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A woman in southeastern North Carolina is making history. Ginny MacColl is in the Guinness World Records 2024 edition for competing as the oldest competitive female Ninja Athlete.

At 72, NC woman is oldest competing female on American Ninja Warrior

Ginny MacColl American Ninja Warrior 

Ginny MacColl is in the Guinness World Records 2024 edition for competing as the oldest competitive female Ninja Athlete.

<p>I never went to a gym before. I was 63. I never did any kind of sports. Now at 72 years old, Jenny mccall has the upper body strength of someone half her age and has received national recognition as a competitor on the show. American Ninja Warrior mccall is the oldest person to complete an obstacle a feat which also landed her in the 2024 Guinness World Records book. She got inspired after watching her daughter compete on American Ninja Warrior, I saw her and I thought this is, this looks wonderful and I remember so clearly going, I want to get stronger. Now spends her days training at an obstacle course in Oak Island with another American Ninja Warrior competitor, Chuck Mammy. You may remember we did several stories in 2015. When at 72 years old, he competed on the show instead of flowers and grass. Mammy's entire yarp is a garden of different obstacles designed to improve upper body strength, agility and confidence. Mccall has now competed three times on American Ninja Warrior in season 15 which wrapped up over the summer. She had a tough time with the second obstacle. It was called Grease Lightning for a reason. It was very, very fast and it was sort of like a, um, a zip line, but it had, um, it was more of a pipe and it had two big jumps in it and you had to hold on to nun chucks, which are very slippery. So I was so pleased that I made it through the bumps with the nunchucks that I didn't prepare for a good landing and then I was kind of dead in the water, but she's not giving up. I don't expect to win the million dollars. But if I can just get a little bit further each time, that would be great. And she wants other women her age to have the same mindset. You can, um, determine how you going to age by what you're doing now. So I saw my mom that couldn't open, um, jars and things. Uh, I see people in walkers. I, I would like to extend that to the far future and be able to move well and have good balance, which is something that you lose also as you age, but you don't have to, if you practice it.</p>

At 72, NC woman earns national recognition for American Ninja Warrior appearance

Isaiah Lee and Matt Kalanz have taken different paths to the semifinals, but they work together to conquer the competition on American Ninja Warrior.

PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF A $250,000 GRANT, 2 LOCAL ATHLETES ARE STILL IN THE COMPETITION FOR SEASON 15 OF NBC'S AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR. >> BOTH ARE FROM HOLLY SPRINGS. BUT WITH DIFFERENT PASS TO THE SHOW'S SEMIFINALS AS THEY VIE FOR BIG CASH PRIZES, WRAL'S JEFF HOGAN SHOWS US HOW THEY HELP EACH OTHER TO 60. >> 16 YEAR-OLD ISAIAH LEE HAS OVERCOME SERIOUS OBSTACLES BEYOND THE ONES HE TACKLES OF MORRISVILLE AS WARRIOR TECH COURSE. 4 YEARS AGO HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE GENETIC DISORDER LOSING SIGHT IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND CAUSING TUMORS ALL OVER HIS BODY AFTER SURGERY AND HEALING, HE WAS READY TO COMPETE AGAIN. AND THEN. >> I WENT AND THEN TO PLAY JUST FOR FUN. AND THAT LIKE KIND OF CHANGED MY LIFE. HE DREAMED ABOUT COMPETING ON NBC'S AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR. A DECEMBER OF 2022, THAT'S WHEN I APPLIED FOR THE SHOW. AND THEN I GOT THE CALL. 31 YEAR-OLD MATT CULLEN IS A PERSONAL TRAINER WHO PRACTICES IN THE SAME GYM AS LEE AND WITH THE SAME DREAM. SO I'VE BEEN IN LIKE LITTLE COMPETITIONS FOR ABOUT. >> 7 OR 8 YEARS NOW. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ON THE SHOW. THERE'S SOME BRAND NEW OBSTACLES TO NEVER SEEN BEFORE. SO GET YOUR HANDS ON THOSE RELIEF AND OBSTACLES LIKE THE 18 AND-A-HALF FOOT METAL WALL. IT'S A HIGH FLYING CORPS CONTESTANTS HAVE TO COMPLETE ALL 6 OBSTACLES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE. AND IT'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT NERVE WRACKING BEING ON THE BIG STAGE. I'LL JUST SAY LIKE IT IS REALLY SURPRISING, BUT REALLY FUN. BOTH LEE AND COLLETTE AND HELP EACH OTHER IN THEIR QUEST. IT'S REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY HAVING SOMEONE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND LIVE LESS LIKE 30 MINUTES AWAY. >> LIKE TO TRAIN WITH AND LIKE JUST MOTIVATION ENGINE AND AS IT HIMSELF AS A VERY TALENTED YOUNG MAN SAID, AND PEOPLE LIKE HIM TO KIND OF MOTIVATE ME AND KIND OF WATCH AND TRY TO BETTER IS AUSTIN. THEIR FRIENDSHIP IS THEIR SECRET WEAPON AS THEY MOTIVATE ONE ANOTHER TO ADVANCE. JEFF HOGAN, WRAL WOW, GOOD FOR THEM. THEY ARE SO STRONG >> WATCH MATT AND ISAIAH COMPETE TONIGHT ON NBC'S AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR SEMIFINALS WITH A POSSIBLE $10,000 PRIZE AHEAD AND THEN GET THIS. THE NATIONAL FINALS

