Clemson Grad to compete on ‘American Ninja Warrior’

A Tiger is about to become a Ninja, and you can watch it happen at 8pm on Wednesday, June 6, on NBC as Clemson University graduate and Army veteran 38-year-old Verdale Benson competes to be the next American Ninja Warrior, reports the Clemson University Media Relations Department. On American Ninja Warrior, competitors tackle a series of seemingly impossible physical challenges for a grand prize of $1 million. Benson, who grew up in Pendleton, graduated from Clemson University in 2003 with a degree in microbiology and, as an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet, was commissioned into the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant. He served in the 25th Infantry Division as a medical platoon leader, medical company executive officer and battalion staff assistant operations officer. Read more at www.clemson.edu.