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Engineering student competes on American Ninja Warrior

If you think a college student studying nuclear engineering by day and training as a ninja by night sounds like the plot of television series, you would almost be right. Ixchel Valentino, a second-year nuclear engineering student at The University of New Mexico, is a contestant on season 16 of NBC’s [American Ninja Warrior.](https://www.nbc.com/american-ninja-wa...) While she can’t yet share how far she made it into the season, her next appearance is set to air on August 12 on NBC and the next day on Peacock. The season premiere shows Valentino’s qualification run and her race against Liv Hackmann, a basketball player and fitness trainer. The nail-biter competition showed Hackmann slightly outpacing Valentino on the course until they reached a section of wing nuts hanging over a pool. Hackmann slipped off into the water, but the race wasn’t over yet. Valentino had to make it to the other side to win. Swinging back and forth, Valentino leaped through the air and grabbed onto the last wingnut when her hand slipped. The audience and announcers gasped and shouted as Valentino supported her body weight with just one hand. After regaining her grip, she was able to swing herself onto the platform at the end of the obstacle, sticking her victory landing. Read more on news.unm.edu