"American Ninja Warrior" 7/8/13

BALTIMORE, MD:

OR: Quintuple Steps/Downhill Jump/Prism Tilt/Swing Jump/Circle Cross/WW

TOP 30:
1. Elet Hall (53.79- made it to S2 on last yr.'s SF)
2. Michael Needham (1:14.51- wiped out last season)
3. Jamie Rahn (dressed as Captain NBC)(1:19.78- he fell off the Jump Bars last yr. at FIU)
4. Tim Shieff (1:22.31 last night- got to S1 of the final course last season)
5. Dan Galiczynski (1:23.41- he finished the preliminary course at 2:43.55 last yr.)
6. Joseph Moravsky (1:25.95)
7. Robin Pietschmann (a Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Sterling Heights, MI)(1:27.75)
8. Andrew Karson (1:34.36)
9. Tony Torres (1:38)
10. Michael Silenzi (1:38.98- way faster on this course than last yr.)
11. Andrew Lowes (1:39.98- he fell off the Log Grip on the Midwest preliminary last season)
12. Brian Wilczewski (Chris' younger brother)(1:41.42)
13. Michael Bernardo (1:43.8- he lost on the JB last season)
14. Dan "Hotdog" Moschella (1:47.61- last night)
15. Marc Namie (1:49.9)
16. Brandon Mears (1:53.56)
17. Robert Hoover (1:53.72)
18. David Slovenski (1:55.78)
19. Jeffrey "Monkey Boy" Tan (a rope access technician from NYC)(2:00.66- got up WW on last try)
20. Seth Caskey (2:00.85)
21. Christopher Digangi (2:01.05- nearly half the time he completed this course last season)
22. Travis Weinand (2:05.5- the JB stopped him last yr.)
23. Adam Grossman (2:05.59- about a min. faster than last yr. on this course)
24. Michael Pericoloso (2:16.08- he didn't make it up the WW last yr.)
25. Dan Polizzi (2:47.77)
26. Justin Conway (2:50.27)
27. Stephen Pullen (stopped by WW at 1:32.74)
28. Michael Fedo (a garbage man from Jefferson, NY)(stopped by WW at 1:36)
29. Douglas Chick (stopped by WW at 1:48.84)
30. Robert McFarlane (fell from CC at 36.59)

Notable Also-Rans:
Bull Bullard (failed on SJ at 29.47)
Chris Wilczewski (fell on CC last night)
Luis Moco (fell off CC at 1:33.33; he injured his knee two weeks prior to competing in S1 of the final course last season)