Plymouth Meeting Fifth Grader Competing on American Ninja Warrior Junior

Willie Waerig, a fifth grader from Plymouth Meeting, will be competing on inaugural season of American Ninja Warrior Junior. The new show premiered on October 13th and Waerig will debut during the November 3rd episode. The show is on the Universal Kids network on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.

Philly.com interviewed his mother on how he became interested in competing and secured a spot on the show. You can read that here.

Photo: Louisa Chen-Waerig