LAKEVILLE  — Lakeville resident Noah Meunier may not have taken home the title of American Ninja Warrior but the teen’s rookie season still worked out well, he said. 

 Lakeville resident Noah Meunier was one of eight ninjas to attempt the final obstacle during the season finale of American Ninja Warrior on Monday, Sept. 11. The show requires competitors to participate in numerous physical challenges to determine the ultimate winner 

After completing the stage three obstacle course, 17-year-old Meunier advanced to the final obstacle consisting of climbing a rope over 50 feet tall. 

Meunier took on the challenge with calm determination — a trait that earned him the nickname “Clark Kent” during the season. 

Meunier completed the timed rope climb for a chance to win a million dollars in 33 and a half seconds. Meunier’s time earned him third place overall in the season, behind competitors Vance Walker and Daniel Gil who completed the obstacle in under 30 seconds. 

“I was proud of my rookie season, being the best rookie season ever before,” said Meunier  “However, I did really want a total victory in my first season.”

Although Walker took home the prize, Meunier said he is “definitely” planning on competing again. 

“I think the final results were rather expected,” said Meunier  “Well-versed ninjas know how good [Walker] is at rope climbing and knew that if he were to make it to stage four, nothing much could stop him from winning $1,000,000.”

Before making it to the final obstacle Meunier qualified as one of the 32 semifinalists, having to complete obstacles such as “the gambler” to earn his spot. 

“The hard part of the obstacle was you had to jump off the bar and swing on to a spinning circle, run across it and jump off to another board,” he said. “You just had to fully commit to it.”

 Meunier described the filming process as “very intense” due to the show being filmed “all throughout the night.”

“Ninjas are definitely nocturnal,” said Meunier. “We sleep during the day. It's very intense and something that you have to kind of adjust your body for that whole time.”

Meunier will continue his training at Vitality Obstacle Fitness in Fall River.

“I [am] excited to train hard again, to compete even better next time,” said Meunier.