Addy Herman

BIOGRAPHICAL INFO

AGE

17

ANW COMPETITIONS

FIRST

American Ninja Warrior Junior

LAST

American Ninja Warrior 15

TOTAL

5 Competitions

BEST

American Ninja Warrior 14, Stage One, Dipping Birds

WEBSITE

https://www.instagram.com/addyherman

American Ninja Warrior Junior

Addy first competed in the first season of American Ninja Warrior Junior in the 11-12 age division. Her qualifying runs were shown in Episode 14. In the seeding round, she faced and defeated Ben Behrends, advancing to the knockout round in the winners' seed. There, she defeated Mica Zumann and advanced to the final showdown. She won the rematch against Ben Behrends, advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, however, she lost the race to Hans Hertz, ending her season there.

American Ninja Warrior Junior 2

Addy returned for American Ninja Warrior Junior 2, this time in the 13-14 age division. Her qualifying runs were shown in QR EP 6. In the seeding round, she lost to Evan Lavallee when she fell at the Sky Hooks. Yet in the knockout round, she defeated Autumn Mathisen to advance to the final showdown. There, she beat Gabby Romano to advance to the quarterfinals. However, she once again lost in the first round of the quarterfinals, this time to eventual runner-up Kaden Lebsack, and her season ended there for the second year in a row.

American Ninja Warrior 13

She made her American Ninja Warrior debut as a 15 year old rookie (HS sophomore) in the fourth qualifying episode. She had a strong run as she made it to the fifth obstacle Pretzel Twist before falling. She placed 2nd among the women and also placed 16th overall in the top 30. She was in fact, one of five female competitors to rank within the top 30 that round.

She later competed in the second semifinals episode. Her run was digested, but it was shown that she failed on the fourth obstacle, the Spinning Bridge, ending her rookie season.

American Ninja Warrior 14

At 16 years old she returned for her second season in the third qualifying episode. Her run was digested, but she once again had a strong run, once again making it to the fifth obstacle Salmon Roll before falling due to her grip giving out there the end of the obstacle. She placed 21st overall in the top 30, and also once again placed 2nd among the women.

She later competed in the first semifinals episode. Her run was digested, but she was able to get revenge on the Spinning Bridge. She ended up falling the next obstacle, the Kaleidoscope, once again going out on the fifth obstacle. However, her time to the obstacle once again placed her 2nd among the women, meaning that she was able to advance to the national finals this time around.

At the national finals, she become one of the few women competitors to have ever get past the Jumping Spider. She had a strong run going until the Warped Wall, needing four attempts to get up. Addy never gave up and became the youngest female to ever clear a finals wall. With time running down, she rushed, and failed on the next obstacle, the Dipping Birds, ending her strong second season. Since no female competitor completed Stage One, she and Abby Clark emerged as the top women of the season. Addy did clear the wall in a faster time and was able to attempt the next obstacle making her the Last Female Competitor standing for ANW 14, breaking Jesse Labreck's amazing 4 year run (ANW 10-13 Last Female Competitor Standing). At 16, Addy is also the youngest ninja to become the Last Female Competitor Standing.

American Ninja Warrior: Women's Championship 3

Addy also competed at the third ever Women's Championship which was taped during season 14 at the national finals. In the first round, she got revenge on the Dipping Birds and she later cleared the course with over 20 seconds left, hitting her first ever buzzer and advancing to the second round in first place. In the second round, she cleared the first four obstacles before she failed on the Hornet's Nest. She placed 2nd and advanced to the third and final round. During the third round she defeated Abby Clark on the Cat Grab in the first race, and then she ended up losing to the eventual champion, Katie Bone in the final race.

American Ninja Warrior 15

She returned for her third season in the first qualifying episode. Her run was once again digested, but she failed on Lasso Launch, making it the third season in a row where she failed on the fifth obstacle during the qualifiers. Nevertheless, she placed 1st among the women and advanced to the semifinals.