board.

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• * Drew Drechsel was awarded the " POM Wonderful Run of the Night."

Leaderboard

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Result
1	Daniel Gil	Completed	3:26.19
2	Drew Drechsel	Completed	3:28.30

Stage 3

Stage 3 featured two new obstacles, the Keylock Hang and the Curved Body Prop

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Notes
1	Drew Drechsel	5. Hang Climb	Lost grip after accidentally grabbing a foothold.
2	Daniel Gil	3. Ultimate Cliffhanger	Transition to second floating ledge.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

No. in season	Episode	Air date	Timeslot	Rating/Share (18–49)		Viewers (millions)	Nightly rank	Weekly rank	DVR 18-49	DVR Viewers (millions)	Total 18-49	Total Viewers
1	"Los Angeles Qualifier"	June 1, 2016	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	1.7	7	6.35 [19]	1	6 [20]	0.5	1.20	2.2	7.55 [21]
2	"Atlanta Qualifier"	June 8, 2016		1.6	6	5.80 [22]	2	8 [23]	0.4	1.16	2.0	6.96 [24]
3	"Indianapolis Qualifier"	June 13, 2016	Monday 8:00 p.m.	1.9	6	6.84 [25]	2	8 [26]	0.5	1.29	2.4	8.13 [27]
4	"Oklahoma City Qualifier"	June 20, 2016		1.8	7	6.54 [28]	2	4 [29]	0.4	1.08	2.2	7.61 [30]
5	"Philadelphia Qualifier"	June 27, 2016	Monday 9:00 p.m.	1.9	7	6.32 [31]	2	3 [32]	0.3	0.81	2.2	7.13 [33]
6	"Los Angeles Finals"	July 11, 2016	Monday 8:00 p.m.	1.8	7	6.34 [34]	2	6 [35]	0.3	1.04	2.1	7.38 [36]
7	"Atlanta Finals"	July 18, 2016		1.8	7	6.00 [37]	2	5 [38]	—	—	—	—
8	"Indianapolis Finals"	July 25, 2016		1.6	6	5.90 [39]	2	7 [40]	0.2	0.58	1.8	6.48 [41]
9	"Oklahoma City Finals"	August 1, 2016		1.6	6	5.86 [42]	3	10 [43]	0.3	0.67	1.9	6.53 [44]
10	"Philadelphia Finals"	August 22, 2016		2.0	7	7.01 [45]	1	5 [46]	0.3	0.96	2.3	7.96 [47]
11	"National Finals (week 1)"	August 29, 2016		1.9	7	7.01 [48]	1	5 [49]	—	—	—	—
12	"National Finals (week 2)"	September 5, 2016		1.6	5	5.81 [50]	1	14 [51]	—	—	—	—
13	"National Finals (week 3)"	September 12, 2016		1.7	6	5.88 [52]	2	15 [53]	—	—	—	—

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External links

• Official website
• American Ninja Warrior Nation Official website