Logan Kreglow isn’t satisfied sitting on the sidelines.

He wants to be in the athletic arena, something that was in jeopardy a few years ago, and that experience has led him to seize the opportunity to test his skills against other athletes from across the country.

Kreglow’s entrée into that arena comes as a contestant on American Ninja Warrior. Kreglow, a 2012 Whitehall graduate, wasn’t satisfied with a strictly 9-5 life and longed to get back into competition. Having that nearly taken away from him after a devastating knee injury his senior season, he decided not to let any opportunities to get back into that arena pass him by.

And once Kreglow set his mind on becoming a contestant, he was totally committed, training for the ANW competition at centers that specialize in the unique events that are featured on the show. He said he’s spent that last year-and-a-half working toward that goal, concentrating on building up his upper-body strength that’s vital to navigating the obstacles.

“I just made up my mind that I was really going to go for this,” said Kreglow, who actually heard Monday that he’s among the Northeast qualifiers. “Just being able to have a second opportunity to run again is a big part of it.”

Training is just one aspect of appearing on the ANW that appears on NBC. He also had to submit a video outlining his personal story, and that bio represents a big portion of the selection process.

That story focused heavily on that fateful game against Parkland. Kreglow was running a pass route, and after he leapt to make the catch, his left knee buckled, suffering a severe hyperextension. That injury shattered his knee, and there was some concern he might lose the leg. It also put his athletic future in doubt.

Kreglow said that a lot of things went through his mind during that hospital stay. What had been a future full of possibilities was suddenly thrust into uncertainty.

“I was looking at never being able to walk again,” said Kreglow.

But once he learned that his leg could be saved, Kreglow underwent multiple surgeries, fueled by his desire to get back into that arena.

His spirits were also lifted by the constant support of his family and friends. He said he had a constant stream of well-wishers by his bedside, including teammates who would stop to see how he was doing. He also heard from Parkland’s head football coach, Jim Morgans, who was concerned after learning of the extent of his injury.

Kreglow had been a three-sport athlete at Whitehall, and was being courted by a number of schools in football and track. That interest all but vanished after that injury since he was going to be sidelined from competition the rest of his senior year and into the foreseeable future. However, Cornell University, who had shown interest in Kreglow before that injury, stayed with him throughout the year. The track coach Nathan Taylor, made sure Kreglow knew where he stood.

“Even if you can’t run next year, Cornell is still the place for you,” said Kreglow.

Kreglow accepted the offer and was recruited as a decathlete. It was something he hadn’t done previously, but he was a strong hurdler and jumper, so those skills would translate. As a decathlete, he competed in 10 events over two days. It was a long journey from where he’d been, and now he was competing at the Division I level. In his senior year, he cleared 6-9 in the high jump and 23-4 in the long jump.

He studied engineering, both civil and structural while at Cornell. He began his professional life inspecting buildings, but later transitioned to a project engineer for construction management. He’s been working on the Nordstrom Tower in New York, the tallest residential building in the world.

Even with that busy schedule, he longed to compete again, and pickup basketball games weren’t fulfilling that need. As a fan of ANW, he decided to begin the process and filled out the application, with the hope of one day competing in Las Vegas for the championship.

Kreglow is bigger than most ANW athletes and that has its pluses as well as its minuses. He has to pull that weight through the obstacles, many of them requiring pullups and other strength-oriented events, but he believes that his momentum generated during competition when crossing some of those obstacles will mitigate that.

Kreglow said he didn’t want to have any regrets. He didn’t want to be sitting on a couch in the future wondering what-if.

“I just want to take advantage of the time I have left to be a high-level athlete,” said Kreglow.

According to Kreglow’s tweet on Monday night, he’ll be part of the May 11 and 12 taping in Philadelphia.