VIC Youth Finals 2024

The Ninja Challenge League State Youth Finals are the culmination of a season of qualifiers across Australia, providing an opportunity for the top youth athletes from across the country to test their skills, develop their abilities, and socialise with fellow ninja enthusiasts.

The State Youth Finals will consist of up to two stages of competition over the course of one to two days (may vary depending on venue).

The VIC Youth Finals 2024 will be held at Ninja Nation Australia on Sunday, 1 September 2024.

As with the regular season, youth competitors will be split into four different divisions based on year of birth:

• KIDS: Born 2016-17
• MATURE KIDS: Born 2014-15
• PRE-TEENS: Born 2012-13
• TEENS: Born 2010-11

Schedule

• 9:00am to 9:30am – Kids/Mature Kids check-in and reach checks
• 9:30am to 9:50am – Kids Stage 1
• 9:50am to 11:05am – Mature Kids Stage 1
• 11:05am 11:30am– Kids Stage 2
• 11:30am to 12:00pm – Mature Kids Stage 2
• 12:00pm to 12:10pm – Course changes & Kids/Mature Kids podiums
• 12:10pm to 12:30pm – Lunch Break
• 12:30pm to 1:20pm – Pre-Teen Stage 1
• 1:20pm to 1:50pm – Teens Stage 1
• 1:50pm to 2:20pm – Pre-Teens Stage 2
• 2:20pm to 2:50pm – Teens Stage 2
• 2:50pm to 3:00pm – Pre-Teens/Teens podiums

Courses & Rules

The courses and rules for all stages and divisions of the VIC Youth Finals 2024 have been revealed:

Stage 1:

• Kids Division – 2 minutes, 30 seconds
• Mature Kids Division – 2 minutes, 15 seconds
• Pre-Teens Division – 2 minutes, 15 seconds
• Teens Division – 2 minutes

Stage 2:

• Kids Division: Stage 2 – 3 minutes, 30 seconds
• Mature Kids Division: Stage 2 – 3 minutes, 15 seconds
• Pre-Teens Division: Stage 2 – 3 minutes
• Teens Division: Stage 2 – 3 minutes

Make sure you have listened to these rules carefully. We will be conducting reach checks to ensure all athletes can start the obstacles, but no full rules walkthrough will be occurring.

Live Results

Run Order (last updated: 20/8)

Kids Division

1. Savannah Jansz – VIC
2. Lincoln Van der Meer – VIC
3. James Artis – WA
4. Boston Coots – VIC
5. Mason Vabec – VIC
6. Hudson Dempsey – QLD
7. Sammy Thorn – VIC
8. Kyle Holt – SA

Mature Kids Division

1. Max Blizzard-Allen – VIC
2. Cooper Granich – SA
3. Matthew Tumino – VIC
4. Noah Rhodes – VIC
5. Stella Janes – VIC
6. Blake Artis – WA
7. Zac Lloyd – VIC
8. Ryan Thomson – NSW
9. Ella Skipworth – SA
10. Aden Smith – VIC
11. Matilda Van der Meer – VIC
12. Jacob Saravanan – VIC
13. Jordyn Stevens – VIC
14. Ryan Stone – VIC
15. Grayson Shanks – VIC
16. Hendrix Staley-Lobo – NSW
17. Sebastian Daumann – SA
18. Lenny Jansz – VIC
19. Elvis Wicke – QLD
20. Noah Roper – SA
21. Hugo Tebbutt – QLD
22. Oliver Ploegmakers – VIC
23. Madelyn Brown – SA
24. Ella Kemp – VIC
25. Milla Ray – VIC
26. Caleb Edwards – VIC
27. Polly Wilson – VIC
28. Isabel Burgoyne – SA
29. Donovan Bennie – QLD
30. Zaki Andary – SA
31. Ronan Pietzsch – WA
32. Asher Quist – NSW
33. Mason Goldsmith-Carter – VIC
34. Maisy Mock – VIC
35. Josephine Sheean – VIC
36. Savannah McSwain – SA

Pre-Teens Division

1. Heath Edwards – VIC
2. Spencer Rayner – VIC
3. Blake Gullock – VIC
4. Mitchell Paganini – VIC
5. Sienna Gurkin – VIC
6. Milla Graham-Arho – WA
7. Darcey Jenkins – QLD
8. Ziggy Staley-Lobo – NSW
9. Annabelle Wilson – VIC
10. Daniel Jolley – VIC
11. Eden Goldsmith-Carter – VIC
12. Zoe Ackerley – VIC
13. Mason Dempsey – QLD
14. Benjamin Reed – VIC
15. Zac Whitehill-Field – VIC
16. Hunter Cutajar – VIC
17. Tara Pietzsch – WA
18. Isabella Grosser – WA
19. Hunter Hollingsworth – NSW
20. Jayden Jolley – VIC
21. Nico Zandona – VIC
22. Jack Goodman – NSW
23. Kobi Roberts – NSW

Teens Division

1. Joshua Thomson – NSW
2. William Harkness – VIC
3. Charli Stevens – VIC
4. Miles Janes – VIC
5. Jasper Loch – VIC
6. Lucy Carr – VIC
7. Oliver Hojrup – NSW
8. Max Bull – NSW
9. Quinn Thorn – VIC
10. Ethan Stone – VIC
11. Liam Smit – VIC
12. Zachary Gurkin – VIC
13. Jai Whitby – WA

Format

Stage 1:

In the first stage, competitors will face a speed course with a tight time limit, and must hit the buzzer to officially progress to Stage 2. If a competitor falls on Stage 1, their run will officially be over, but they’ll be able to attempt the remaining obstacles until their time limit expires.

If less than 10 competitors clear Stage 1, then unofficial runs will be given to the next best performing competitors until there are 10 runners in Stage 2.

Stage 2:

In the second stage, competitors will face a more technical, challenging course with a more generous time limit, with final rankings determined by furthest fastest.

Any unofficial runners will attempt Stage 2 first, followed by official runners.

If an unofficial runner fails on an obstacle on Stage 2, their run will be over and they will have to clear the course for the next athlete without attempting any remaining obstacles.

If an official runner fails on an obstacle on Stage 2, their run will officially be over, but they’ll be able to attempt the remaining obstacles until their time limit expires.

International Pathway

The top boys and girls in each age division of the NCL Youth Finals 2024 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2025.

For more information about the World Ninja League, visit www.worldninjaleague.org.