Two from Triangle still alive in American Ninja Warrior competition

Two Holly Springs athletes are still in the competition for Season 15 of NBC's "American Ninja Warrior."

Two Holly Springs residents compete in 'American Ninja Warrior' semifinals

Local contestants to look out for Monday night include Isaiah Lee and Matt Kalanz, both of Holly Springs, and Kevin Tirado of Wake Forest.

Three from Wake County compete on American Ninja Warrior

American Ninja Warrior

A family of athletes from Holly Springs is coming home 20 thousand dollars richer --- because they got to flex their talents and won on national television Monday.

Holly Springs family wins top prize on American Ninja Warrior 

Holly Springs family competes on American Ninja Warrior

<p>THERE. ALL THE VEHICLES ON THE TRUCK WERE DESTROYED. ALL RIGHT. THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS I MAKE SURE TO WATCH THIS. A FAMILY OF ATHLETES FROM HOLLY SPRINGS IS COMING HOME $20,000 RICHER BECAUSE THEY GOT TO FLEX THEIR TALENTS AND ONE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION TONIGHT, THIS FAMILY TOOK THE TOP PRIZE IN AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR. A SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT SHOW WHERE CONTESTANTS COMPLETE A SERIES OF REALLY INTENSE OBSTACLE COURSES. &gt;&gt; WRAL'S AARON THOMAS WHO LIVED THERE AT THE WATCH PARTY TONIGHT WHERE THIS FAMILY RUNS THEIR OWN TRAINING FACILITY. ERIN, IT WAS A REALLY TIGHT RACE, BUT THEY DID REALLY WELL &gt;&gt; YEAH, FOR SURE. LANA, CHRIS, WANT TO TALK MORE COMPETITIVE. THIS FAMILY. THEY FINISHED HALF A SECOND AHEAD OF THE NEXT FAMILY. THIS FACILITY WHERE I'M STANDING IS WHERE CALEB? &gt;&gt; OUR SPENT. GETTING READY FOR THAT. TO BE UP HERE. AND THEY SAY THAT THEIR LOVE OF THE SPORT REALLY CAME FROM SEEING IT ON TV. NOW THEY'VE MANAGED TO TURN THEIR HOBBY INTO A BUSINESS. &gt;&gt; IT'S CONSIDERED THE BIGGEST STAGE FOR AND THEN JUST TO COMPETE ON AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR ON WRAL, ENERGY, HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION IS HELPING OUR FAMILY FROM HOLLY SPRINGS MADE IT THERE. I WAS IN THE SPORT ON TV AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL. CALEB, OUR TRIED THE SPORT OUT AT A TRAINING FACILITY OWNED BY A FRIEND AFTER COMPETING IN THE LOWER LEAGUES HIM AND HIS BROTHER. JOSH, OUR DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO OPEN A FACILITY OF THEIR OWN AND TRAIN FOR THE BIG STAGE. NATIONAL TV GETTING READY FOR THE SHOW IS A GRUELING PROCESS. THOUSANDS OF ELAINE EYES, YOU KNOW, OR EARLY MORNINGS. &gt;&gt; WORKING OUT ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY, YOU KNOW, TRAINING GETTING RIGHT? YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN DO THESE OBSTACLES TO GET TO THE EVERYTHING'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN YOUR OWN GYM. THERE'S YOU KNOW, IT'S MUCH HIGHER AND SCARIER AND BRIGHTER AND &gt;&gt; SO, YEAH, YOU CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH TO REPAIR AMERICA. NINJA WARRIOR PUTS COMPETITORS THROUGH A SERIES OF OBSTACLE COURSES. &gt;&gt; IT'S A SPORT THAT INVOLVES LOTS OF RUNNING SWIMMING AND JUMPING, GETTING A CALL TO APPEAR ON THE SHOW IS AN EXPERIENCE. THE OUR FAMILY WON'T FORGET &gt;&gt; AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY TO CHEER THEM ON THESE MEMBERS OF THE HOUR SAY WHILE THE SPORT LOOKS DOWNRIGHT INTIMIDATING AS THE PROCESS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SPORT OR THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, THE BETTER YOU HAVE. &gt;&gt; THAT'S A GOOD LIFE LESSON RIGHT THERE. NOW WE HAVE TO GIVE US THE OUR FAMILY. THEY WERE PRETTY TIGHT LIPPED ABOUT THIS WHEN WE FOUND OUT RIGHT WHEN EVERYONE ELSE FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE HAVING THIS WATCH PARTY, THEY DO HAVE FACILITIES OF THE ROCK SOLID WARRIOR JAM AND HERE IN APEX AS WELL AS IN FUQUAY-VARINA WHEN I GOT TO AIR, I WAS THE &gt;&gt; THIS YEAR WAS SO CAREFUL WHOLE TIME THIS YEAR IS HERE AND THAT MORE.</p>

