American Ninja Warrior Season 17 Finals Results - August 11, 2025: Full Recap, Top Times, and Standout Moments

Cayden Jones
Aug 15
2 min read

The lights of Las Vegas burned brighter than ever on Monday, August 11, 2025, as American Ninja Warrior Season 17 returned for the second night of Finals action. This year’s competition introduced a bold twist, a bracket-style, head-to-head format that has Ninjas racing side-by-side, making every second and every slip matter more than ever.

From the moment the buzzer sounded, the energy was electric. Athletes weren’t just battling the course, they were battling each other, pushing for split-second advantages on obstacles like the Pole Grasper, Floating Monkey Bars, and Piston Plunge.

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Standout Performances

The night’s leaderboard was stacked with blistering runs:

Hans Hertz set the tone with an incredible 0:59.88
Josiah Pippel followed closely at 1:05.31
Noah Meunier clocked in at 1:06.50
Jackson Erdos and Kaden Lebsack both broke the 1:10 markVeteran powerhouses like Daniel Gil and Caleb Bergstrom also advanced, keeping their championship hopes alive.

The Sibling Showdown Everyone Was Talking About

One of the most talked-about moments came when Luke Beckstrand faced off against Elijah Browning. Luke, the top seed, found himself on the brink of elimination after an early slip, but he dug deep and surged back to hit the buzzer, a win that keeps his Finals dream alive and the Beckstrand legacy going strong.

A Format That Changes Everything

This new racing format is shaking up the competition. NBC’s Matt Iseman noted that “we saw some upsets that you never would’ve predicted,” and the intensity has forced athletes to take risks that would’ve been unthinkable in traditional time-trial runs.

With more Finals heats still to come, the field is narrowing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The road to Mount Midoriyama is paved with split-second decisions, daring comebacks, and the roar of the Las Vegas crowd.

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