Sandy Zimmerman continues to break records on American Ninja Warrior. After becoming the first mom to complete the course in the show's history last year, Sandy came back for more and made this year's finals.

American Ninja Warrior fans have a huge soft spot for Spokane, Washington, competitor, Sandy Zimmerman. The P.E. teacher made her introduction to the hit competition show last year after becoming the first mom to complete the warrior course. However, despite her success, she was just one spot shy of making it to the finals. But, this year all that changed when Sandy made it to the top two of Monday's semifinals round. She went on to advance to the finals and make her family proud.

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"Cool things happen when you don't quit and give up," she told Spokane's KREM 2. "If you just stick to your goals and your dreams long enough it will happen." The former college athlete is no stranger to hard work and pushing yourself to the limit. She played basketball at her alma mater Gonzaga University in her hometown of Spokane. "It's that grit and that determination and the perseverance that it takes," she declared. The wife and mother of three comes from a family of American Ninja Warriors. Her husband, Charles Zimmerman, competed on American Ninja Warrior 10 and their children have competed in American Warrior Ninja Junior. Sandy recently shared a photo of her kids' first day of school as their eldest son entered high school, their daughter started junior high school, and their youngest son entered the 4th grade.

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She has a long history of athletics. At the age of 12, Sandy won a judo championship competition due to her skill in martial arts. She had tried out for American Ninja Warrior 8 in Los Angeles but never made it to the show after failing at the Tick Tock portion of the course. She returned for American Ninja Warrior 9 but didn't make it to the finals after she failed at the cannonball. She saw a great deal of success after she returned to American Ninja Warrior 11 in Seattle/Tacoma.

During the qualifying round, she finally made it past the second obstacle, the Lunatic Ledges, and went on to become the first competitor of the night to get past the Lightning Bolts. She became the first mom in the show's history to hit a buzzer and make it to the city finals.

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Source: KREM 2, Sandy Zimmerman