AIR FORCE ALPHA WARRIOR CELEBRITY TOUR

Air Force Alpha Warrior Celebrity BiosKacy CatanzaroIs a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior and the undisputed star of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. Kacy’s historic run in the 2014 Dallas City Finals rewrote what was possible for women on the course. Kacy is still the first and only woman to qualify for the Las Vegas Finals and to complete a City Finals course. Kacy is currently a host on Team Ninja Warrior and just completed her role as coach to “Arrow” star Stephen Amell on an upcoming America Ninja Warrior Celebrity Challenge.

Karsten Williams

Is a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior and loves to work with kids and adults who are aspiring to be obstacle course competitors. In high school he was a top hurdler and 400m sprinter. Karsten is a 5 time competitor on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior and a 4 time Las Vegas finalist. Karsten will be competing again on NBC’s 2017 season of American Ninja Warrior. Karsten was also the team captain of the “Fast Cats” on “Team Ninja Warrior”, season 2, and a 2016 NBC American Ninja Warrior All-Stars Salmon Ladder Champion.

Brent Steffensen

Is a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior and a veteran star of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. As one of the top competitors, Brent has multiple trips to the Las Vegas Finals notched in his belt. On American Ninja Warrior Brent is most notably known for becoming the first American to complete the Ultimate Cliffhanger in Stage 3 of the Las Vegas Finals. As a professional stuntman Brent has worked on dozens of films, such as Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Internship, and After Earth.

Barclay Stockett

Is a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior and a fierce competitor on any obstacle course. Barclay spent 6 years as a gymnast, retiring at level 10. After seeing Kacy’s historic run on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior, Barclay became inspired to get into obstacle racing and training. Barclay competed on team “Iron Grip” for “Team Ninja Warrior” which aired on the Esquire Network in January and Barclay will be one of the top competitors again on NBC’s 2017 season of American Ninja Warrior.

Kevin Klein

Is a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior and one of the top competitors on NBC's American Ninja Warrior. Kevin is a strength and conditioning coach by trade, and also happens to be a flag runner for the Dallas Cowboys. Kevin is one of only a few whom have advanced to the finals of American Ninja Warrior, 3 out of 4 seasons.

Rebekah Bonilla

Is a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior and had a break-through year in 2014 on NBC's American Ninja Warrior. Inspired by Kacy’s historic run, Rebekah decided to follow her dream. When she’s not selling property she can be found at a park, an outdoor gym or competing throughout the country. Rebekah will be competing again on NBC’s 2017 season of American Ninja Warrior.

Picture Forthcoming Colleen McCormack

Is a Pro Athlete with Alpha Warrior w began her American Ninja Warrior journey in 2014. Since then, Colleen has been a competitor for the Orlando region in 2015 and 2016 got the call back from casting and becoming an official competitor for the Atlanta region. After Atlanta, Colleen began to dedicate herself to this sport. Colleen has served as a course tester for both the Las Vegas and Los Angeles courses. This year Colleen will be returning to ANW as a veteran, competing in Daytona in April 2017.

Bennie WylieBennie Wylie brings an extensive strength and conditioning coaching background to Yancy Camp. Bennie and his teammate Jill May recently won NBC’s fitness TV Series Strong. Bennie and Jill competed against nine other well-known fitness coaching specialists from around the country and their female partners who went through fitness transformations along the way.

Bennie currently coaches all levels of fitness programs at The Performance Lab in Abilene, TX. Bennie has a passion for helping lead healthy lifestyles by enjoying the many great benefits of working fitness in to their lives.

Bennie joined the Texas Longhorns staff in January 2011 as head strength and conditioning coach for football for three years. Before Texas, Bennie spent one season as football head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tennessee after serving the previous seven seasons at Texas Tech University under the same title.

Bennie has coached over 100 collegiate Football players who were groomed for their careers in the NFL.

Prior to his tenure at Texas Tech, Bennie was an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys for four seasons under another one of his mentors–Joe Juraszek. His first assignment with the Cowboys was to prepare Emmitt Smith for the upcoming season. In addition, Wylie spent the spring seasons heading the Dallas Desperados arena football team. The Cowboys had nine Pro Bowl selections during Wylie’s four seasons in Dallas.

Bennie is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association and the Titleist Performance Institute. He graduated from Sam Houston State University, where he was a four-year letterman in football from 1994-97. He received a degree in kinesiology in 1999.

Bennie and his wife, the former Jennifer Small of Plano, Texas, have twin sons, 11 year-olds Braden and Caden, and a daughter, 3 year-old Hope.