The World Ninja League (WNL) is one of the largest and most established ninja warrior-style obstacle course racing leagues in the world. We're excited to be hosting a Season XI North Central Regional at Ninja U Cedar Falls. There are divisions for children starting at age 6 through the masters division (40+) and every age in between. All divisions will be included in this event. 

This event is hosted by Ninja U in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and is sanctioned by WNL. The course is designed by Ninja U course designers and veteran athletes in line with the World Ninja League (WNL) for the best ninja experience possible.

WNL Regional: The top 16 of each division will advance to the WNL Finals. 

Every athlete will run two courses. Course 1 will be a Flow course. Course 2 will be a Challenge course. The final score will determine who moves on to Worlds.

Flow Course Rules:

Flow Courses are all about perfection! Athletes are judged by their ability to make it through obstacles in a given course and get from platform to platform without falling off the obstacle! Once an athlete falls off an obstacle, that is it! In this format, athletes are ranked by the number of obstacles they complete in succession. If multiple athletes are tied for the same number of obstacles in succession, the athlete who completes those obstacles faster will be ranked higher!

Challenge Course Rules:

Athletes are allowed to retry two obstacles per Challenge Course. However, athletes may only retry a failed obstacle one time. The athlete must complete the failed obstacle on their subsequent attempt to progress through the course. Once the athlete has used up their 2 retries or fails a retry attempt, the run is over.

Divisions (Age on January 1st, 2026)

Kids (6-8)

Mature Kids (9-10)

Preteens (11-12)

Teens (13-14)

Young Adult (15-17)

Adult (18+)

Masters (40+)

Elite (13+)

Early Bird Registration through April 11th

Late Registration through April 18th

Live Schedule & Details Here