Mr Morris will be the first ever contestant on Australian Ninja Warrior, which has earned huge popularity overseas. 

The Australian version will air on Channel Nine this Sunday, with Mr Morris the first contestant set to complete the gruelling course. 

Australian Ninja Warrior is a sports entertainment competition that pits competitors against each other by taking part in extremely difficult obstacle courses.

Mr Morris is an acrobat and while the course was difficult, he felt his training in that area had allowed him to compete to the best of his ability. 

Many residents would be familiar with Mr Morris and his feats. 

The 23-year-old was part of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus and has gone on to use his acrobatic skills as a career, which has earned him the nickname of “superman”. 

Australian Ninja Warrior was something he accidentally came across. 

“I think from memory I was on Facebook and saw it there,” Mr Morris said. 

“I filled most of it out pretty quickly, but when it came time to do a video I did put it off until the last couple of days it was due. 

“I was pretty surprised to get a call to go audition. 

“It’s been a really fun ride ever since.”

Mr Morris, originally from Leeton, couldn’t give too much away about his appearance on the show, but was hopeful border residents would tune in. 

He said his family were by his side throughout the journey. 

“My parents have always been really big supporters of anything I’ve wanted to do … they’ve always pushed me to go after my dreams,” Mr Morris said. 

“My family were all there when we taped my go at the course. 

“If you watch closely enough you’ll see them walking beside me as I make my way through the course cheering me on. 

“I was really good having them there by my side.

“It definitely helped push me along.”

Mr Morris didn’t have to alter his training schedule too much once he made it past the audition stage for the program. 

Each day he will typically complete an hour’s training at the gym before working on his acrobatic skills for a further two hours. 

“I did tweak it a little bit to make it more specific to Ninja Warrior, but it wasn’t too much of a difference,” Mr Morris said. The obstacle course on the show is known to be the “biggest in the world” and has tested even the fittest of the fit. 

Mr Morris will now have to wait to see if he makes the semi-finals of the program, but for now he was content to see where the experience led him. 

“I’ve met a lot of great people and made some good friends all over Australia by doing this,” he said. The program will air Sunday on Channel Nine at 7pm.