Baltimore FF to Compete on 'American Ninja Warrior'

April 27, 2019
Baltimore City firefighter Nick Green will be participating in the NBC series for the third time, and he hopes to make it past the show's qualifying rounds for the first time.

A Baltimore firefighter will be one of the contestants competing on the upcoming season of "American Ninja Warrior."

Baltimore City firefighter-paramedic Nick Green will be participating Sunday at Rash Field in one of six qualification rounds for the NBC series that have been held around the country since March, WBAL-TV reports. The field will be narrowed down to 30 contenders who will compete again Monday, with the top 15 earning a trip to Las Vegas for the finals.

"I'm proud to be a fireman," Green told WBAL. "I'm proud to be a husband and father and everything. Not necessarily proud that I'm on the show, but I feel extremely lucky and appreciative that I'm on the show, that I made the cut."

And he's no stranger to "American Ninja Warror" and pitting his athletic prowess against the show's challenging obstacle courses. Green has participated in two previous seasons—season 8 in 2016 and season 10 last year. But he never advanced past the qualifying rounds on those occasions.

The 11th season of "American Ninja Warrior" premieres May 29 on NBC.