He nicknames himself the Walker Texas Ninja, as he is originally from Texas. He lived in Marietta, Georgia for some time, but has since moved back to Texas. He currently lives in Florida. Vance is also notable for having cerebral palsy, with which he was diagnosed at 18 months old. He qualified to compete in the year old age bracket. In the seeding round, he faced Christian Youst and beat him to the buzzer by 0.
As the winner of that race, he faced Leah Wickert in the knockout round. He put up another strong run and hit the buzzer, while Leah fell on Flying Shelf Grab. He faced a rematch against Christian Youst in the final showdown. Both were initially neck-and-neck, but Vance eventually pulled ahead and delivered a decisive victory, advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he first faced and defeated Max Feinberg.
Then, in the top 8, he won against Hudson Humphries to advance to the finals. In the finals, he first faced and defeated Jonathan Godbout to advance to the championship relay. Then, he defeated Nate Pardo , finishing the course with the fastest time of the competition. Vance returned for American Ninja Warrior Junior 2 in the age division once again.
His qualifying runs were shown in QR EP 7. Then, in the knockout round, he won against Ceri Evans to advance to the final showdown. There, he won a rematch against Caleb Brown and advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he first faced and defeated Josiah Pippel to advance to the top 8. Then, in his third race against Caleb Brown, he won yet again, sending him to the finals for the second straight year.
In the finals, he first faced and defeated Devan Alexander to advance to the championship race once again. He moved at a slower, more cautious pace, making moves such as making the long lache on Overpass and taking extra swings on Pretzel Twist. While in the middle of Pretzel Twist, he also answered Akbar's question of whether he would attempt the Mega Wall, responding with, "I am!