Qualifying continues Monday night in week two of NBC's "American Ninja Warrior."

WRAL NEWS AVAILABLE ON SPECTRUM AND THE WRAL APP ON YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE. QUALIFYING CONTINUES TONIGHT AS WEEK 2 OF AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR AND THE SHOW'S CO-HOST TALK ABOUT THE OBSTACLES ON THE COURSE. THERE ARE ALWAYS THE TOUGHEST ONES FOR THE ATHLETES. MARK BARGER HAS DETAILS. >> THE ATHLETES ON AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR. HAHA. DO PLENTY TO IMPRESS THE MEN CALLING THE ACTION. >> SO AT MY WALK TO REALLY WHAT IN THE WORLD IT. NO ONE CAN DO WITH THIS. BUT FREQUENTLY THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF ATHLETIC PROWESS ARE SECOND OR >> HE DIDN'T >> SO OFTEN THE OBSTACLES THEY OVERCOME ON THE COURSE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT THEY'VE OVERCOME OFF THE COURSE IN >> THAT WAS THE CASE LAST WEEK FOR CHRISTOPHER, A FARTING JONES. THE 17 YEAR-OLD SUFFERS FROM SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER. >> SOMETIMES YOU SEE THE ATHLETES SURPRISED THEMSELVES WHEN THEY GET OUT THERE ON THE COURSE AND THEY DO BETTER THAN EVEN THEY THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. JONES ALSO LOST HIS FATHER TO LUNG CANCER, BUT WAS INSPIRED BY DAD LIVING WIDE MOTTO. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LENGTH OF YOUR LIFE. THAT'S ABOUT THE WIDTH OF YOUR LIFE. WORDS THAT HELP JONES OVERCOME HIS FEARS. >> TO BECOME THE SEASON'S FIRST COURSE FINISHED. >> I WOULD LET ME GO. ARE YOU CRYING DURING RUNS DURING THE THE INTERVIEWS AFTERWARDS, THERE WERE SO MANY UNBELIEVABLE STORIES WE'VE GOT TO TELL THIS YEAR AND SO MANY AWESOME MOMENTS. >> WITH MORE TO COME TONIGHT.

'American Ninja Warrior' qualifying rounds continue Monday night

 Lilah Nathison is 15 years old and says she was eager to compete on the big stage with a nationwide audience. 

YELMA AT SEASON'S END. >> MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS. >> JUST ALL KINDS OF ELEMENTS THERE. 6 PEOPLE FROM NORTH CAROLINA WILL COMPETE TONIGHT ON AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR THAT INCLUDES 15 YEAR-OLD LAI LUN IF THE SUN FROM FUQUAY-VARINA LYLA SAYS SHE TURNED TO NINJA TO HELP HER MANAGE HER ADHD. AND SHE SAYS IT HAS HELPED IMMENSELY LIVE WAS MENTOR GAVE HER THE NICKNAME EL GRIZZ FOR BEING FEARLESS AND GRIZZLY WITH EACH OBSTACLE. 1 MILLION DOLLARS IS ON THE LINE SEASON. 4 OF AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR

Fuquay-Varina teen overcomes obstacles in school to tackle challenges on 'American Ninja Warrior'

A new season of American Ninja Warrior premieres Monday night, June 6 at 8 p.m. on NBC. Three of the competitors are from Triangle, including one from Fuquay-Varina.

Fuquay-Varina girl exudes a warrior's spirit on NBC obstacle show

A girl from Fuquay-Varina will be featured in the premiere episode of NBC's American Ninja Warrior on Monday.

Fuquay-Varina girl to be featured on American Ninja Warrior

Hunter Rowland, 12, is redefining sport stereotypes by competing on American Ninja Warrior Junior.

Raleigh's American Ninja Warrior Junior star redefines sport stereotypes

Hunter Rowland, 12, American Ninja Warrior Junior

Devin Harrelson, a Fuquay native, advanced past the Atlanta qualifiers in last night's American Ninja Warrior episode. 