In the summer of 2015, by chance, Sandy's oldest son Brett saw a clip of American Ninja Warrior while channel surfing.  He said to his mom, "What's that?!"  to which Sandy turned and looked to see Season 7 of NBC's hit show American Ninja Warrior on the screen.  Immediately, she was drawn in and eventually decided to apply.  In May of 2016, Sandy got what ANW competitors affectionately refer to as "THE CALL".  Producers selected Sandy to compete on Season 8 of American Ninja Warrior and thus began her ANW journey that still continues strong today.