ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Watching Ixchel Valentino under the bright lights and national stage of American Ninja Warrior, you would never know she nearly quit the sport.
“When I walked into the gym, and I was like, I think I might be done, I might not want to come back to this sport,” Valentino said.
The 21-year-old competed in her third season Monday night. Her debut season was when she was just 18 years old, now she’s going into her senior year at the University of New Mexico…